8330A kombinerar precision, anpassningsbarhet och kompakt design och erbjuder ofärgad prestanda med kraftfulla rumskorrigeringsfunktioner.
8330A SAM™ Studio Monitor

Intelligent Signal Sensing (ISS™)

Tekniken Directivity Control Waveguide (DCW™)

SPL
104 dB

Frekvensomfång
45 Hz - 23 kHz (-6 dB)

Mått
H 299 x W 189 x D 178 mm, med Iso-Pod™ (vy i tum)

Proffsens självklara val
8330A är valet för proffs med höga krav som behöver både kraft och flexibilitet. 8330A ger lite mer SPL och lågfrekvensdjup än dess mindre syskonmodell 8320A. 8330A ger transparent och verklighetstrogen återgivning och med dess breda, ofärgade ”sweet spot” kan du alltid fatta korrekta och tillförlitliga mixningsbeslut.

Verkligt optimerad lyssning
8330A är en smart, aktiv monitorhögtalare som integreras med programvaran GLM, via vilken den kan konfigureras och kalibreras för din lyssningsmiljö. Detta kompenserar för negativ påverkan från rummet och skapar en optimerad monitorlösning – från mono till immersivt. Om du behöver arbeta i krävande akustiska miljöer är 8330A en kompakt och smart lyssningspartner.
Genelec
8330A SAM™ Studio Monitor Dark Grey
8330A SAM™ Studio Monitor White
8330A SAM™ Studio Monitor RAW
1 x monitorhögtalare 8330A
1 x strömkabel 1,8 m
1 x RJ45-kabel 5 m
1 x användarmanual
8330A SAM™ Studio Monitor
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Tekniska Specifikationer

SPL
104 dB

Förstärkareffekt
50 W Bass (Class D) + 50 W Treble (Class D)

Frekvensomfång
45 Hz - 23 kHz ("-6 dB")

Noggrannhet Frekvensomfång
± 1.5 dB (58 Hz - 20 kHz)

Storlek på högtalarelement
⌀ 130 mm Bass + ⌀ 19 mm Treble (vy i tum)

Mått
H 299 x W 189 x D 178 mm, med Iso-Pod™ (vy i tum)

Vikt
5.5 kg / 12.1 lb

Anslutningar
1 x XLR Analog Input
1 x XLR AES/EBU Input
1 x XLR AES/EBU Output
2 x RJ45 Control
8330A SAM™ Studio Monitor
Tekniska Specifikationer
Specifikationer för system
Frekvensomfång
58 Hz - 20 kHz (± 1.5 dB)
Low cutoff -6 dB
45 Hz
High cutoff -6 dB
23 kHz

SPL
Peak SPL Maximum peak acoustic output per pair at 1 m distance with music material.
≥110 dB
Short term max SPL Maximum short term sine wave acoustic output on axis in half space, averaged from 100 Hz to 3 kHz at 1 m.
≥104 dB
Long term max SPL Maximum long term RMS acoustic output in the same conditions with IEC weighted noise (limited by driver unit protection circuit) at 1 m.
≥96 dB
Egenljud
Egenljud Self generated noise level in free field on axis (A-weighted).
≤5 dB
Vikt
Vikt5.5 kg (12.1 lb)
Mått
Höjd
285 mm
Höjd med Iso-Pod
299 mm
Bredd
189 mm
Djup
178 mm

Kabinett
Material för kabinett
Die cast aluminium
Typ av kabinett
Reflex port
Högtalarelement
Typ av element
Cone
Diameter
130 mm
Typ av element
Metal dome
Diameter
19 mm
Direktivitet


Harmonisk distorsion
> 100 Hz ≤0.5 %
Group delay
Latens vid höga frekvenser från ingång till akustisk utgång, mätt vid den analoga ingången:
Utökad faslinjäritet när GLM är OFF
__2.9 ms__
I Genelecs prestandagrafik beskrivs tiden för konvertering från en elektronisk insignal till den akustiska utsignalen i en Genelec-monitor av två faktorer - latens och gruppfördröjning. Gruppfördröjningsfaktorn kan avläsas i grafiken för en specifik frekvens. Den totala frekvensspecifika in-till-utgång-fördröjningen är en summa av latens- och gruppfördröjningsfaktorerna. För att förstå betydelsen av denna totala fördröjning, tänk på att flytta bort en högtalare med 1 meter skapar en ytterligare fördröjning på cirka 3 ms.

