Cartuja Center CITE in Seville has added Sala IN to its infrastructure, an audiovisual space designed to integrate sound, image, and environmental control within a single technological architecture.
The project has been developed with the engineering of RMS Proaudio and combines Meyer Sound systems, full-perimeter visual projection, and a control network designed to manage multiple systems simultaneously.
With a total area of 144 m², the space is designed to host presentations, audiovisual experiences, content production, technical training, concerts, performances, and corporate events, among others. The technical configuration allows the system’s behaviour to be adapted depending on the type of activity, from presentations with sound reinforcement to audiovisual experiences where sound and image form part of a unified spatial narrative.
A distributed sound system with 61 Meyer Sound loudspeakers
The Sala IN audio system is made up of 61 Meyer Sound loudspeakers distributed across walls and ceiling. Some of them are positioned behind the projection surfaces to maintain visual continuity without compromising sound coverage.
The system configuration includes:
- 15 Meyer Sound ULTRA-X40
- 22 Meyer Sound ULTRA-X20
- 16 Meyer Sound ULTRA-X23
- 2 Meyer Sound USW-121P
- 6 Meyer Sound USW-112
This distribution ensures uniform coverage throughout the space and facilitates the creation of sound configurations tailored to different types of content.
The system can be used both for sound reinforcement in presentations and events, as well as in spatial audio configurations where sound moves through the space in coordination with visual content.
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Sound positioning with Spacemap Go
Among the system’s control tools is Spacemap Go, Meyer Sound’s application designed to manage the positioning of sound sources within multichannel systems.
This platform allows control of the location of sound within the space through a touch interface, enabling users to move or automate the position of sound sources across the different loudspeakers in the system.
In an environment like Sala IN, where the system features dozens of loudspeakers distributed around the audience, this tool enables the creation of complex sound narratives in which sound can move through the space or respond to specific visual elements within the content.
This type of control is particularly useful in audiovisual experiences, artistic installations, or stage productions where sound plays an active role in the staging.
Virtual variable acoustics with Constellation
The space also incorporates Constellation, Meyer Sound’s variable acoustic system.
For its operation, 24 microphones have been installed suspended from the structure, capturing the acoustic behaviour of the room in real time. Based on this data, the system can electronically modify different acoustic parameters of the space, including reverberation time and the perceived spatial acoustic width, allowing the room’s response to be adapted to different types of events.
This capability is particularly valuable in a multifunctional environment such as Sala IN, where the same space can host presentations, audiovisual projections, or sound-based experiences.
The system is managed via the Meyer Sound NADIA processing platform, which enables multiple audio inputs and outputs over an AVB network.
Visual projection around the perimeter of the room
The visual design of the space is structured around a projection system that fully surrounds the interior of the room.
The installation forms a 12 x 12 metre square with a height of 3.5 metres, built using a modular aluminium structure covered with a special projection fabric that allows sound to pass through without affecting its acoustic behaviour. In addition to the walls, the floor also functions as a projection surface thanks to a material designed to absorb light and enhance image visibility.
Each wall offers an approximate resolution of 3,500 × 1,020 pixels, enabling a continuous visual environment of 14,000 × 1,020 pixels when all four walls are used together.
Video system and content control
The room’s video system consists of 14 projectors distributed across the structure to cover the projection surfaces.
Visual content is managed using two Dataton WATCHOUT servers (version 7 license), which enable synchronization of the different projection surfaces and coordinated playback across the entire space.
This configuration facilitates the creation of immersive visual environments and allows the space to be adapted to different types of audiovisual productions.
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Network infrastructure for system control
The technological infrastructure of Sala IN is based on a network designed to reliably manage the different audio, video, and control systems.
The installation uses five Luminex GigaCore 30i PoE switches, distributing signals across the connected devices.
The system interconnection is carried out via fibre optics, while the network is structured through independent VLANs to separate audio, video, and control traffic.
Network monitoring and management are handled באמצעות Araneo software, which allows connected devices to be monitored and system status to be controlled from a central point.
A unique technological space within Cartuja Center CITE
The combination of Meyer Sound distributed audio, Constellation variable acoustics, spatial positioning via Spacemap Go, and a projection system that fully surrounds the space makes Sala IN a unique technical environment within the Spanish audiovisual landscape.
This type of infrastructure expands the possibilities for audiovisual production and experimentation at Cartuja Center CITE, offering a space designed for hybrid formats where image, sound, and technology interact within a single stage environment.
