Symetrix provides ‘intuitive control’ for Panjin Hospital
Published: ASIA
CHINA: Sanecore has designed and installed a Symetrix Jupiter 8 fixed-architecture DSP system at Panjin Hospital in China’s Liaoning province – providing staff at the facility with command and control options directly from the browser on their smartphones.
Part of the Shengjing Hospital and an affiliate of the China Medical University, the hospital provides advanced medical treatment and care to roughly 1.8 million out-patients and 68,000 inpatients a year. Sanecore was invited to specify and design a ‘high quality yet easily operable’ sound reinforcement solution for the hospital’s multi-purpose hall, which is used primarily for conferences and academic exchange events.
Led by system designer Kong Qingxiang, Sancore opted to install Community ENT-212 and Veris 212S, and Mackie (aka RunningMan in China) HD1221 loudspeakers along with an Allen & Heath GL Series mixing console. A single Jupiter 8 DSP was then placed at the heart of the audio processing and routing configuration. The system supports Symetrix’ ARC-WEB browser-based control, providing remote capabilities as well as the ability to lock users out of certain parameters to prevent unwanted tampering.
‘First of all, the Symetrix Jupiter hardware operates with software “apps” inspired by contemporary smartphone technology,’ Mr Qingxiang explained. ‘This means that users are able to go online and select an app that fits the need of a particular sound processing scenario, download it to the Jupiter hardware, and then make minor tweaks via an intuitive interface in order to achieve the perfect sound.’
‘One of the great strengths of the Jupiter DSP is that it really offers true “plug and play” capability to installers,’ continued Mr Qingxiang. ‘Rather than getting bogged down in settings and so forth, it allows them to focus on simply creating great sound in the venue for each and every event.’
With the new system now in use for several months, the management at the hospital is reported to be very satisfied with its performance.
‘The management of the hospital is very pleased with the sound and operation of their new technology,’ concluded Mr Qingxiang. ‘As they expected, this configuration provides reliable, excellent sound quality.’