Avsnitt Förstärkare
Förstärkare
50 W Class D
50 W Class D
Nätspänning
100-240 VAC 50/60Hz
Strömförbrukning
ISS Aktiverat
≤0.5 W
Inaktiv
≤3 W
Full effekt
50 W
Avsnitt Signalbehandling
Anslutningar
Input Analog signal input connector XLR female, balanced 10 kOhm.
Input XLR female IN
Output XLR male OUT
2 x Control Two CAT5 (RJ45) GLM Network connectors for computer control using the Genelec Loudspeaker Manager (GLM) software.
För mer ingående teknisk information vänligen se produktens bruksanvisning
Nyckelteknologier

Intelligent Signal Sensing (ISS™)

Tekniken Directivity Control Waveguide (DCW™)

Aktiva delningsfilter

Iso-Pod™-stativ

Optimerade förstärkare

Skyddskretsar

Reflexportdesign

Smart Active Monitor-system (SAM™)

Mångsidiga monteringsalternativ

Tekniken Minimum Diffraction Enclosure (MDE™)
Intelligent Signal Sensing (ISS™) minskar strömförbrukningen i standby-läge.
Intelligent Signal Sensing lanserades 2013 och uppfyller både EU:s ErP-direktiv och Genelecs egna hållbarhetsåtaganden.
ISS™-kretsen övervakar högtalarens signalingång och fastställer om den används eller inte. Om ISS-kretsen inte känner av någon ljudsignal under en viss tid försätter den automatiskt högtalaren i strömsparläge så att den drar mindre än 0,5 W. När en ingångssignal upptäcks aktiveras högtalaren direkt. Högtalaren kommer att börja spara ström direkt när arbetet pausas.
En ”ISS Disable”-brytare finns på baksidan av alla högtalare, bredvid rumskorrigeringsreglagen. När högtalarens huvudströmbrytare står på ”ON” aktiveras ISS™-funktionen (strömsparläge) automatiskt.
Om du inte vill använda ISS™-funktionen kan du stänga av den genom att sätta ”ISS Disable”-brytaren på den bakre panelen på ”ON”. I det här läget stängs högtalaren av och slås på endast med hjälp av huvudströmbrytaren.
Observera att man alltid kan stänga av högtalaren helt med huvudströmbrytaren.
Tekniken Directivity Control Waveguide (DCW™) för platt återgivning både on-axis och off-axis.
1983 tog Genelec ett revolutionerande steg med utvecklingen av tekniken Directivity Control Waveguide (DCW™), som på den tiden användes i ett äggformat kabinett. Genelecs DCW-teknik har utvecklats och finjusterats i över 30 år och syftet är att förbättra prestandan för direktstrålande flervägsmonitorer betydligt.
DCW-tekniken formar den utgående vågfronten på ett kontrollerat sätt, vilket möjliggör förutsägbar anpassning av ljudets spridningsmönster. Målet är att begränsa spridningsvinkeln så att ströspridning minskas för att göra spridningen jämn och enhetlig. Det leder till en utomordentligt platt frekvensgång och en enhetlig kraftrespons. Den avancerade DCW-tekniken minimerar tidiga reflektioner och ger ett brett och stabilt lyssningsområde med korrekt ljudåtergivning både on-axis och off-axis.
Minimerade tidiga reflektioner och kontrollerad, konstant direktivitet har ytterligare en viktig fördel: frekvensbalansen i rummets efterklangsfält blir mer eller mindre likadan som det direkta ljudfältet från monitorhögtalarna. Detta leder till att monitorsystemets prestanda blir mindre beroende av rummets akustiska egenskaper.
Ljudbildens djup och bredd är viktiga aspekter i alla lyssningsmiljöer, och de är inte bara viktiga on-axis utan även off-axis. Detta hjälper inte bara ljudteknikern som gör jobbet, utan även andra som befinner sig i lyssningsområdet – och det är ofta många inblandade i större kontrollrum.
Huvudsakliga fördelar med DCW™-tekniken:
– Platt återgivning både on-axis och off-axis för ett större funktionellt lyssningsområde
– Ökat förhållande mellan direkt och reflekterat ljud för minskad färgning
– Förbättrad stereo- och ”soundstage”-ljudbild
– Ökad känslighet för drivenheterna på upp till 6 dB
– Ökad högsta ljudtryckskapacitet
– Minskad distorsion för drivenheterna
– Minskade kantdiffraktioner
– Övergripande minskad distorsion
Aktiva delningsfilter vid låga signalnivåer.
Elektroniska delningsfilter gör det möjligt att dela upp ljudsignalen i separata frekvensband som kan dirigeras till enskilda slutsteg, vilka sedan kopplas till specifika givare som är optimerade för ett specifikt frekvensband.
Aktiva delningsfilter finns både i digitala och analoga varianter. Genelecs digitala aktiva delningsfilter har extra funktioner för signalbearbetning, såsom skydd av element, fördröjning och utjämning.
