Known locally as Dom Chemika, Puławy Cultural Center has serving the cultural needs of its local community in Eastern Poland since opening in 1984. A recent refurbishment has brought the venue up to modern sound standards with TW AUDiO at the heart of the new system.
The idea of creating a cultural centre in Puławy was born in the 1960s as a place for entertaining workers from the local chemical plant – hence Dom Chemika (Chemist’s House).
The facility’s primarily focus is on artistic education while supporting and promoting local talent. In addition to this, it hosts theatrical performances as well as concerts and film screenings.
The completion of the renovation project means that Dom Chemika now boasts a 520-seat main auditorium, a 98-seat chamber hall, a music club named Smok and many smaller practice rooms for use by music and dance groups. The modernisation included a full refresh of all of the venue’s technical solutions.
M Ostrowski sp.j was responsible for the delivery, installation and commissioning of the new systems, and chose TW AUDiO solutions throughout. The first challenge was catering to the neePowersoft’s ArmoníaPlus software.
The sound system for the smaller chamber hall sees a pair of M12i combined six M8i boxes that are used for effects. A single B30i handles all of the low frequency reproduction, while the system is again managed from ArmoníaPlus software and powered by a single X8-D amplifier.
In Smok, the M12i is once again the system of choice with a pair of the 12-inch tops forming the main system. A further two M8is are in use as a supplementary system to cover the sides of the hall while three B30i in cardioid arrangement deliver the low frequencies. Amplification is provided by an X8-D and an X4-D and managed from ArmoníaPlus.
Complementing the systems around the venue are monitors in the form of 12 C12 wedges and a drum fill comprising M12 and B15 cabinets.
The system is networked via Dante – signals from the stages are fed to network switches in the technical rooms located close to each performance space. Amplifiers are connected to the same network switches that are connected together in a ring over optical fibre. Using this configuration, the distance between amplifiers and loudspeakers is reduced and, in addition, signals can be easily exchanged between all of the stages.
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