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Ashly’s Free iPad Remote App Makes System Control A Snap At Famous Tavern

Ashly free iPad remote app makes running the new sound system at Jimmy's Famous American Tavern a snap.

The success of Jimmy’s Famous American Tavern in San Diego inspired owner and restaurateur David Wilhelm to open a second location an hour north in Dana Point, California.

Both establishments effuse a hip, industrial vibe accented by a touch of mid-century modern and offer great regional American comfort food, wines, craft beers, and creative cocktails. Dana Point patrons can relax at the centrally-located bar, on the expansive patio (with two fireplaces and a living wall), or in the main restaurant itself.

One of the luxuries afforded the staff and management at the new location is the new (and completely free) Ashly Audio Remote App for the Apple iPad, which provides customized control of the two Ashly ne8250pe network eight-channel amplifiers with onboard Protea DSP processing that power its high-fidelity, eight-ohm sound system.

Based on the success of its work at the San Diego location, Wilhelm asked No Static Pro Audio of Burbank, California to design and install the sound system at the new location. No Static CEO Eugene Gordon personally commissioned the system.

“I brought my own wireless router and iPad with me to make tuning the system easier,” Gordon said. “I showed the Ashly Remote iPad App to one of the managers, and he was intrigued.

“He pulled out his iPad and in literally ten to fifteen minutes, I had designed a custom interface made to order from scratch. It was incredibly simple. And because it’s zero cost to me and zero cost to them, it’s purely value added.”

The Ashly Remote iPad App is available from Apple’s iTunes store (a link from the Ashly website makes finding it a snap). The app can control all Ashly Network amps with onboard Protea DSP processors and the NE-series DSP processors.

“The Ashly iPad app is absolutely perfect for a restaurant,” said Wilhelm. “I can walk into any part of the restaurant with it and immediately adjust the volume to the appropriate level without having to run back and forth to a control panel in the back.

“The app has plenty of capacity for multiple circuits and changes the volume instantly. I wouldn’t use anything else now that I’ve tried the Ashly iPad app, and I plan on using it in all the new locations that we open.”

The core of the system is a straightforward restaurant/bar design with plenty of focus on fidelity and impact. Inputs include a music server, audio from the selected television channel, a DJ or band input, and a wireless microphone, all of which feed two Ashly ne8250pe network eight-channel x 250W amplifiers.

The built-in Protea DSP Processor lets No Static replace an entire rack of separate components with two 2U boxes.

The outputs feed seven zones – bar, dining area, private buffet, patio, private patio, restrooms, and kitchen – covered by twenty-one Community Veris 2-8B loudspeakers, four JBL SB210 subwoofers, and a handful of ElectroVoice Evid c8.2 in-ceiling loudspeakers for the restrooms and the kitchen. Three Ashly WR-5 wall-mounted remotes provide backup control.

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