Vienna Museum of Technology

Music Lounge at the Technisches Museum Wien – experience electronic music interactively and up close

New “Music Lounge” exhibition area

The new “Music Lounge” exhibition area at the Vienna Museum of Technology brings visitors closer to the fascinating world of electronic music. The innovative project was realised in collaboration with Dr W. Pensold and Dr O. Moritsch and AV-Professional GmbH, who not only took care of the technical installations, but also created an audiovisual spectacle in collaboration with architect Gerhard Veigel.

The “Music Lounge” presents itself as a space that aims to present electronic music by local greats such as Parov Stelar, Joe Zawinul and Thomas Rabitsch using the latest technologies, explaining music to the listener and allowing them to experience it for themselves on a karaoke stage.

Audio: technology and sound magic in perfection

At eight terminals, visitors can find out about the various aspects of music, receive background information and immerse themselves in the world of music via sound samples – the headphones offer a personally controllable sound experience without disturbing other museum visitors. The stations are all equipped with a DELL Lenovo Core i5 (16GB Ram) and 32″, 55″ and 75″ Iliyama touch displays .

On the main stage, a high-quality microphone ensures crystal-clear transmission of the karaoke singers’ voices. Radio transmission takes place via two UHF wireless microphones from Sennheiser and the Seeburg Acoustic Line Subs loudspeaker system transforms the open space into a sea of sound that envelops the audience and creates an immersive experience. Allen Heath AHM-32 with an encoder is used as the audio processor.