Brooklyn experimental music venue National Sawdust has upgraded its Meyer Sound Constellation system, moving from D-Mitri to Nadia processing and adding a Galileo Galaxy 816 Network Platform as part of a renewed five-year partnership with the loudspeaker manufacturer.
According to fohonline.com, Nadia operates on a Milan AVB network with one processing path dedicated to Constellation active acoustics and a separate path for amplified audio. Spacemap Go now controls spatial mixing on the second path, replacing an earlier version the venue had used since 2019.
Meyer Sound Director of Spatial Sound Steve Ellison called National Sawdust the company’s benchmark venue for spatial audio integrated with active acoustics. The upgrade expanded Constellation from a single reverberation processor to three, enabling early reflections that enhance stage and audience experience, according to Meyer Sound Senior Acoustic Engineer Jessica Borowski.
National Sawdust Director of Sound and Technical Design Garth MacAleavey tied both processing paths into show control, allowing program changes in QLab to coordinate Constellation, Spacemap Mix and Channel Snapshots. Executive Vice President Ana De Archuleta said the five-year agreement positions Meyer Sound as a collaborator rather than simply an equipment supplier.
Musician Erik Hall debuted spatial sound design developed during a FreshGrass Institute residency, adapting it for National Sawdust and the University at Buffalo’s Experimental Intermedia Lab, demonstrating portability across Nadia-equipped rooms.
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