We are often asked, “why is Sentauria different?”

We like to take on the most challenging projects in acoustic engineering. In fact, many of our sound engineering projects had never been done before.

Critical to our success is our sophisticated algorithms for processing soundwaves. This takes into consideration:

  • How soundwaves behave in a fluid (air)

  • How these dynamics change in a complex environment containing an exhaustive number of reflective surfaces (glass, concrete, plastic, metal, fabric, grass, wood, ice, water, clay, etc.)

  • How the soundwaves behave in an empty stadium vs. when the soundwave absorbing human bodies are present in their seats. We consider how soundwaves behave when there is a roof vs. an open air venue

  • How the different sizes and angles of these surfaces alter the reflective dynamics of soundwaves that emanate from as many as 2,000 speakers. Our predictive algorithms also must account for how these reflected soundwaves may collide and interfere with one another at each different region of a stadium or venue

 

As such, we give close attention to the architecture of every facility in which we work.

But this must also consider how these waves behave within processing, transmission, receiving, and output devices. Moreover, we have extensive experience at the production level, so that we understand the intent behind what the producers wish the consumers to hear. In short, we are acutely aware of how the performer, recording artist, film producer, sports broadcaster, or others want their finished product to be presented to the end user.

While this sounds complex, we understand that complexity is neither fun nor scalable for most operations. Fortunately, we handle all the complexity, which is incorporated into the “intelligent insert” device provided to the client after our analysis is completed. We reduce the complexity to the user, so it is simple at the client end. You could say that ‘we reduce the complexity, so that you don’t have to think about it.’

We make the install and operation simple. There is no stress on the organization or engineers. Once installed, the system does not require any interaction by the local engineers. In fact, we even provide a simple bypass switch in the event an engineer chooses to use it.

Our work at MetLife Stadium for Super Bowl XLVIII and the Bruno Mars halftime show is still known as a formidable engineering accomplishment. Morning Consult conducted a survey of the Most Loved Super Bowl Halftime Shows of the Last Decade. According to author Sarah Shevenak, “Bruno Mars’ halftime performance was the most popular with a favorability rating of 59%.” This engineering feat navigated the complexities of one of the most sophisticated stadium audio systems yet designed, encompassing 82,000 seats and some 3,100 speakers housed within the 1,150 cabinets.

Moving beyond venues, we take this same engineering approach to how soundwaves behave in closed systems, so that the inputs and processes lead to an output that is as close to the original sources as is possible with today’s technology. This is how we can translate our experience with large complex venues into streaming and broadcast signal distribution that delivers spatial audio to end users, whether they be in their living room or on their mobile device.