Meyer Sound Constellation Upgrade Deepens New World Symphony WALLCAST Experience

On many Miami Beach evenings, the New World Symphony’s WALLCAST® concerts turn SoundScape Park into a vast open-air listening space, with performances inside the Frank Gehry–designed New World Center brought to life outdoors on a 7,000-square-foot projection wall and a Meyer Sound Constellation acoustic system that fills the 2.5-acre park with immersive sound. Thirteen years after the first WALLCAST® in 2011, that outdoor experience has been renewed with a comprehensive upgrade of the sound system that delivers it.

For the New World Symphony (NWS), an orchestral academy that prepares gifted young musicians for leadership roles in ensembles around the world, the upgrade timing was driven by both necessity and opportunity. “The audio system in the park hasn’t been updated since we moved into the building,” says Clyde Scott, senior vice president and creative director of NWS Media. “The technology has advanced so much at this point that we knew we could get a vastly improved sound in the park by upgrading the equipment.”

The new Meyer Sound system was supplied by Solotech and designed by Solotech and Meyer Sound’s design services team. “The goal was to create a smooth, consistent sonic field across a very large, open lawn,” explains Bryan A. Edens, Solotech’s senior business development representative. He notes that fitting the system into the site’s unique layout and technical footprint called for careful design—a challenge the team embraced. “Architecturally, the entire system has to coexist with Frank Gehry’s building and the massive projection wall without cluttering sightlines,” he explains. “We also had to work within the existing infrastructure from the 2011 installation, and we had a hard summer deadline because everything needed to be online and tuned ahead of the first WALLCAST® of the season.”

Solotech installed an expanded Meyer Sound ecosystem anchored by the latest ULTRA family solutions: seven ULTRA‑X82 and one ULTRA‑X80 versatile point source loudspeakers for focused projection. 20 LINA very compact linear line array loudspeakers provide long-throw reinforcement, with 26 ULTRA‑X40 and 53 ULTRA‑X20 point source speakers for near- and mid-field coverage and six 2100‑LFC low-frequency control elements, four 750‑LFC low-frequency control elements, and 26 USW‑112P compact subwoofers for low-end support. The system is driven by two NADIA CP integrated digital audio platforms with nine NADIA‑AI12 and eight NADIA‑AO16 interfaces.

NWS Director of Audio Services Roberto Toledo, who has worked with the Meyer Sound system since its original installation, says the move from the legacy D‑Mitri platform to a NADIA-based Constellation architecture has brought a significant step forward in both sound quality and workflow. “We get a more accurate representation of what the orchestra is doing. That helps us make better decisions on how to present the show in the park.”

The new signal path integrates a digital console in the chain, better reflecting how modern productions are mixed. “In the past, we were mixing entirely within the D‑Mitri system,” Toledo explains. “Now all the audio goes to the console first, and then to the NADIA system to be processed and distributed to the speakers.”

The result improves not only the mix outdoors, but also supports how Fellows learn to perform in productions that extend beyond the stage. “Anything that we can do to help the Fellows realize their own ambitions and prepare them for all of the challenges that they’re going to face as they embark on their professional careers is something that we want to do,” Scott says. “More and more orchestral institutions are employing technology to reach bigger audiences. “This helps prepare our Fellows for the reality of the modern concert experience.”

The upgrade also reinforces New World Symphony’s role as a civic and cultural resource. SoundScape Park is funded and owned by the City of Miami Beach, ensuring that world-class orchestral performance remains freely accessible as a shared public experience.

“The new system gives the park a huge leap in clarity, coverage, and dynamic impact,” says Edens. “But maybe the most meaningful improvement is the sense of community the sound now supports. WALLCAST® concerts bring people together, and with this upgrade, the audio finally matches the scale of that community energy. It feels like the performance isn’t just being broadcast—it’s truly happening in the park, with the audience as part of the experience.”

“At the end of the day, the audience doesn’t think in terms of arrays or horns—they think in terms of how it feels,” he concludes. “The music feels closer, clearer, and more alive than it ever has outdoors.”

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