The Puławy Cultural Center, known locally as Dom Chemika (and located in Pulawy, Poland), has been serving the cultural need of its local community in since 1984, with a recent refurbishment to help bring the venue up to modern standards that includes new sound reinforcement systems utilizing TW AUDiO loudspeakers.
The facility focuses primarily on artistic education while supporting and promoting local talents. In addition, it hosts theatrical performances as well as concerts and film screenings.
The renovation project means Dom Chemika now has a 520-seat main auditorium, a 98-seat chamber hall, a music club named Smok and many smaller practice rooms for music and dance groups. Integration firm M. Ostrowski sp. j. was responsible for the delivery, installation and commissioning of the venue’s new systems and decided to utilizing TW AUDiO components.
The first challenge was catering to the needs of the multifunctional main auditorium, requiring a system to meet the needs of Polish and international technical riders while also delivering even coverage across entire space. M. Ostrowski installed left and right arrays each utilizing 11 VERA20i modules joined by three per side (and flown) S32 subwoofers in cardioid mode.
The system is complemented with a pair of T20i loudspeakers as in fill and four C5s serving as front fill. All loudspeakers are driven by Powersoft amplifiers using TW AUDiO presets, includes three X8-D and two X4-D amps that are managed with Armonia Plus.
The sound system for the smaller chamber hall sees a pair of M12i loudspeakers combined withe six M8i for effects. A single B30i handles low-frequency reproduction while the system is once again managed from Armonia Plus and powered by a single X8-D.
In the Smok music club, the M12i is once again the choise, with a pair of the 12-inch tops forming the main system, supplemented by two M8is to cover the sides of the room, while three B30i in a cardioid arrangement reinforce the low frequencies. Amplification is provided by an X8-D and an X4-D and managed from Armonia Plus.
Complementing the systems around the venue are monitors in the form of 12 C12 wedges and a drum fill consisting of M12 and B15 cabinets. The whole system has been networked via Dante. Signals from the stages are fed to network switches in the three local technical rooms located close to each performance space. Amplifiers are connected to the same network switches which are connected together in a ring by optical fiber.
