{"id":19470,"date":"2022-01-06T20:54:14","date_gmt":"2022-01-06T19:54:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.l-acoustics.com\/?post_type=hot-news&p=19470"},"modified":"2023-01-31T11:21:39","modified_gmt":"2023-01-31T10:21:39","slug":"l-acoustics-k-a-and-x-series-loudspeaker-systems-keep-entire-utah-valley-university-uccu-center-well-covered","status":"publish","type":"press-release","link":"https:\/\/www.l-acoustics.com\/fr\/press-releases\/l-acoustics-k-a-and-x-series-loudspeaker-systems-keep-entire-utah-valley-university-uccu-center-well-covered\/","title":{"rendered":"L-Acoustics K, A, and X Series Loudspeaker Systems Keep Entire Utah Valley University UCCU Center Well Covered"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

From sports to speech to music, the center\u2019s extensive speaker ecosystem offers the highest possible operational flexibility and sonic excellence throughout the full property<\/em><\/em><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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OREM, Utah \u2013 December 2021 \u2013<\/strong> They get a lot done over at the Utah Valley University UCCU Center. Built in 1996 and fully renovated this past August, the 8,000-seat, multi-use sports arena in Orem, Utah, has configurable seating for a diverse schedule of events: Utah Valley Wolverines Division 1 athletics team games, concerts from nationally touring acts like Imagine Dragons, Panic! At The Disco, and The 1975, conferences, trade shows, corporate parties, and more. And that\u2019s when the venue is not<\/em> hosting myriad other Utah Valley University events, such as commencement and convocation ceremonies. A venue this flexible needs a sound system that can keep up with it all, and thanks to a comprehensive new L-Acoustics loudspeaker network, both inside and outside the facility, it has just that.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Integrated by Salt Lake City-based Performance Audio with L-Acoustics Application design support from Andr\u00e9 Pichette, UCCU Center\u2019s new main arena court system consists of 64 Kara II<\/a> and its fixed-install version, Kara IIi, divided into four \u201ccompass\u201d zones. The northeast and northwest corners each use a total of 16 flown Kara II, configured into two arrays per zone, while the southeast and southwest zones each use 16 Kara IIi, similarly arranged. Four KS21<\/a> subs in each quadrant are hung in a cardioid configuration behind the main array pairs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kendall Bowman, AV Engineer for the Installed Group at Performance Audio, notes why the loudspeaker system was designed this way: so it can easily be reconfigured when the venue hosts special events, such as concerts, speaking presentations, or conventions requiring an end-stage setup. In those instances, UCCU Center\u2019s 32 Kara II can be lowered and repurposed as twin 16-enclosure left and right hangs, paired with eight portable KS28<\/a> subs ground-stacked four per side below. The Kara IIi remain in place and are used as delay speakers to complement whatever external sound system a touring production might bring in.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cArenas are now truly multi-use facilities, and their sound systems have to be as flexible as they are, so UCCU\u2019s PA had to adapt for whatever application it\u2019s needed for,\u201d Bowman says. \u201cWith Kara II and IIi, we had boxes that are designed to fly and be taken down as well as boxes that are designed to remain in place, so we could configure them as needed but always have consistent sound performance and coverage.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And that system is \u201cplenty loud,\u201d he reports, achieving a measured 103 dBa continuous level with a 115 dBa peak. Meanwhile, coverage is also incredibly consistent, with just a +\/-3 dB SPL variation throughout the listening areas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Additional bowl systems include A10i<\/a> delays in both the east and west zones, plus two downcourt fills, each comprising one A15i Wide<\/a> and two A15i Focus<\/a> per array. A combination of LA12X<\/a> and LA4X<\/a> amplified controllers provide power and processing for everything, managed through LA Network Manager software, with a Q-SYS Control plugin for secondary distributed sound systems.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The rest of the facility\u2019s audio infrastructure is just as flexible as the main bowl. For instance, the area on the other side of the venue\u2019s collapsible bleachers can be configured into two separate rooms for events with seven short-throw X12<\/a> speakers found in each, while the venue\u2019s first\u2014and second\u2014floor concourse areas are covered by a total of 48 ultra-compact 5XT<\/a> speakers. Furthermore, patio areas off the four venue entrances each have a pair of A10 enclosures, except the north entrance, which has four A10, that throw sound out toward the parking lot.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This extensive distributed sound system also utilizes L-Acoustics LS10 network switches for the Milan-AVB network that all of the venue\u2019s sound travels on, and all of those unique applications have their system configurations stored and easily recallable via the L-Acoustics P1 DSP platform, which Bowman says is what enables system reconfigurations so effectively. \u201cThe University can adjust the system to whatever application they need it for\u2014a game, a reception, a concert\u2014and P1 automatically reconfigures the processing of the speakers and amplifiers for it,\u201d he explains.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The result has been \u201cjust amazing!\u201d in the words of Don Christensen, Associate Director of the UCCU Center. \u201cIt\u2019s been so much fun to watch people come into the arena for the first time since the system was installed and experience it,\u201d he adds. \u201cAnd it really is an experience. With L-Acoustics, you\u2019re getting the full range, from sports to speech to music, and you get it at high volume but with absolute clarity. That\u2019s why I\u2019ve been such a fan of L-Acoustics for a long time and why I pushed for it during the center\u2019s renovation. It\u2019s really the centerpiece of our complete renovation. Everyone is just blown away.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

For details on UVU\u2019s UCCU Center, visit www.uccucenter.com<\/a>. Performance Audio can be found online at www.performanceaudio.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    Utah Valley University\u2019s 8,000-seat UCCU Center recently wrapped up renovation project that included a new L-Acoustics loudspeaker system<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li>
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    Orem\u2019s multi-use arena hosts everything from Utah Valley Wolverines Division 1 athletics team games to nationally touring concert acts and more<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li>
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    For concerts and other special events, four of the Kara II arrays can be lowered, moved, and reflown as twin 16-enclosure left and right hangs<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li>
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    The main bowl system features 32 Kara II and 32 Kara IIi enclosures paired with 16 KS21 subs and complemented with A Series fills and delays<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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