--- title: Holoplot X1 Matrix Array: The 200 Best Inventions of 2022 description: Find out why Holoplot X1 Matrix Array is one of the best inventions of 2022 canonical: https://time.com/collections/best-inventions-2022/6229122/holoplot-x1-matrix-array/ article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2022-11-10T11:10:45.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-03-03T00:08:34.951Z og:title: Holoplot X1 Matrix Array: The 200 Best Inventions of 2022 og:description: Find out why Holoplot X1 Matrix Array made this year's list og:url: https://time.com/collections/best-inventions-2022/6229122/holoplot-x1-matrix-array/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blte0528d74639910db/698a376009208f9571419c53/best-inventions-2022-x1-matrix-array.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: Holoplot X1 Matrix Array: The 200 Best Inventions of 2022 og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Holoplot X1 Matrix Array: The 200 Best Inventions of 2022 twitter:description: Find out why Holoplot X1 Matrix Array made this year's list twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blte0528d74639910db/698a376009208f9571419c53/best-inventions-2022-x1-matrix-array.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 --- Nov 10, 2022 # Sound Sculpting Holoplot X1 Matrix Array by [Don Steinberg](https://time.com/author/don-steinberg-3/) ## Don Steinberg  [Holoplot](http://www.holoplot.com)’s speaker-system—with 96 drivers per module controlled by software that can project sound to precise locations—aims to create entirely new sonic experiences. The Illuminariums in Atlanta and Las Vegas use Holoplot’s X1 for their immersive audio-visual experiences, and the MSG Sphere—a $1.8 billion structure opening in Las Vegas in 2023 with the world’s largest sound system—will use X1 arrays with over 157,000 audio channels. Designed for public spaces at upwards of $100,000 per installation, it is also aimed at train stations and conference venues. “You could have one side of the room hearing in French, the other side in English,” says Holoplot’s Tom Barker-Harrold. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"Article","@id":"https://time.com/collections/best-inventions-2022/6229122/holoplot-x1-matrix-array/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/collections/best-inventions-2022/6229122/holoplot-x1-matrix-array/"},"headline":"Sound Sculpting","datePublished":"2022-11-10T11:10:45.000Z","dateModified":"2026-03-03T00:08:34.951Z","description":"","url":"https://time.com/collections/best-inventions-2022/6229122/holoplot-x1-matrix-array/","keywords":["list","franchise","ecommerce","best inventions","Best Inventions 2022"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blte0528d74639910db/698a376009208f9571419c53/best-inventions-2022-x1-matrix-array.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Don Steinberg","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/don-steinberg-3/"}],"creator":"Don Steinberg","articleSection":"","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blte0528d74639910db/698a376009208f9571419c53/best-inventions-2022-x1-matrix-array.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/collections/best-inventions-2022/6229122/holoplot-x1-matrix-array/","name":"Sound Sculpting"}}]}] ```