Introduction
Space is a good thing. For the exhibition and hospitality industries, more space is better. However, space planning is not always easy, and underutilized space is money lost. Meeting spaces too small or too large can lead to lost opportunities. So the more flexible a meeting space can be, the more accommodating it can be to both large and small groups at any given time.

To solve this problem, convention centers, hotels, training facilities and educational facilities will build a large room that can be partitioned using retractable soft walls or curtains into several smaller rooms. This allows for the most efficient use of their meeting areas. Each separate space (a division of the largest configuration of the room) will typically have its own sound system consisting of a few microphones and line level sources. Each of these smaller meeting areas can also select from one of several �global� Background Music (BGM) sources. The sound system can be configured via wall panel remotes. However, as the partitions are removed, these spaces combine to make a larger space. When this happens, the sound systems must also be versatile enough to combine and function as one large system. This bit of magic is known as Room Combining.

The dynamic nature of these rooms presents many problems to a sound system designer. The sound system must also be as flexible as the space it serves.

SymNet based Room Combining systems have no problem rising to this challenge. The very foundation of SymNet is flexibility. Options for Input and Output counts, DSP capacity, control interfaces and bussing architecture allow you to deliver a system perfectly matched for your dynamic environment.

Overview
SymNet offers many unique and time saving features for Room Combining systems. When the rooms are partitioned, the wall panel remotes automatically switch to only control the sources and outputs of the room in which they are mounted. As the partitions are removed, SymNet cleverly unites the functions and displays of the wall panel remote controls to cover the new configuration of sources and outputs in the larger room. Additionally, this mirroring logic expands to 3rd-party control systems saving considerable time and money when interfacing is required.

The SymNet Designer Software utilizes a series of DSP based modules such as Automixers, Room Combiners, microphone processing, Loudspeaker Mangagers that can be configured to meet the demands of these ever changing situations. Each module offers unique and time-saving features, perfect for the fast-paced and ever-changing hospitality and education markets.

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