University of Oregon's Music and Dance School Revamps Its Legendary Buildings
**Modernizing the Tykeson Rehearsal Hall at the University of Oregon with Dante**
The Tykeson Rehearsal Hall, renowned for its exceptional acoustics, has undergone a transformative update. The University of Oregon's School of Music and Dance has adopted Dante, a network-based audio-visual (AV) solution, to modernize its system without compromising the hall's historic character.
Initially, the hall was equipped with an analog AV system, serving its purpose of capturing student performances. However, as the school's reputation grew, the analog system faced challenges in expanding its reach, particularly for livestreams and remote access to performances.
To address these challenges, the school turned to Dante. This innovative technology allows technicians to set up control rooms wherever space is available, managing multiple performances across various campus venues. By using Dante-enabled encoders and stage boxes, the school was able to transform its analog signals into digital ones that could travel across the campus network.
The single control room setup became increasingly restrictive as the school's audience expanded. The school was able to move out of the boardroom into a newly created, dedicated control room in a different room in the building. AJA Ultra decoders are connected to the same network as devices in Tykeson Hall and Beall Hall, enabling remote access to the same network from separate buildings.
The Dante AV networked video workflow is transformative, converting analog SDI video signals into Dante AV signals, allowing them to travel across the campus network. This enables future possibilities, such as consolidating all recording and streaming of events in multiple venues into a single control room, with remote access to video streams from various venues.
The new system includes Yamaha Dante-enabled stage boxes and AJA Dante AV Ultra video encoders, acting as bridges to convert analog audio and video signals into Dante-enabled network signals. Dante Domain Manager is used to manage and share devices between each building's domains, ensuring seamless integration between the various venues.
Dante offers several significant benefits when balancing traditional acoustic demands with modern technological needs. It provides flexible audio routing and scalability, reducing setup time and simplifying infrastructure. The technology supports hybrid system designs and phased migration strategies, allowing older analog or digital equipment to be integrated smoothly with modern IP-based solutions.
Through managed network switches with Quality of Service (QoS) and redundancy planning, Dante systems provide stable, high-quality audio delivery crucial in live performance environments. The centralized control and remote management offered by Dante Controller software simplifies system management for venue technicians and supports efficient operation during complex productions.
For historic or architecturally sensitive venues, Dante’s use of Ethernet cabling minimizes physical alterations needed for installation, preserving the space's integrity while modernizing its AV capabilities. The technology also supports not only audio but also video and control data transport over the network, meeting modern multimedia demands in concert halls and rehearsal spaces for integrated AV experiences.
In summary, implementing Dante in a concert hall that balances traditional and modern demands, such as the Tykeson Rehearsal Hall, provides flexibility, scalability, reliability, simplified installation, and seamless integration between legacy and digital systems, enhancing both artistic and technical workflows.
- The adoption of Dante technology in the Tykeson Rehearsal Hall enables the School of Music and Dance to transform its analog signals into digital ones, facilitating the expansion of data-and-cloud-computing capabilities for events like livestreams and online-education.
- The integration of Dante Domain Manager in the new system allows for education-and-self-development opportunities, as venues like the Tykeson Rehearsal Hall can consolidate all recording and streaming of events, fostering learning and collaboration among students and technicians.
- The use of Dante technology in the Tykeson Rehearsal Hall not only modernizes the audio-visual features of the hall, but also supports the delivery of stable, high-quality data connections for learning materials and resources in education-and-self-development settings.
