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Barcelonian fitness studio equipped with Electro-Voice and Dynacord gear

Lapso Studios’ boutique fitness studio in Barcelona has installed a new sound system from Electro-Voice and Dynacord. The studio offers classes over three disciplines - cycling, functional fitness and barre. It required a club-style solution to ensure its clients were motivated.

“There are elements that we use in the room such as sound, microphone, lights as well as a motivational instructor to facilitate the class”, explains Lapso Trainer Ishaq Vadillo. “Sound is one of the most important things because if there is no sound, there’s no music, there’s no microphone and the class really depends on the clarity of the sound. People don’t really remember what you do, but people always remember how you made them feel. That’s the philosophy we like to implement here at Lapso.”

The Lapso team turned to local systems integrator Fentum Pro to find the right solution for its two fitness studios. “We try to solve issues with creative technical solutions that use sound and light to make immersive experiences”, states Daniel Scholten, CEO/Technical Director at Fentum Pro. The main challenge in the two studios was acoustic. Both workout spaces are surrounded by mirrors, leading to a difficult environment for sound.

“You have to consider the coach, and the clarity of voice under load of the system”, explains Jordi Raluy, Technical Director at local Electro-Voice and Dynacord partner, Acson Comercial. “We looked at the best speaker models for this project. They needed to be very directional and have the best gain before feedback.”

Electro-Voice EVC Series loudspeakers and subwoofers were chosen. “In the room, you find 12-inch and 8-inch loudspeakers, as well as 18-inch subwoofers, all driven with Dynacord L Series amplifiers”, says Raluy, adding that the Dynacord amplifiers’ FIR filters and presets were particularly important.

Adding control to the system is the MXE5 Matrix Mix Engine used alongside Sonicue Sound System Software. “We used the Dynacord MXE5 processor extensively”, says Scholten. “We had to program everything properly in Sonicue to cancel all the undesired frequencies we have. It was very helpful for us to find a solution this way.”

A further advantage came from creating a simple way for the instructors to control the system from their equipment at the front of the class. “We created an interface in the tablet where instructors can control the sound and the lights from the same GUI”, explains Scholten.

(Photo: Electro-Voice/Lapso Studios)

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