Genelecs analoga aktiva delningsfilter innehåller elektroniska komponenter som används vid låga signalnivåer som är lämpliga för ineffekten till slutstegen. Detta till skillnad från passiva delningsfilter som används vid höga signalnivåer från slutstegets uteffekt, vilket gör att de måste hantera höga strömstyrkor och i vissa fall även hög spänning.
I ett vanligt tvåvägssystem behöver de aktiva delningsfiltren två slutsteg – ett för baselementet och ett för diskantelementet.
Designen med aktiva delningsfilter har flera fördelar:
– Frekvensgången blir oberoende av eventuella dynamiska förändringar i elementets elektriska egenskaper eller nivå.
– Ökad flexibilitet och precision för att finjustera den utgående frekvensgången för de specifika elementen.
– Varje element har ett eget slutsteg och egen signalbearbetning. Detta isolerar varje element från de signaler som hanteras av övriga element, vilket minskar problemen med intermoduleringsdistorsion och förvrängning.
– Möjlighet att kompensera för känslighetsvariationer mellan elementen.
– Möjlighet att kompensera för avvikelser i frekvens- och fasåtergivning som är kopplade till elementets egenskaper inom det avsedda passbandet.
– Den platta frekvensgång som en högkvalitativ aktiv högtalare ger är resultatet av den kombinerande effekten av delningsfilterresponsen, slutstegsresponsen och elementresponsen i ett högtalarkabinett.
Genom att använda en aktiv teknik kan man justera frekvensgången och optimera hela högtalarsystemet i olika miljöer utan att behöva använda dyra externa equalizers. Slutresultatet är ett enklare, mer tillförlitligt, effektivt, konsekvent och precist aktivt högtalarsystem.
Iso-Pod™-stativet separerar högtalaren från ytan för minimerade vibrationer och förbättrad ljudbild.
Även om det rekommenderas att använda stabila och robusta golvstativ till fristående högtalare är det vanligt att man placerar dem direkt på ett bord eller på mixerbordet.
Detta leder till flera ofördelaktiga effekter. Man glömmer ofta att rikta högtalaren mot lyssnaren, dessutom sprider sig oönskade mekaniska vibrationer från högtalaren till ytan och första ordningens reflektioner från ytan leder till kamfiltrering och därmed ojämnheter i frekvensgången.
För att lösa dessa vanliga problem har Genelec utvecklat en effektiv och praktisk lösning. Vi har designat högtalarstativet Iso-Pod™ – Isolation Positioner/Decoupler – som fästs på aluminiumkabinettet. Iso-Pod är gjort av ett särskilt flexibelt, gummiliknande material. Kabinettet står stabilt på stativet och kan flyttas längs den böjda ytan eller sidan för att luta högtalaren ±15°.
Högtalarens akustiska axel kan därmed riktas precist mot lyssnaren genom att man justerar kabinettets lutning med Iso-Pod-stativet. Isoleringen av vibrationer och de dämpande egenskaperna minskar mellanregisterfärgning orsakad av oönskade vibrationer som överförs till bärande ytor.
Den innovativa lösningen är en väsentlig del av Genelecs högtalardesign och ger massor av fördelar när det kommer till både användning av högtalaren och ljudkvaliteten.
Varje givare drivs av en egen optimerad förstärkare.
Elektroniska delningsfilter gör det möjligt att dela upp ljudsignalen i separata frekvensband som kan dirigeras till enskilda slutsteg, vilka sedan kopplas till specifika givare som är optimerade för ett specifikt frekvensband.
I ett vanligt tvåvägssystem behöver det aktiva delningsfiltret två slutsteg – ett för baselementet och ett för diskantelementet. Slutstegen är direkt kopplade till den aktiva högtalarens element, vilket gör att slutstegens belastning blir mycket enklare och välkänd. Varje elementspecifikt slutsteg har endast en begränsad frekvens att förstärka (slutsteget är placerat efter det aktiva delningsfiltret), vilket bidrar till att göra designen enkel.
Den aktiva designprincipen har flera fördelar:
– Slutstegen är direkt kopplade till högtalarens element, vilket maximerar kontrollen som utövas av slutstegens dämpning på elementets talspole. Detta reducerar i sin tur följderna av dynamiska förändringar i elementets elektriska egenskaper. Detta kan förbättra systemets transienta svar.
