“Yamaha Commercial Audio system wins on flexibility, functionality & cost”
Habitat Early Learning Center chooses Yamaha Commercial Installed Sound
Habitat Early Learning selected a Yamaha Commercial audio system for their state of the art early learning facility which recently opened in Nundah Queensland. AVAD Distribution worked with the Integrator and assisted in the design, programming and commissioning of the system. The system comprised of nineteen zones each with a zone volume controller/source selector. Two paging stations were also implemented for individual and grouped announcements throughout the four levels of classrooms, playgrounds and admin areas.
The Wall Controllers
A total of nineteen DCP1V4S controllers were wired back to the central rack via Cat6 and into 3x DCH8 hubs to connect into the one MRX7-D and two MTX3 DSPs DCP ports. The DCP ports provide power and comms to each DCP controller for custom programming based on their binary unit ID. The DCH8 hubs allowed star config wiring. Each wall plate was programmed to control the corresponding zone volume and choose between three music sources and one local input source.
Central Rack
The central rack housed the MRX7-D open architecture DSP as well as two MTX3 DSPs to accommodate the nineteen wall plates. The DSPs and a XMV8280 & XMV8140 were all wired with YDIF with an XMV4280-D via Dante to accommodate the 19 channels of amplification. The outputs from the DSPs use Yamaha’s proprietary 16x channel loop in/out Cat6 YDIF with the remaining 3x channels via Dante. Every zone was wired for 100V with over 100x speakers placed in varying configurations across the 19 output channels.
Dante Paging Microphones
Two Dante Yamaha PGM1 paging microphones and PGX1 extensions were utilized at both the upper and lower receptions to allow staff to page all appropriate areas. The microphones are PoE powered and were brought back to the rack via Cat6 to be picked up in the MTX/MRX software digitally.
Classroom inputs
Classrooms were equipped with stereo RCA plates for local connections from laptops and phones. The Audinate single channel Dante input adapters were implemented behind the wall plates for mono summed noise free digital distribution back to the PoE switch in the rack via Cat6. Because the MRX7-D is Dante compatible, any Dante device connected into the same network can be routed in and out of the audio system with the Dante Controller software built into the MTX/MRX editor.
Programming and features
The AV integrator recommended the Yamaha Commercial audio system for flexibility, simplicity and overall cost with the system coming in around 50K cheaper than other competitors. The MTX/MRX editor allows the freedom to pre-program the system and allow future updates easily. Each wall plate was designed and programmed within the editor to simply change sources and adjust volume with each paging station programmed to allow individual classroom or group paging at the push of a button. Scheduling within the MTX/MRX editor was also implemented to turn the system on and off each morning and evening.
Overall cost benefit
The Yamaha Commercial Install range offers the freedom and flexibility to design and implement systems based on the clients end goals. With the utilization of YDIF, it allowed a clean rack install and added cost saving benefit. With the MTX/MRX editor combining all functionality into a single piece of software allows a holistic approach to distributing and matrixing audio. With Yamaha CIS it’s possible to create any audio system with easy to use control to suit an end users wants and needs.
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