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AMADEUS ACOUSTICS AND AMBER TECHNOLOGY JOIN FORCES TO REVOLUTIONIZE AUDIO EXPERIENCES IN AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND
Amadeus Acoustics, a pioneer in immersive acoustic technology, is excited to announce a strategic partnership with Amber Technology, a leading distributor of audio-visual solutions for all types of installation projects in Australia and New Zealand. This collaboration marks a significant milestone for both companies, as they aim to transform the audio landscape in the region.
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RENKUZ-HEINZ’ 30TH ANNUAL CONSULTANTS’ BREAKFAST
Our CEO, Fabio Kaiser, participated in this exclusive event and delivered a fantastic presentation on ‘Immersive Acoustics: Active Acoustics Enabled Immersive Experiences’.
If you are interested in learning about this topic, please get in touch.
INFOCOMM AND SHOWTECH 2023
The Amadeus Team was present at two of the industry’s leading events: Infocomm 2023 (L.A) and Showtech (Berlin). It was fascinating to meet so many new people, all interested in the latest acoustic advancements.
If you visited our demo room, presentations and stalls in either event and would like to continue a conversation with us, please drop us an email at office@amadeus-acoustics.com.
KONGRESSZENTRUM IN GREATER FRANKFURT AREA
Amadeus Acoustics adapted the Vilco to the highest acoustic standards ensuring exceptional performing and listening conditions for classical concerts and leveraging the hall's 72 Renkus-Heinz Loudspeakers and 32 Audiotechnica microphones to serve multiple needs at the touch of a button through the Amadeus Core.
MOZARTPLATZ
Amadeus Acoustics, in partnership with Rohde Acoustics, contributed to system design and installation for the major reconstruction project at Forum Mozartplatz in central Vienna.
One of the primary challenges of the project was to seamlessly integrate the acoustical elements into the beautiful wood-based design of the room without making them visible.
education
Consultar Seminar - Autumn
Since our Spring Consultant Seminar was a resounding success, we decided to replicate the idea and do another one! Held on Oct 23rd, 2023, the second consultant seminar welcomed over a dozen of industry professionals and guided them through the following topics:
Active Acoustics in a Nutshell
From past to future
Why active acoustics?
How do active acoustics work?
The geometric approach to active acoustics
Interactive discussion
Demonstration of Amadeus Active Acoustics
Designing an Active Acoustics installation
The client’s perspective
Quality criteria
Developing specifications
Projects / case studies
Long-term considerations
Redefining Active Acoustics
Through Educational Projects, New HQ and Immersive Installations
Amadeus Acoustics started the year with a bang, including our participation in several innovative acoustics projects, attending ISE 2023 and the inauguration of our headquarters. Situated in a typical Viennese Altbau near the famous Naschmarkt, the Amadeus HQ is the new office of Amadeus Acoustics and home of the latest Amadeus Active Acoustics installation.
With a superb combo of top quality speakers + microphones and an entire team of professional sound engineers/acousticians, there is only room for sonic excellence - what else can we ask for?!
EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES
What is Active Acoustics - Webinar
Are you interested in learning more about active acoustics and how to use them effectively to enhance a venue’s acoustics? The Amadeus Team held the What Is Active Acoustics Webinar on April 20th, 5pm (CET), and you can now watch the recording! Learn about the geometric approach to active acoustics, quality criteria, and how to adapt to your clients needs on this free webinar, hosted by our director Fabio Kaiser.
Consultant Seminar - Spring
Our first Acoustics Consultant Seminar of 2023 was held at our Viennese headquarters on May 22nd, 1pm - 8pm (CET). The seminar covered the principles of active acoustics, interactive discussions on how to design an active acoustics system, and an Amadeus Active Acoustics demonstration, among other topics! And, if that was not enough, participants got the chance to do a private tour at Vienna’s prestigious Musikverein. Does this sound like a treat? Contact us for info on the next seminar!
Educational Resources
Who is Amadeus Active Acoustics and what do we offer? Watch our short teaser to learn more about our room acoustic enhancement and immersive audio!
Amadeus In the media
Auditoria Annual Showcase | 2022 covers two of our immersive installations in Switzerland and France: LUMA Arles and Fondation Beyeler.
rAVe Youtube | 2023 listen to our director, Thorsten Rhode, talking about Amadeus immersive acoustic solutions.
Interview Amadeus Active Acoustics aux JTSE
JTSE | 2022 Our general director, Fabio Kaiser, and our business manager, Ineke Hellingman, discuss the potential of Amadeus Acoustics on your next acoustic project.
