A Dutch bakery creates innovative gastronomic spaces with Powersoft DMD

At the chef's establishment Eric van Otten WM Touch control screens and Mezzo amplifiers have been installed Powersoft, as well as 14 speakers Sonance PS-S63T and a solution Biamp.

The pastry chef Eric van Otten has established a new concept for its establishment in Amsterdam in which it has created multiple areas where you can taste its products with the help of the Dynamic Music Distribution (Dynamic Music Distribution – DMD) of Powersoft.

Unlike many of the pastry shops that line the city streets, Van Otten offers its customers several places to sit and enjoy their culinary delights: the outer courtyard, the ice cream parlor and different private spaces, each of them equipped with sounds that improve the overall gastronomic experience.

Powersoft's DMD solution provides corporate premises, retail or hospitality a high-quality audio backbone that ensures selected speakers receive the perfect amount of power for each 'zone'.

The Dutch professional audio distributor, You're going, was approached by Eric Van Otten with the aim of creating a multifunctional retail and hospitality space with high quality music, tailoring the guest experience to where they are seated.

“With the Powersoft DMD it is easy to divide a space into several zones. Each channel of an amplifier Mezzo can be redirected to a music zone and controlled individually”, explains Ferdi van den Berg, commercial director of Mennegat. “This interface is made up of two panels WM Touch, making it even easier to use than you might expect. The first one controls the store and the restaurant, the other manages the outdoor patio area”.

Non-technical employees can easily operate the WM Touch panel, which lends itself to smooth and reliable audio tuning from day to night. This not only makes handling the sound system easier but also made deploying the systems easier, as system preparation can be done off-site with a pre-configured user interface.

Van den Berg recommends DMD to end users for the combination of low cost/investment and an ideal user experience. “This system can be installed and fully operational in a single day. Besides, The Mezzo amplification platform offers great reliability and durability and is cost effective overall”.

In addition to WM Touch screens and Mezzo amplifiers, The installation consists of 14 professional series surface mount speakers PS-S63T of Sonance and an internet radio Biamp, that work in harmony to offer a unique gastronomic experience in the pastry shop.

Currently, The market alternative to DMD is a traditional DSP/matrix system, which must be accompanied by a four-channel amplifier to provide all spaces with an independent music channel. With the Powersoft DMD, two Mezzo amplifiers can be used and provide enough power to amplify 14 30W/100V Sonance speakers along with two WM Touch screens.

“This translates into significant time and money savings when opting for Powersoft DMD.”, continuúa van den Berg. “It is the reason why I opted for this innovative solution and why I would always recommend it to other distributors., retail/hospitality system integrators and end users”.

Multi-source management plays a critical role in the success of Powersoft DMD. Conversion from analogue to digital signals is simple and one music source can be directed to many separate zones.

Francesco Fanicchi, Director of Corporate Communication and Marketing at Powersoft, believes that this type of application really shows what Dynamic Music Distribution is capable of, and that this technology will be extended to many different applications in the near future.