Sphere Entertainment has revealed that Holoplot will provide immersive, individualised sound to every seat in Sphere, an entertainment complex opening in Las Vegas this autumn.
Sphere Studios, a developer of technologies and content, has partnered with Holoplot, a providero of 3D audio technology, to create Sphere Immersive Sound, a huge fully integrated concert-grade audio system for immersive audio experiences.
“Sphere Immersive Sound is a cornerstone of the custom-designed technology that will make Sphere unlike any venue, anywhere in the world, providing audio with unmatched clarity and precision to every guest, no matter where they are seated,” said David Dibble, CEO, MSG Ventures, a division of Sphere Entertainment. “In Holoplot we found a partner at the forefront of innovation to help achieve our vision and truly transform what is possible with audio.”
Sphere Immersive Sound is the world’s largest concert-grade audio system and was specifically developed for Sphere’s unique curved interior. It consists of approximately 1,600 permanently installed and 300 Holoplot X1 Matrix Array loudspeaker modules and includes a total of 167,000 individually amplified loudspeaker drivers. The system uses Holoplot’s 3D Audio-Beamforming and Wave Field Synthesis technology to transform how audio is delivered in large-scale venues. This results in controlled, consistent, and crystal-clear concert-grade audio for audiences of up to 20,000 people, providing each audience member with a personalised listening experience. The entire sound system is completely hidden behind Sphere’s 160,000 square foot interior LED display plane. Any audio transmission losses are fully compensated for by Holoplot’s algorithms in the optimisation engine, resulting in clear, full-range sound with virtually no coloration and a completely unobstructed visual LED surface – which wraps up, over and around the audience and combines with Sphere Immersive Sound to create a fully immersive environment.
Sphere Immersive Sound will additionally use Holoplot’s Wave Field Synthesis capabilities, a spatial audio rendering technique that uses virtual acoustic environments.
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