DER THEATER VERLAG, BÜHNEN TECHNISCHE RUNDSCHAU
FROM THE DEPTHS TO THE HEIGHTS - THE NEW CONCERT HALL IN ANDERMATT, BTR 4/2019
“The early hall response is generated by the reflections from the hall's wooden surfaces, as we are convinced that natural reflections through wooden surfaces always sound better than reflections artificially created with speakers. Only the “late” hall response from the audience area is supported and expanded with the “Amadeus Active Acoustics” reverberation system from the Austrian office Rohde Acoustics. Amadeus is a regenerative acoustic system and adds additional acoustic energy for the desired event type, extending and delaying the reverberation. The signals are recorded above the stage and in the hall by 25 microphones. These signals are emitted via 75 loudspeakers that are discreetly integrated into the ceiling and walls. Without the system, the reverberation would otherwise be a little too short, as the volume of the room would remain too small for a symphony orchestra. Technically, some of the ceiling surfaces are acoustically transparent, which also enabled the ventilation to be integrated in an invisible manner. The loudspeakers are then used to simulate both a reflection on the visible surface and a reflection on the actual outside surface: acoustically, the area above and behind the balcony is enlarged, in a way that is still perceptually acceptable and understandable - the hall is “acoustically present “And the majority of the surfaces manifest themselves visually and acoustically.”
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From the depths to the heights - The new concert hall in Andermatt , BtR 4/2019
DER THEATER VERLAG, BÜHNEN TECHNISCHE RUNDSCHAU, COMPLETE MUSICAL ENJOYMENT, BTR 2/2019
An investment in the future
“The project's schedule was tight: a few weeks directly before Christmas were available for dismantling and disposing of the previous system, installing the new system, testing all components and lines and calibrating the system. Operations continued at full capacity with almost daily renovations, rehearsals and events.
“The collaboration with everyone involved was extremely pleasant and professional,” says Thomas Lunacek, managing director of the installing company Elektroakustik Neuenhagen GmbH. This meant that the system could be handed over in time for the New Year's Eve concert with the Prague Festival Symphony Orchestra under Petr Šumnik and the soloists Akiko Yamaguchi (soprano) and Xu Chang (tenor). “We believe that with the new enhancement system in the Great Hall, a high-quality performance of orchestral music in the CCS will be possible for the next few years, if not decades, comparable to the acoustic quality of well-known concert halls,” says Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Ahnert emphasizes the flexibility: “At the touch of a button, various settings are possible that ensure acoustic conditions not only for symphonic concerts, but also for chamber and jazz concerts and also for rock and pop events. The system can be switched off for language events.”
The initial experiences and feedback confirm the assessment: “CCS GmbH is very satisfied with the result of installing this reverberation extension system,” says Diana Schneider, managing director of the Congress Center Suhl. “This is also proven by the large number of feedback from our concert visitors, who speak of a special sound experience and a perfect enjoyment of music.” And the organizer and owner of the MKGD – Central German Concert & Guest Performance Directorate, Bodo Dresen, adds: “The installation of the Amadeus acoustic system is for "It's a wonderful gift for the audience in the region and for the artists performing here in Suhl." When used as a concert hall, the Great Hall now offers visitors room acoustics that are unique in Thuringia. “Our top orchestras from Leipzig, Prague and Jena that perform here praise the new acoustics; the musicians feel very comfortable in terms of sound and playing technique.”
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Complete musical enjoyment , BtR 2/2019
Die Presse
The sound of Alpbach
Sound engineering. Conference room during the day, concert hall in the evening? An intelligent sound system from Austria ensures that the acoustics in the Alpbach extension sound like those of Carnegie Hall or the Vienna Music Association.
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PROFESSIONAL SYSTEM - MAGAZINE FOR AV SYSTEM INTEGRATION
Case Study: Optimized concert hall acoustics in the Congress Center Suhl
Thanks to a regenerative acoustic system in the Great Hall of the Congress Center Suhl, the sound of the hall can be adjusted for the type of event planned at the touch of a button.
In time for the 2018 New Year's Eve concert, the new Amadeus Active Acoustics System to optimize the concert hall acoustics was put into operation in the Great Hall of the Congress Centrum Suhl (CCS). The listening experience for the up to 2,352 spectators was to be improved - the natural reverberation times in the Great Hall, which are caused by the room acoustics among other things, are very short and had to be significantly extended for concert performances. In particular, the sound envelope during a concert and the perceived loudness should be increased. For this purpose, an Amadeus regenerative concert hall acoustic system was used.
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PROFESSIONAL SYSTEM - MAGAZINE FOR AV SYSTEM INTEGRATION
Multimedia and Sound in the James Bond Experience World
With the James Bond installation “007 Elements”, Sölden offers visitors a new world of experience. The world's first James Bond adventure world was built at an altitude of 3,050 meters at the filming location for the Bond film Specter with Daniel Craig. The cinematic summit experience impresses with a multimedia production and sound installations from the Salzburg engineering firm Rohde Acoustics.
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Amadeus on PROSPECT NEWS - THE PORTAL FOR STAGE AND TECHNOLOGY
New acoustic system in the Congress Center Suhl
In time for the 2018 New Year's Eve concert, a new acoustic system was put into operation in the Great Hall of the Congress Centrum Suhl (CCS) in Germany. The system is intended to improve the acoustics during theater performances and various types of concerts.
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