Kangasala House

Spring Day on the Canvas

Kangasala House offers classical and light music, theatre and dance, literature and visual arts—not forgetting events for children and young people. In addition to the concert hall and art museum, the building also houses new meeting rooms for the municipal council and board, equipped with modern meeting technology, including sound and video transmission.

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In the council chamber, a Televic central unit for voting and speech systems controls more than fifty Confidea meeting microphones with integrated recording. The video setup includes Panasonic video and robotic cameras.

Audico's AV contract also included outfitting the council chamber and implementing a building-wide digital signage information display system.

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A Platform for Culture

Heikki Mäenpää, responsible for the venue’s performance and event technology, sees major potential for local cultural development and international acts.

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“The house brings together activities that used to take place across different locations—even in school halls. Now we have a cohesive space that functions well even for demanding productions.”

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The venue’s pride is the 300-seat Kangasala Hall, where Audico delivered a full performance and AV technology solution: lighting, audio, video and control systems. The space can be converted from concert hall to meeting room, with control managed through an AMX automation system. It’s also used as a cinema and was equipped with a robust projector suited for film screenings.

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Surround Sound and Adaptability

According to Mika Oeschi, Project Manager at Audico, the cooperation with the client and design firm Akukon Oy went smoothly.

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“The sound system worked really well, thanks to the high-quality L-Acoustics setup and the hall’s acoustics,” says Oeschi.

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Mika Eerola, Kangasala Hall’s technical lead, praises Audico’s cooperation especially under pre-opening pressure and describes the AV setup as "extremely successful."

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He also notes that the hall accommodates both acoustic and amplified performances, due to adjustable acoustics. L-Acoustics' ARCS system was chosen for the sound setup.

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“The seating geometry was made highly cost-effective using the ARCS three-point source configuration, which behaves like a line source in terms of summation,” adds Audico’s Pauli Molnár.

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L-Acoustics also supplied subwoofers, fill speakers, full cinema surround sound and on-stage monitoring.

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A DiGiCo SD9 console manages the sound, connected to the stage via D-Rack and D2-Rack modules. In addition to wired microphones, the system includes Sennheiser wireless mics.

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Lighting Lines and Control

Kangasala Hall’s lighting is operated via a GrandMA2 Ultra Light Silent console networked with MA Lighting digital dimmers, nodes and DMX boosters. Wireless remote control is available via iPad Mini.

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“The light desk doesn’t transmit DMX directly, which means any networked computer running MA software can serve as backup,” says Audico’s Pikku-Markku Tuominen.

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The lighting rig includes around twenty profile spots on the ceiling and about fifty Par fixtures. Fresnel fixtures include both ADB halogen and Showtec Power Spot 9 LED with RGBWA-UV colour.

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“There are more than enough lighting and sound lines, and they are well spaced across the venue. It offers a huge range of possibilities. That aspect has been well considered,” says Eerola.

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