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RAI Amsterdam upgrades with Powersoft Unica

Powersoft’s cloud-based amplifier platform Unica has transformed the audio system at RAI Amsterdam Forum, a premier venue for conferences and events in Amsterdam, Netherlands. As the former main stage for Integrated Systems Europe (ISE), RAI Amsterdam brought together AV industry professionals for over a decade. With a 123-year history, it has been a hub for international gatherings, conferences and exhibitions.

As for the recent audio upgrade, the goal was to replace the aging amplifiers that had deteriorated over time, leading to operational failures in the venue’s line array system. Tasked with this was Van Brienen AV, led by technician Mike Weijers, who chose Powersoft Unica. According to Jeroen van Brienen, owner of Van Brienen AV, one of the main challenges for the project was replacing the old amplification system while ensuring minimal disruption. “The existing setup required two full racks of equipment, but Powersoft Unica condensed the entire setup into a single half rack”, he explains.

The new system makes up of six Unica 5K4 and two Unica 9K4 four-channel amplifiers that power eight Electro-Voice XLD281, eight XLE181 and four X1i-212/90 line array speakers, two XSub-F line array subwoofers and four Xi-1082 loudspeakers. The amplifiers, which are fully integrated with Powersoft ArmoníaPlus software, allow for remote configuration, real-time monitoring and advanced DSP tuning. Pre-set DSP configurations help optimise speaker performance without the need for external processing, while its network monitoring capabilities allow the technical team to oversee amplifier performance remotely.

“By installing Unica amplifiers, external processors were no longer needed, as all necessary signal processing is handled directly within the amplifiers”, says van Brienen. The system received five outputs from the venue’s control room, which are then distributed via Dante networking to the eight Unica amplifiers, ensuring seamless audio routing throughout the Forum. Van Brienen AV cooperated with Mennegat, Powersoft’s distributor in the Netherlands, in this project.

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