The Nowy Theater in Zabrze is renovated with the AEQ intercom system

In its modernization process, he Teatro Nowy has a new stage management system, the intercom matrix AEQ, Crossnet 72.

The intercom system AEQ Crossnet highlights, in the project that has been carried out in the Teatro Nowy from Poland, its suitability for complex systems at the service of stage management

The Nowy Theater is a historic institution founded in 1959, dependent on the municipality of Zabrze (Poland), that carries out great cultural and educational work. Taking advantage of the need to close due to the pandemic, has been the subject of a profound renovation, within which the technical facilities have been updated. Regarding this last aspect, the new sound system and stage management system stand out., closely related elements that have included AEQ intercom technology.

After modernization, the main room offers the highest sound quality, thanks to a very compact speaker system that has the properties of array or linear grouping of sources. The system allows a wide range of control of the sound diffusion area, both on the horizontal and vertical axis.

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The theater's other major technical innovation is an advanced stage management system from AEQ. The heart of the system is the intercom matrix Crossnet 72, responsible for the distribution of audio signals between wired user panels TP8116, in rack format, y TP8416, in desktop format, as well as wireless user terminals based on WiFi technology Xplorer.

Besides, interacts with the room sound system matrix, and a live audio table, since the audio from the intercom matrix and the IP panels has the highest quality for broadcast in the room. They can be used not only for notices to the audience, but also to introduce, For example, narrations or voices in OFF.

Distribution of audio signals between Crossnet matrix, The intercom matrix and user panels are carried out using the Dante audio over IP protocol.

Wireless panels communicate with the system via VoIP. The matrix of Yamaha is responsible in the system for the distribution of messages from the stage director's system, stage action microphones and an RCF automatic message player for automatic stage announcements, to the backstage and the dressing rooms.

An audio input/output terminal has been added to the Dante AEQ network Netbox 4 MH, with mic/line inputs and headphone line outputs.

This terminal allows you to contribute and receive audio from the IP network, to be managed through the intercom matrix or that of the room sound system. This is how you can make recordings for the press in a job outside the control of the show, listen to stage sound or introduce a voice or music to the system.

The system is controlled from the intercom system panels. By pressing the corresponding buttons, the stage manager can communicate with other jobs, activate the doorbell, turn on the 'Silence' signs, send a manual or automatic message to the lobby or activate the stage action listening system.

Work comfort is guaranteed by screens integrated into the panels and buttons illuminated in various colors. All devices are connected through a LAN network prepared for this purpose.
This work dynamic at the service of the development of theatrical activity can be programmed thanks to the great flexibility of AEQ intercom systems.

Originally developed with television production in mind, They have a great capacity for programming and use at the service of the largest stage productions.. Dozens of commands of more than 10 different types so that they develop the most varied actions.

The entire project, with installation, configuration, Start-up and training has been the responsibility of the technical team of Tommex, local AEQ distributor, in collaboration with AEQ's central technical services in Madrid, who worked remotely during the pandemic to complete the execution of the project. The company SMT Katowice was responsible for the installation and commissioning of the systems.