– Minskning av den uteffekt som krävs från slutsteget. Tack vare att ingen energi går förlorad i komponenterna till det passiva delningsfiltret minskas den uteffekt som krävs från slutsteget betydligt (med upp till 50 % i vissa fall), utan någon minskning av den akustiska uteffekten i högtalarsystemet. Detta kan bidra till att sänka kostnader och öka både ljudkvaliteten och systemets tillförlitlighet.
– Ingen förlust mellan förstärkaren och elementenheterna, vilket leder till maximal akustisk effektivitet.
– Den aktiva tekniken kan uppnå överlägsen ljudprestanda vs. storlek vs. lägre frekvensgräns.
– Alla högtalare levereras som ett fabrikskonfigurerat system (förstärkare, delningsfilterkomponenter, kabinett och elementsystem).
Sofistikerade skyddskretsar för drivenheter för säker användning.
När du arbetar med avancerad ljudproduktion är det otroligt viktigt att dina monitorsystem alltid är tillförlitliga och fungerar som de ska. Det främsta skälet till Genelecs framgångar inom sändningstillämpningar är våra produkters tillförlitlighet, och en viktig faktor bakom detta är de interna skyddskretsarna som finns i alla våra produkter – ända sedan 1978.
Skyddskretsarna förebygger fel på elementet genom att analysera signalnivåerna. Vid plötsliga toppar eller för höga nivåer under en längre tid minskas signalnivån automatiskt. Den här funktionen påverkar givetvis inte ljudkvaliteten på något sätt när högtalaren används inom ramen för dess specifikationer. Den hindrar endast avvikande ingångssignaler från att orsaka skada på högtalaren.
Skyddskretsarnas funktioner och fördelar:
– Minskar uteffektnivån vid behov (t.ex. när temperaturen vid elementets talspole uppnår ett gränsvärde), vilket förbättrar systemets tillförlitlighet betydligt
– Lämpliga skyddskretsar i alla högtalare och subwoofers gör det möjligt att maximera systemets utgående ljudnivå.
Avancerad reflexportdesign för utökad lågfrekvensgång.
Genelecs design med ventilerade kabinett (reflexkabinett) går tillbaka till modellen S30, vår första produkt från 1978. Reflexportarnas prestanda har förbättrats och finjusterats genom åren med syftet att öka baselementets lågfrekvensdjup och ljudtryckskapacitet för att kunna ge en utomordentligt tydlig basåtergivning.
Både elementet och ventileringen bidrar till reflexkabinettets totala ljudspridning. Det mesta av ljudspridningen kommer från högtalarelementet, men vid reflexportens resonansfrekvens är elementets förflyttning så liten att det mesta av ljudspridningen kommer ut genom reflexporten.
För att minimera luftens hastighet genom röret bör tvärsnittsarean vara stor. Detta innebär att röret måste vara långt, vilket är en utmaning när det kommer till utformningen.
Det långa, böjda röret maximerar luftflödet så att en djup basgång kan återges utan kompression. Reflexröret slutar i en bred konisk öppning på baksidan av kabinettet, vilket minimerar missljud och ger en utomordentlig basåtergivning.
Rörets böjning har även utformats noggrant för att minimera missljud, kompression och distorsion. Den inre änden av röret har en korrekt resistiv avslutning som vidare minimerar det hörbara blåsljudet och luftturbulensen.
Korrekt utformade reflexportar gör det möjligt att minska baselementets förskjutning betydligt, vilket förbättrar den linjära lågfrekvenskapaciteten.
Uppkopplade Smart Active Monitor-system (SAM™) har funktioner för automatisk kalibrering till omgivningen.
Under det senaste decenniet har mängden globalt mediainnehåll ökat enormt, vilket har lett till stora förändringar i hur uppkopplade företag hanterar den ökade arbetsbördan. En ökad mängd ljudproduktioner görs nu i mindre och mer begränsade arbetsutrymmen. Detta ökar de akustiska problemen och minskar lyssningstillförlitligheten. Samtidigt måste professionella ljudtekniker kunna räkna med ett tillförlitligt och tydligt monitorhögtalarsystem som återger ljudet neutralt och utan distorsion.
Genelecs avancerade SAM-system är baserade på de stabila elektroakustiska grunderna i serierna 1200, 8000 och 7000 och utgör dagens mest avancerade och anpassningsbara monitorlösningar. De är oumbärliga för professionella ljudtekniker tack vare att de automatiskt kan anpassa sig till den akustiska miljön och kompensera för nivåer, fördröjningar och avvikelser i rummet. SAM-system kan styras via Genelecs patenterade, uppkopplade programvara Genelec Loudspeaker Manager (GLM™) som hjälper dig att bygga upp ett flexibelt och tillförlitligt monitorsystem.
