The interactive museum commemorating “Solidarity”, located at the premises of the Gdańsk Shipyard, is one of the most modern facilities in Poland. The permanent exhibition, where Konsbud Audio was responsible for equipment delivery and configuration, support and technical advice, comprises eight rooms devoted to different topics. Some of them reflect the real premises of the shipyard and contain interesting exhibits, e.g. the overhead crane which was once operated by Anna Walentynowicz, one of the icons of Solidarity.

In each room there are many sources emitting sound and picture, so it was necessary to ensure precise directivity for small distances, and for that purpose Genelec loudspeakers were used. Larger space was covered with sound with help of d&b audiotechnik products. Another important assumption was to incorporate the sound reinforcement system components into the exhibition, so e.g. loudspeakers were installed in an old radio and TV receiver, making part of the set design, or in a militia car. An interesting solution was used in the room commemorating John Paul II with help of SoundHub TiMax processor. Surround sound effects give the impression as if the sound “moved” against the listener. The sound management system, for which Tesira processors of Biamp were chosen, is impressive as regards the number of pieces of equipment, output tracks and sound sources. Our task included also the processing of archival audio materials, which was quite a challenge because of a lot of noises in the original recordings.

• d&b audiotechnik loudspeakers series xS
• Genelec speakers (6010BPM, 6010BWM, 4030BWM, 4020BMM, 5040BPM, 8040BPM, AIC25, AIW25)
• system for audio management Tesira Biamp Systems
• processor SoundHub TiMax
• headphones M.O.L.I.T.O.R. USO