LELYSTAD, The Netherlands – Updating the "town crier" of yore, the first Streetcaster screen in Holland is offering audio and visual news reports and public announcements in the city of Lelystad, with the help of Alcons LR7 micro line-arrays. The screen is the first Dutch project for Streetcaster and will be followed by other screens in other Dutch cities.
Streetcaster installs and maintains the screens and generates all content, which can change quickly via Internet uploads. The interactive screens, equipped with camera and connection facilities, can also be used during sports events, festivals, festivities and concerts.
The LED screen itself is 258 square feet in size and is supplied by Philips, which also supplied all digital driver electronics. The supporting column features in- and outputs for connecting equipment like a game console, microphone or other sound sources.
Dutch system integration company Sinus Pro from Hoofddorp installed the screen. "Such a screen looks very simple but involves much more systems because of the interactive capabilities," said Peter Kaandorp from Sinus Pro.
All control electronics for the screen are situated in a control room in a nearby multi-story parking lot, connected with a Web interface using multiple fiber optic cables, which carry all audio, video and control signals.
The loudspeaker system was installed and aimed at a defined area of the town square. "The use of an Alcons loudspeaker system was a deliberate choice for us," said Kaandorp. "The screen in Lelystad is placed right in the city center on the main square, and neighboring houses should experience no inconvenience from the screen. This required very precise projection control, so we use six line array cabinets of the new Alcons LR7 ultra compact line-array system to project the sound at the area in front of the screen, defined in cooperation with local authorities."
The volume level is kept low during daily use but can be increased to higher levels during special events like football matches or mini concerts. "Here another unique feature of the Alcons LR7 comes into play, as we need the best intelligibility at lowest up to highest SPLs possible".
The screen in Lelystad was Streetcaster's first, and also the first installation of the Alcons LR7 micro line-array.
For more information, please visit www.alconsaudio.com , www.sinuspro.nl and www.streetcaster.nl.