Programvaran GLM 3 är ett otroligt intuitivt och kraftfullt styrsystem som hanterar anslutningen till alla SAM-studiomonitorer och -subwoofers i nätverket – upp till 30 stycken. GLM 3 har funktioner för justering av nivåer och avståndsfördröjning samt flexibel rumskorrigeringsutjämning med det robusta och toppmoderna AutoCal™-systemet för automatisk kalibrering. Alla parametrar och inställningar sparas i systemets inställningsfiler eller i varje enskild monitorhögtalare eller subwoofer om GLM-nätverket måste kopplas från.
Dessutom kan SAM-systemets samtliga akustiska egenskaper optimeras för olika tillämpningar eller kundbehov. Även om högtalarna eller projekten måste flyttas mellan olika rum kan du lita på att SAM-tekniken ger bästa möjliga konsekvens vid lyssning, med en neutral ljudbild med låg distorsion.
Genelecs SAM-system erbjuder ett heltäckande, lösningsfokuserat och uppkopplat produktsortiment med stöd för analoga och digitala signaler i mer eller mindre alla arbetsmiljöer.
Mångsidiga monteringsalternativ för alla installationsbehov.
Förutom utomordentlig akustisk design och avancerade alternativ för optimering av högtalarens prestanda utifrån rummet erbjuder vi många olika monteringsalternativ för enkel installation för olika användningsområden.
Vårt stora utbud av tillbehör och de fasta monteringspunkterna på baksidan av våra produkter med aluminiumkabinett erbjuder lösningar för alla vanliga installationer. M6-fästpunkter för vägg- och takfästen är integrerade i de formgjutna kabinetten.
Vissa modeller har även en 3/8"-gänga på undersidan av kabinettet för montering på ett robust mikrofonstativ. Andra större och tyngre modeller har M10-fästpunkter. Vi har även designat särskilda golvstativplattor som är kompatibla med Iso-Pod-stativet som är en del av vår produktdesign.
Tack vare dessa alternativ och möjligheter används våra högtalare på många olika platser utöver professionella inspelningsstudior, exempelvis i kommersiella projekt och AV-installationer såväl som i hem över hela världen.
Tekniken Minimum Diffraction Enclosure (MDE™) för ofärgad ljudåtergivning.
Ett vanligt problem med vanliga fristående högtalare är att ojämnheter i den främre baffeln leder till diffraktioner och att högtalarens skarpa kanter agerar som en sekundär källa för reflektionerna.
I syfte att förbättra frekvensgångens platthet och kraftresponsen från fristående högtalarsystem har Genelec designat innovativa kabinett med rundade kanter och lätt svängda linjer som är optimerade för att matcha högtalarelementens egenskaper. Förutom att leverera en utomordentligt platt frekvensgång ger dessa kabinett med minimal diffraktion en otroligt högpresterande ljudbild.
I syfte att få en elegant, välvd yta på kabinettet och för att minska dess yttermått, samtidigt som den interna volymen maximeras för bättre lågfrekvenseffekt, har vi designat ett kabinett av formgjutet aluminium. Aluminium är ett lättviktigt och stabilt material som är lätt att dämpa för att på så sätt få en mer resonansdöd konstruktion. Kabinettets väggar kan göras förhållandevis tunna, samtidigt som materialet ger bra EMC-skärmning och utgör ett utomordentligt kylelement för slutstegen. Formgjutningen görs i två delar, en främre och en bakre, för enkel separering vid eventuell service och reparation.
DCW-vågledaren är integrerad i MDE-kabinettet av aluminium för att ge bättre kontroll av högtalarens ljudspridning. Lågfrekvensgränsen för konstant direktivitet är beroende av vågledarens storlek, så ju större den är desto bättre kontroll ger den. Med en kontrollerad ljudspridning off-axis får man ett konsekvent lyssningsfönster, vilket är otroligt viktigt vid multikanallyssning. Kontrollerad ljudspridning minskar även första ordningens reflektioner från ytor i närheten av högtalaren, vilket bidrar till att ge konsekvent ljudåtergivning i varierande akustiska miljöer. Hela främre baffeln är lätt böjd och de akustiskt transparenta gallren är en del av det yttre kabinettets estetik, vilket gör att de smälter in väl med andra svängda ytor.
Referenser
