{"id":495562,"date":"2024-11-08T10:03:11","date_gmt":"2024-11-08T09:03:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.l-acoustics.com\/?post_type=press-release&p=495562"},"modified":"2025-02-07T11:47:50","modified_gmt":"2025-02-07T10:47:50","slug":"indiana-universitys-jacobs-school-of-music-chooses-l-acoustics-l-isa-immersive-sound-experience-to-teach-and-enjoy","status":"publish","type":"press-release","link":"https:\/\/www.l-acoustics.com\/fr\/press-releases\/indiana-universitys-jacobs-school-of-music-chooses-l-acoustics-l-isa-immersive-sound-experience-to-teach-and-enjoy\/","title":{"rendered":"Indiana University\u2019s Jacobs School of Music Chooses L-Acoustics L-ISA Immersive Sound Experience to Teach and Enjoy"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Leading music school prepares students for the future of professional audio with state-of-the-art L-ISA immersive sound system<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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BLOOMINGTON, Indiana \u2013 November 2024 \u2013<\/strong> Indiana University\u2019s Jacobs School of Music has positioned itself at the forefront of immersive audio education with the installation of L-Acoustics L-ISA Hyperreal Sound Technology at its 1,460-seat Musical Arts Center (MAC). The new system not only delivers superior sound experiences for performances, it also provides students hands-on experience with technology that\u2019s rapidly becoming the industry standard in professional venues worldwide.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Modeled after New York\u2019s Metropolitan Opera House, the MAC serves as both a premier performance venue and an advanced learning environment. Solotech performed the recent installation and system integration, based on specifications from project consultant Sound Associates.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe\u2019re committed to giving our students experience with technology that\u2019s defining the future of live sound,\u201d says Michael Stucker, Chair of IU\u2019s Music Industry Department and the Jacobs School of Music. \u201cL-ISA is the future, and our students will graduate with a significant competitive advantage having worked with this system.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Indiana University\u2019s Musical Arts Center is now home to an L-Acoustics A Series loudspeaker system featuring L-ISA technology<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Investment in Student Success<\/strong>
Domonic Sack, Executive Vice President of Sound Associates in New York and former Metropolitan Opera tenor, emphasizes the strategic importance of the installation: \u201cImmersive sound has become essential in modern productions, from opera to Broadway. Students working with L-ISA are learning skills that will be crucial for their careers in theater and live sound.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThis is not just any school,\u201d continues Sack. \u201cIndiana University is one of the foremost schools in the world for music, and particularly for opera. Many of my colleagues did their musical training there, taught there, and coached there. The theatre was familiar with L-Acoustics and knew the support would be there when needed, so when I brought up the idea of L-ISA, they were very receptive.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sack, who worked with noted Broadway sound mixer Ty Lackey (Roald Dahl\u2019s Matilda: The Musical<\/em>, Memphis) on the system design, says the potential for L-ISA immersive sound technology to enhance both the performances at the theater and the students\u2019 abilities in their future careers is considerable. \u201cOpera has an incredible storied past that should be built upon, and today\u2019s composers are exploring new \u2018colors\u2019 and musical ideas\u2014including immersive sound experiences, which are fast becoming a staple on Broadway,\u201d he says. \u201cLocalization of sound on stage is something that audiences are coming to expect without even being aware of it. Students having the tools and becoming familiar with L-ISA will bring more than sound reinforcement to IU; it will help students create sound for the future of theater and opera.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Stucker, who is also an Associate Professor of Music in Audio Engineering and Sound Production, explains that the choice to move to immersive sound was clear, since this is the direction performance venues are moving in. \u201cBut it\u2019s not a light undertaking, financially or technically, so we looked really seriously at several immersive system brands first,\u201d he says.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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IU Students at the Jacobs School of Music in Bloomington have been enjoying creating L-ISA mixes on the MAC\u2019s new L-Acoustics system<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Cutting-Edge Technology Meets Educational Excellence<\/strong>
L-ISA technology stood out for several factors, including the fact that the school has used L-Acoustics before, including a Kudo rig installed in its 3,200-seat IU Auditorium as well as ongoing system rentals, and found them to be dependably great sounding. \u201cReliability is especially important for immersive,\u201d he adds. \u201cFrankly, we\u2019ve already seen some systems come and go. We were making a long-term commitment. We already have a technically advanced theater and the sound has to be at the same level.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The comprehensive system features five identical Scene arrays of five L-Acoustics A15i Focus<\/a> over one A15i Wide<\/a> each, spread out above the stage. Eight KS21 subs<\/a> are flown in two hangs of two on either side of the center A15i array, while a single vertically-oriented A15i Wide per side is flown on the perimeters of the second and fourth A15 arrays to supply out-fill coverage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fifteen ultra-compact 5XT<\/a> coaxial systems lining the stage lip provide spatialized front-fill, while a pair of Syva colinear columns complemented by six X8<\/a> are in place for stage monitoring. The system is powered by seven LA7.16i<\/a> amplified controllers and one LA12X<\/a>. System management and processing is done via an L-ISA Processor II and the P1<\/a> Milan-AVB processor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Sound Associates, Solotech, L-Acoustics, and the University collaborated on the design and integration of the theater\u2019s new immersive sound system<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Carrying a Sound Legacy Forward<\/strong>
Aaron Beck, Solotech\u2019s Business Development Manager, Sales and Systems Integration, was among those who previously attended the school. \u201cAs an alumnus of the IU School of Music audio program, I knew the venue and the requirements of a new audio system, and it has been a great honor to be part of this University upgrade, allowing students to now have access to the same technology Solotech uses on our largest tours and our educational projects worldwide,\u201d he says.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Solotech\u2019s experience and relationship with L-Acoustics assisted in ensuring all equipment was available on a very tight timeline and installed to the specifications. The company worked closely with the IU team, Sound Associates, general contractor Weddle Bros., and Cassady Electrical Contractors to meet all project requirements. \u201cAs a result, the system has exceeded expectations, delivering the project from start to finish in less than six months, just in time for back-to-school,\u201d Beck adds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Stucker notes that the shows produced so far with L-ISA, including weekly jazz performances and two operas, have been crowd-pleasers. But just as important is how the students feel about it\u2014and they really like it: \u201cThe students have been engineering everything so far,\u201d he says, adding with a faux lament, \u201cAll of us faculty are kind of jealous because we haven\u2019t got to mix on it yet. The students are having all the fun.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For more details on the Musical Arts Center at Indiana University\u2019s Jacobs School of Music, visit\u00a0https:\/\/music.indiana.edu\/about\/facilities\/performance-halls.htm<\/a>l<\/a>. Sound Associates and Solotech can be found online at\u00a0www.soundassociates.com<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0www.solotech.c<\/a>om<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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