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Worship spaces

Àltima Funeral Home in Barcelona has upgraded its sound infrastructure with a new Ecler-based audio system designed and installed by PROSOUND. The project covers two indoor ceremony rooms and a large outdoor garden area, ensuring a consistent listening experience throughout the venue.

From the outset, the system was designed to meet several key requirements: ensuring excellent speech intelligibility during ceremonies, maintaining uniform coverage across all areas, blending discreetly with the architecture, and providing simple operation for staff. In addition, the installation needed to support both independent operation and combined use of the different spaces depending on attendance requirements.

Optimised coverage in the Mediterrani Room

The Mediterrani Room features a longitudinal layout that required uniform coverage throughout the space while minimising the number of visible loudspeakers.

To meet this challenge, six black-finish eMOTUS8OD loudspeakers were installed in a symmetrical configuration, with three units on each side of the room. Thanks to their wide dispersion, they provide consistent coverage throughout the venue, ensuring clear speech reproduction and balanced background music.

The system is powered by an AURA-2B600 amplifier, while microphone and music sources are managed through a SAMI-612 mixer, simplifying operation during ceremonies.

Architectural integration in the Tibidabo Room

In the venue’s main ceremony space, the Tibidabo Room, the priority was to achieve uniform sound coverage while preserving the aesthetics of the environment.

The solution consists of twelve VIC-6 ceiling loudspeakers strategically distributed to ensure excellent speech intelligibility across all listening areas. The 100 V line configuration provides flexibility when adjusting levels and adapting the system to different occupancy scenarios.

To enhance music reproduction, two ultra-compact ARQISSB6Ti subwoofers were discreetly integrated near the altar area. Their compact dimensions allow for low-frequency reinforcement without affecting the room’s appearance.

Amplification is provided by an AURA-4B600 amplifier, which powers both the main loudspeaker system and the low-frequency reinforcement.

Discreet coverage for outdoor areas

The outdoor areas of the venue include two covered terraces and a landscaped garden featuring abundant vegetation and a long ornamental pond. The challenge was to achieve uniform coverage while minimising the visual impact of the sound system.

The covered terraces were equipped with white-finish VIC-8 loudspeakers, extending coverage when indoor and outdoor spaces are used simultaneously. In the main garden area, four granite-finish ZEN-15 landscape loudspeakers were installed, selected for their ability to blend naturally into the surroundings while providing consistent coverage along outdoor pathways.

To further enhance coverage, two IG-108i loudspeakers were discreetly hidden among the vegetation. Their 360-degree horizontal dispersion allows sound to be distributed evenly across open spaces, reducing hot spots while maintaining minimal visual impact.

Flexible system control

One of the key objectives of the project was operational flexibility. The installation allows each room to operate independently, extend audio to the outdoor terraces when required, or combine all indoor and outdoor areas into a single system.

Signal management is handled by a MIMO88SG digital matrix with eight inputs and eight outputs, providing complete control over the different audio zones. Daily operation is carried out through a PULSO-6 wall panel featuring a 5.5-inch touchscreen, enabling staff to quickly select predefined operating modes through an intuitive interface.

Result

The result is a versatile and scalable audio solution capable of adapting to different ceremony formats while maintaining a consistent listening experience throughout the venue. Thanks to the combination of dedicated indoor and outdoor systems, together with centralised control and management, the installation delivers excellent speech intelligibility, uniform coverage and simple day-to-day operation for the staff at Àltima Ronda de Dalt Funeral Home.