Kobe Port Museum in Japan, a new cultural complex in the Japanese city that consists of an aquarium, a bridal desk and a food hall typified by the well-known Kobe restaurant brand Tooth Tooth that’s recently been equipped with a new sound system utilizing Martin Audio components to reinforce background music produced by Fish Four.
“High-quality BGM is an indispensable element for restaurants and cafes,” states Yutaka Okano, the venue’s president. “We choose music suitable for both day time and night time, and develop the atmosphere of the place. We have enjoyed a long relationship with Martin Audio and have used the brand in several facilities to date. With confidence in the quality of Martin Audio’s speakers, we again requested them without hesitation.”
The venue has been outfitted with 52 Martin Audio loudspeakers in total, including 29 CDD6TX cabinets installed on several pillars to cover a wide area in the facility. In addition, ADORN series models have been deployed in the aisles, including ACP-55T pendant and ASC-55T ceiling loudspeakers. In addition, there is an event space in the hall, and if necessary, a portable Blackline X10 loudspeakers can be set up.
Since there are three locations in the building where DJ booths can be placed, it was necessary to devise ways to smoothly transfer the signal inputs from these locations, and this was accomplished via a mobile input DSP rack, with the input signal delivered to the system via Dante networking. Switching between the ‘Start DJ’ and ‘Return to BGM’ sources is straightforward.
