Jakarta-based AV supplier and installer PT Gracia Auvindo was enlisted to ensure that prayers and meetings in the new facility could be heard as clearly as possible. As a long-term Symetrix system user, PT Gracia Auvindo director Adi Widjaya was aware that one of their DSPs would provide the simple yet robust audio processing and distribution required throughout the 3,600sq.m site.
"We created a four-zone section in the salat (prayer) area as well as one zone for the minaret, and the Symetrix Jupiter 8 fixed-architecture DSP was invaluable in helping us to achieve seamless time alignment between each area," says Widjaya. "Meanwhile, the selection of an ARC-2e Adap-tive Remote Control wall-panel enables the user to have straightforward control of basic parame-ters - such as switch on/off and gain control - for each zone."
Endorsing the Symetrix Jupiter 8 for its "very flexible programming capability", Widjaya describes the processor as "a fantastic asset" during the short, three-month turnaround timescale for the pro-ject - he asserts that the app-based nature of Jupiter, where users can download pre-designed DSP configurations from the Symetrix website, was a major benefit. Alongside the Jupiter 8, Widjaya specified a panoply of other high-end audio equipment, including Audix wireless micro-phones, more than 30 dB Technologies loudspeakers, and a Midas Venice mixing console.
The installation was completed shortly before the January visit by President Widodo, and feedback from mosque visitors since then has been highly positive. "Definitely a large part of that success is down to the Symetrix DSP," confirms Widjaya. "We knew from previous projects that the Jupiter 8 would provide the right blend of routing capability, flexibility and robustness - and that has proven to be the case. The Symetrix products lend themselves to so many different types of project, so there's no doubt that they will be finding their way into more of our installations in the future."
(Jim Evans)
