Resorts World Las Vegas, which opened last year as the first integrated resort to on the Strip in over a decade, is outfitted with a Q-SYS platform that supports large-scale centralized processing comprised of over 2,000 end points throughout two towers, more than 3,500 rooms, multiple dining and event experiences and the casino floor.
Utilizing two Q-SYS Core 5200 Enterprise Cores, one for each hotel tower, the luxury suites offer 12 different room types with automated systems including AV distribution, ceiling loudspeakers, in-wall touch screen controls and environmental controls. To provide real-time visibility of each of these spaces, the One Touch Living integration team developed a series of custom Q-SYS I/O dashboards.
“It’s a very powerful platform,” says Corey Brushia, president, One Touch Living. “I discovered I can use CSS to build out some really nice user interface dashboards, and there’s so much that we can do with it.”
The resort includes a nightclub, a dayclub, social gaming and dining as well as an experiential dining venue, all of which must function independently while also integrating with each other for special events. To handle this aspect, integrator Solotech utilized the open architecture of Q-SYS to customize an overarching system and integrate third-party devices, while leveraging Q-SYS as the heart of the routing capabilities.
“The Q-SYS Platform is incredibly inclusive of their third-party partners, so the diversity you can build in is by far one of the nicest things I’ve ever had with any product,” says Ben Baczenas, integration system designer at Solotech.
Encompassing the gaming floor, hotel lobbies, gaming salons, corridors, hallways, vestibules, elevators and more, these common areas are each part of a larger system, but each also have their own unique requirements. The software-based relationship between Q-SYS and Dante as a licensed feature allows for simple additions to the network such as Bluetooth audio and DJ inputs.
The Q-SYS Open technology enabled the team to standardize regardless of the space type. Programmers can conceptualize and adjust globally while also providing the added benefit of allowing the in-house AV team to quickly master the system. In addition, Q-SYS can accommodate growth plans and changing requirements.
“Q-SYS is the only truly network friendly audio, video and control platform,” says Shane Snell, project panager, National Technology Associates. “I don’t think I design anything right now but Q-SYS.”
Resorts World Las Vegas partnered with Technology West Group to implement a large-scale AV-over-IP network that comprised of over 2,000 Visionary Solution endpoints and 2,000 Q-SYS audio channels, encompassing almost every area of the property, with multiple plugins readily available.
“The support is one of the greatest stories of Q-SYS – it’s very rare now in the industry that you have a great product matched with great support,” says Richard Reisig, vice president, Technology West Group.
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