Our fall tour covers five stops from the Berkshires foothills to Boston’s skyline. At each one, Audio Spotlight directional speakers put sound exactly where it belongs. You’ll find a dance floor among Jerry Pinkney’s illustrations in Amherst, and first-person stories from the Tuskegee Airmen in Windsor Locks. There’s music history playing right beside a quiet library at Yale, and 14 side-by-side journeys 50 stories above Boylston Street. Last comes a sidewalk in Kendall Square where Boston residents imagine their city in 2036.
The places are different, but the idea is the same: when every story gets its own spot, visitors hear the one in front of them and not the one next door. So grab a cider donut and come along.
AMHERST, MA
SOUL, SOUND & VOICE
THE ART OF JERRY PINKNEY AT THE ERIC CARLE MUSEUM OF PICTURE BOOK ART
Music meets imagination in this exhibition exploring the influence of music on celebrated illustrator Jerry Pinkney’s life and work. Two Audio Spotlight directional speakers bring that connection into the gallery: one delivers music above an activity desk, inviting visitors to create their own art, while the other encourages guests to dance in a designated carpeted area. Both play the same five-song selection, creating focused listening experiences that inspire participation while minimizing sound spill into the surrounding exhibition. The exhibition is on view through January 3, 2027.
WINDSOR LOCKS, CT
TUSKEGEE AIRMEN
THEIR UNTOLD STORIES AT NEW ENGLAND AIR MUSEUM
Personal voices bring aviation history into focus at New England Air Museum, where Tuskegee Airmen: Their Untold Storiesexplores the wartime service and postwar experiences of America’s first Black military aviators. Developed with the children of Tuskegee Airmen, the exhibit connects visitors with the people behind that legacy through family perspectives, video interviews, and narrated historical footage.
Three AS-16iX Audio Spotlight speakers deliver focused sound for the video presentations, helping visitors follow each story while minimizing competing audio from neighboring displays. The installation continues the museum’s use of Holosonics technology, building on earlier applications in Kaman: A Legacy of Innovation and New England Women in Aviation—bringing distinct stories to life through carefully placed sound.
NEW HAVEN, CT
MUSIC HISTORY EXHIBITS
AT YALE UNIVERSITY’S IRVING S. GILMORE MUSIC LIBRARY
Bringing music history to life naturally calls for sound—even when the setting is right beside the entrance to a library. At Yale’s Irving S. Gilmore Music Library, three multimedia exhibit stations pair artifacts in glass display cases with digital presentations and focused audio. The rotating exhibits give the Audio Spotlight installation continued use as new collections and stories take their turn, including the voices and experiences preserved in Yale’s Oral History of American Music collection.
Three white AS-24iX Audio Spotlight speakers deliver each presentation’s soundtrack to its respective listening area while minimizing disruptive sound spill into the nearby library and classrooms. Customized motion sensor functionality unmutes the video’s audio feed when a visitor enters the listening area, then mutes it again seconds after they leave—further respecting the quiet surroundings.
BOSTON, MA
VIEW BOSTON
AT THE PRUDENTIAL CENTER
Discover Boston from 50 stories above ground level, then make it your own. Within View Boston’s panoramic observation experience perched atop the city’s iconic Prudential Center on Boylston Street, Explore Boston invites guests to discover the city’s neighborhoods, historic landmarks, cultural destinations, and hidden gems through fourteen interactive displays. By scanning their admission ticket, visitors save points of interest to a personalized itinerary they can print before leaving—turning discoveries high above the skyline into adventures on the streets below.
Integrated by Electrosonic, an AS-168iX Audio Spotlight directional speaker creates a dedicated listening area at each of the fourteen screens. Guests can explore different content side by side, with clear, focused audio that minimizes overlap between neighboring stations—supporting individual journeys through Boston within a shared, open environment.
CAMBRIDGE, MA
BOSTON 2036: “…ON THE LINE”
AT KENDALL/MIT OPEN SPACE
What does Boston’s future sound like? Presented during MIT Future Fest in October 2026, Boston 2036: “…on the line”brought residents’ visions of their city’s future into a shared outdoor space. Designed by MASA Architecture and Design Studio for realtalk@Boston at MIT’s Center for Constructive Communication, the sculptural installation invited visitors to experience both sides of a conversation: hearing perspectives gathered from community discussions, then recording their own stories and hopes for Boston ten years ahead.
Three AS-24iX Audio Spotlight directional speakers created distinct listening areas on one side of each structure, while recessed microphone stations on the other welcomed new contributions to the growing archive. Focused sound allowed personal voices to connect with individual listeners while minimizing spill into the surrounding public space—making a busy pedestrian setting a place to pause, listen, and imagine together.