Powersoft Mover helps tell the story of electronic music with an immersive experience

In the museum and nightclub Our House have been installed 64 transductor Powersoft Mover, powered by four Quattrocanali amplifiers 4804 DSP+D.

The compact transducer Powersoft Mover has been installed at the heart of the immersive experience held in the electronic dance music museum and nightclub Our House.

Located in the Rembrandt neighborhood of Amsterdam, Our House has been a thriving nightclub and the heart of the electronic music scene since the 1990s. 80. The emblematic venue has maintained its musical legacy by becoming a museum of digital storytelling, that promises a trip 75 minutes by musical genre, through interactive exhibitions, shows and performances. Tells the story about how electronic music, that in its day was a scene underground rebellious and reserved, has evolved into a global cultural phenomenon.

“when we get here, about two years ago, the place was very analog. There was a sound system, strobe lights, a smoke machine and some LEDs. That was all”, explains Jeroen Jansen, director general de Our House. “We wanted to rebuild the club with facilities that could tell the story of more than 40 years of music using mixed technology. To renovate the premises and take it to a completely new level, we receive support from the industry, included Powersoft”.

At night the place is a nightclub, Club Air, and for the day, shares the same space with museum visitors. The power of the amplifiers and the Mover system is used to visually connect with the video content in the museum, while at night the lower frequencies are intensified on the dance floor to accentuate the music and the bass line.

Jansen asked Powersoft engineers for advice on evaluating how many Mover systems would be required to support the dance floor structure they had in mind.; the double layer floor had to support 100 people and 12 tons of weight.

They opted for 64 Mover, Powersoft's compact linear transducer, powered by four amplifiers Quattrocanali 4804 DSP+D. The versatile equipment can be attached to a large number of objects and structures, like gaming chairs, entertainment venue seating, wall panels and, in this case, under double layer dance floor.

“We came up with the idea of ​​actively involving all the technical elements that are associated with electronic music., like the light, the video, lasers and special effects. We wanted the movement beneath people's feet to form a completely immersive experience., created by a timecode content system”, affirms Jansen, which refers to content specifically designed as “the all points connector, that unites all technology in musical points, like when the beat drops or the musical crescendo”.

The construction of the 'double floor' consists of a hydraulic surface, which can slide up and down 20 cm, and the secondary soil on top. The latter has the 64 Move docked, one to each floor panel, so that it can be felt wherever the person is standing.

Jansen credits his passion for electronic music with the impetus to create this experiential museum., that pays tribute to the 'protagonists’ (DJs, iconic bands and producers, como Daft Punk, Carl Cox y Diplo) that helped create a unique experience. “It was very important for us to create a complete virtual reality experience, without glasses, at the highlight of the visitors' journey. That's where the idea of ​​a haptic experience arose.: link all technology with movement, so that everything works in harmony”.

The systems integrator Lagotronics worked in collaboration with Our House to develop the 'free fall' hydraulic floor system, that not only vibrates but falls downwards. “We add a special element that no one expects, so it's quite shocking for people when they're here “, Jansen adds..

The creative audio system designer, Joshua Dutrieux (JDX Music), was contacted by Jansen and Fourmation, your entertainment company, with the task of creating something that had never been done before and that would make the dance museum something truly memorable.