Grimstad Kulturhus, a cultural centre located in a Norwegian coastal town, has expanded its audio capabilities with a Meyer Sound installation that integrates the Constellation acoustic system and a Dolby Atmos cinema system in a single sound system.
This installation, which elevates the capabilities of Grimstad Kulturhus’ Pan Theatre cinema and live performance space, is the first in Europe to employ the new generation of Constellation alongside Meyer Sound’s NADIA integrated digital audio platform. This combination uses advancements in digital signal processing to enhance system power, flexibility, and scalability, enabling more discrete zones for greater resolution and more nuanced adaptability.
Central to the installation’s versatility is a system of custom-designed mechanical speaker mounts developed by the project integrator, Lillehammer Tekniske Byrå (LTB), who have collaborated with Meyer Sound on several Constellation installs throughout Norway.
These mounts enable the venue’s loudspeakers to instantly transform from Constellation active acoustic enhancement to theatrical Dolby Atmos presentation. The system is also capable of multichannel immersive surround and special effects, controlled by Meyer Sound’s Spacemap Go spatial sound design and mixing tool.
The Meyer Sound Constellation installation, designed by the Meyer Sound Constellation team in collaboration with LTB, comprises 60 loudspeakers and 24 microphones. Speakers include four MM-4XP self-powered loudspeakers, 16 UP-4slim installation loudspeakers, 26 HMS-5 cinema surround loudspeakers, four HMS-10 cinema surround loudspeakers, and 10 MM-10 subwoofers.
The cinema system, which can be configured for Dolby Atmos and 5.1 or 7.1-channel surround, includes three ULTRA-X40 point source loudspeakers, three 750-LFC low-frequency control elements, two USW-210P subwoofers, and six X-400C cinema subwoofers.
Both system configurations are managed by a NADIA core processor along with a Galileo GALAXY Network Platform. (The room, which seats 76 for cinema and 100 for live events, features an expansive LED wall used as a backdrop for performances and conferences; a traditional projector screen lowers from the ceiling for movie screenings.)