Indonesia’s Zion School serves students from kindergarten to high school, preparing them for an increasingly technological world. To this end, it uses its 750-seat multipurpose auditorium seminars, meetings, graduation ceremonies and performances – with the help of a Symetrix Jupiter 8 to handle all audio processing.

Symetrix distributor PT Gracia Auvindo supplied the capable but cost-effective Symetrix Jupiter 8 to handle all of the audio processing in the auditorium. Local dealer JK Sound provided the unit and both companies took care of the install.

‘The processing power of the Symetrix Jupiter is substantial, yet it’s easy to set up and very affordable,’ says PT Gracia Auvindo Technical Manager, Hendra Halim. ‘At the Zion School auditorium, just one Jupiter 8 handles everything.’

Coda Audio full-range loudspeakers and subwoofers powered by Camco amplifiers complete the PA set-up.

The school – which occupied a new building in Makassar, South Sulawesi and accommodates more than 700 students – uses one of the Jupiter’s many apps, which creates a sound processing and mixing tool that is specific to the needs of the auditorium.

‘The app gives us feedback fighters, parametric equalisation, and full loudspeaker management processing, among other modules,’ Halim says. ‘Everything – from the output of the mixer to the monitors to the mains – is handled by the Jupiter 8. The speaker manager provides the crossover between the full-range boxes and the subwoofer. Moreover, the Jupiter 8 sounds fantastic, and the school doesn’t have to worry about feedback or unintelligible audio.’

In addition to the Jupiter 8, a Symetrix Zone Mix 760 handles school-wide paging and background music. Six zones cover the school premises, with three strategically-located paging stations providing input. At each station, a wall-mounted Symetrix ARC-XLR push-button XLR input with an attached microphone allows for easy paging. The ARC-XLR’s four selector buttons combine with an ARC-SW4’s four selector buttons to direct pages to any or all of the building’s zones. Setting up the Zone Mix 760 to automatically duck background music for pages proved straightforward. QSC ceiling speakers and amplifiers complete the system.

‘Symetrix’ Jupiter, Integrator, and Solus families of processors provide a comprehensive and well thought out collection of solutions to every audio installation challenge,’ says Halim. ‘The installation at Zion School went smoothly for us. It took just over a day to get everything in place and tuned to perfection. After a brief training, the staff at the school are totally comfortable operating it.’

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