The 1920 Battle of Warsaw Museum in Ossów, Poland, has completed an immersive AV installation using technology from across Harman Professional’s portfolio to support exhibition content and live programming.
Located within the newly constructed Polish Army Museum pavilion, the system combines FLUX:: spatial audio with JBL loudspeakers, Crown amplification, BSS processing, Soundcraft mixing, AKG microphones and AMX control.
At the centre of the installation is FLUX:: SPAT Revolution, which is used to create and control spatial sound environments across the museum. Integrator ESS Audio selected the platform early in the design process, allowing spatial mixes to be developed and reviewed with the composer using binaural previews before onsite commissioning began.
“One of the key advantages of FLUX:: SPAT Revolution was the ability to complete most of the spatial design work before arriving on site,” said Mateusz Nawrocki of ESS Audio. “This approach not only saved significant time during installation but also ensured the final sound experience was already well defined and aligned before deployment.”
SPAT Revolution is used to position and move audio objects around exhibition spaces, supporting effects including aircraft movement, cavalry charges, explosions and changing troop positions.
The platform also addresses areas in which loudspeakers are predominantly ceiling-mounted, allowing sound objects to appear to move through the visitor space rather than being perceived as originating from above. Its spatial processing and reverberation tools are additionally used to alter the perceived acoustic character of individual rooms.
The museum entrance hall includes two JBL CBT 1000 column loudspeakers, four CBT 70J with 70JE-1 extensions, ten AC16 compact loudspeakers and four Control SB2210 subwoofers. The system is arranged in two half-ring configurations, with CBT models providing coverage in one ring and AC16 loudspeakers distributed across four themed rooms in the other.
The main exhibition hall uses 14 JBL Control HST loudspeakers, six CBT 70J-1 columns and four Control SB2210 subwoofers. JBL Control 25-1, Control 60PS/T and Control
67P/T models provide localised reinforcement at individual exhibits.
Crown DSi amplifiers power the loudspeaker systems, while BSS BLU-101 and BLU-160 processors handle routing, tuning and distribution with Dante integration.
A multi-purpose performance space has also been equipped for lectures, presentations and cultural events. Its audio system includes 14 JBL SRX906 line-array elements, four SRX915 subwoofers and additional JBL 9300 Cinema Surround Series loudspeakers. Soundcraft Si Series consoles provide live mixing, alongside ten AKG microphones.
AMX NMX encoders and decoders, VARIA touch panels and TPControl are used for system control and distribution, providing centralised access to presets, routing and operation across the exhibition and performance areas.
“In our exhibition, visitors can feel as if they are standing in the middle of a battlefield,” said Nawrocki. “Instead of simply observing the exhibition, they become part of it for a moment.”