APPLICATIONS

Theatrical Productions

Matrix3 can meet the needs of every production, from that of a small regional theatre with a few microphones and a handful of sound effects and music cues, all the way up to Broadway and West End shows with separate multichannel sound systems for effects and music and elaborately scripted cues. Each theatrical production presents unique challenges, and multichannel and automation demands often exceed those found in other applications. Matrix3 was originally developed for theatre, making it ideally equipped to meet these requirements. Matrix3’s automation makes it possible to accommodate needs like EQ changes to compensate for an actor delivering off-stage lines or wearing a mask in one scene, while matrix mixing and loopbacks simplify complicated multiple mix and routing problems.

Matrix3 can automate an entire show, from walk-in music playback to flying Wild Tracks sound effects through a multichannel trajectory. Mixers can concentrate on mixing, rather than queuing up source or equipment changes. Plus, Matrix3’s client/server architecture enables multiple operators (such as a sound designer and FOH mixer) to operate the system simultaneously. A Matrix3 system consisting of only one standard LX-300 audio engine providing eight inputs and 16 outputs would be typical for small drama studio, while a larger 1,800-seat theatre may require one standard LX-300 plus two expansion LX-300 engines to get 24 inputs and 48 outputs. A large typical Broadway-style production might need as many as 56 inputs and 112 outputs, employing six expansion engines in addition to a standard LX-300.

Multisensory, Interactive Museum Exhibit or Planetarium Show

Museums and planetariums call for automated sound playback and mixing that can run without operator intervention or be triggered both by SMPTE Time Code and an external show control system. Each museum exhibit or planetarium show is one-of-a-kind and encompasses numerous elements. Matrix3 has the flexibility to handle all of the pieces and the power to automate anything and everything for each piece. A Matrix3 system for these applications may consist of one standard LX-300 engine and one expansion engine for 16 inputs and 32 outputs.

Spectacle Shows

The incredibly complex productions that have grown up all over Las Vegas are representative of a new kind of entertainment attraction that is being seen all over the world. These shows use lots of channels, lots of source material, lots of surround sound movement...in fact, lots of everything. Matrix3 can handle it. Actually, Matrix3 is the only system that can provide all of the audio needs of these productions in a single, programmable system. Plus, Matrix3 offers unprecedented real-time control. Sure, it’s easy to find a Matrix3 at almost any big Vegas show, but look around and you’ll realize it is the choice of spectacular entertainment attractions everywhere. These productions make full use of the power of the Matrix3, sometimes needing as much as 216 inputs and 312 outputs! No-holds barred systems like this have featured as many as 31 expansion engines supplementing the standard LX-300 engine.

Corporate Events

Why spend hours assembling a dozen components into a system that will be used to fill the requirements of only one job? Matrix3 puts all the functionality you need in one device with one interface. Your programming staff will appreciate that consistency as much as the event crew will like the simplicity of the physical setup. Best of all, the entire configuration used for an event can be recalled instantly the next time you work for that client or do another event in the same venue.

Theme Park Attractions

With thousands of visitors every day and the need to work under the command of a master controller, theme parks need an audio system that is responsive and extremely reliable. Matrix3 can play a Cue List that manages different playback streams for many zones at once. Its SafetyNet system is your insurance that even if a hard disk were to fail, your guests will never even know. Matrix3’s client-server architecture means that the attraction’s audio can be monitored or altered onsite or remotely. A typical system might use one standard LX-300 audio engine and 18 expansion engines, providing 152 inputs and 304 outputs.

Cruise Ship Theatres

Cruise ship entertainment continually reaches towards new heights. Today’s cruise ships are cities of entertainment on the water and delivering a high-quality entertainment experience to cruise ship audiences demands the extensive, reliable automation and multichannel surround sound control that a Matrix3 system provides. With powerful tools like SpaceMap, Matrix3 can product top-notch effects even when circumstances are different than the landlubbers are used to in their big city venues. A cruise ship showroom might achieve this with only one standard LX-300 audio engine providing 8 inputs 16 outputs.