Tenderdyn Arts is a facility where technology and content are interwoven. Located in the Denver suburb of Castle Rock, Tenderdyn Arts’ recording studio has made itself home to recordings and performances by world-renowned artists such as Akademia Music Award Jazz Artist of the Year Louis Colaiannia, and pianist Lara Downes (Classical Woman of the Year for 2022), while its InStudioNow series creates videos of interviews with those talented and committed artists for release with their music for a multi-media audience. In August 2020, the studio made the leap into immersive sound, and it chose Genelec as the foundation for its monitoring. After outfitting its video post-production and media studio with a small prototypical 7.1.4 speaker arrangement as proof of concept, Tenderdyn Arts founder and owner Tad Wheeler moved to upgrade the main studio’s control room to a full Dolby Atmos®-compatible system. Three Genelec 8341A speakers comprise the L-C-R array; four Genelec 8330A speakers are used for left and right rear and side surrounds and four more for the overhead array. A pair of Genelec 7360A subwoofers using the same LFE feed complete the monitoring array.
“I talked extensively with other studio owners in Los Angeles, New York, Nashville and elsewhere about implementing immersive sound, and it seemed like the way to go, especially for the work that we specialize in,” Wheeler explains. In fact, within months Tenderdyn Arts had developed a reputation as an immersive go-to destination. In October of that year, the first immersive recording and mix done there, Mark D’Ambrosio’s Bird of Paradise LP, was released. Tenderdyn Arts has continued to work in immersive music and video since then including working with Jorge Elbrecht on the immersive release of Japanese Breakfast’s Jubilee LP – nominated at this year’s GRAMMY® Awards. Most recently, Gerry "The Gov" Brown and Bobby Campbell have been working on John Legend's back catalog at Tenderdyn Arts and are excited to bring in more artists/projects moving forward.
Jorge Elbrecht remarked, "The acoustics at Tenderdyn Arts were so balanced, and the facility dialed in so well that the resulting mixes needed very little revising to get absolutely perfect--a seamless and enjoyable transition into Dolby Atmos mixing for me.”
Bobby Campbell noted, “Mixing in Dolby Atmos at Tenderdyn has been a great learning experience as well as proving to translate in other Dolby listening environments all the way down to the Binaural headphone rendering. Thanks to Tad's rock-solid room design, paired with the speaker calibration, we are able to have an enjoyable mixing process with extremely professional results.”
Wheeler credits Genelec Inc. Senior Technical Sales Manager Paul Stewart for helping refine the layout of his immersive monitoring array, using Genelec’s GLM loudspeaker calibration software. The new Genelec monitoring has been both effective and accurate. “I’ve been able to help other engineers in the area learn about immersive sound as a result of the having the Genelec system here, and Bobby Campbell, who is mixing the John Legend tracks, commented on how well they translated here,” he says. “Genelec speakers are amazing under any circumstances, but for immersive music they are unsurpassed.”
Wheeler is currently assisting Bobby Campbell in the creation of a new facility, an 1,800 square-foot studio in the Denver Tech Center that will house two Atmos-equipped studios modeled on his current control room’s dimensions, and which will also be used to train engineers and producers in the immersive arts. Wheeler says he’s looking forward to having Genelec monitoring in that facility as well, when it opens as planned later this year. “Putting the Genelecs in the current studio has already changed everything, and the reaction to them has been fantastic,” he says. “Artists come in to work, they hear it, and then they threaten not to leave!”
Can you tell us a little about how you ended up in audio?
The reason I got into engineering is because of my mom. She found out about Full Sail University in the April of 2008 and told me I should go there because I'll love it. I'd never heard of audio engineering until she told me about it, and she didn’t give me a choice if I wanted to go or not, so a month later I was a student there! These days, I mix mainly pop, hip hop and R&B songs at my studio, and I work on a lot of short films.
What kind of studio space do you have and what's the history of the place?
My studio is in the city of Columbia, in a cabin connected to another building where bleacher seating for stadiums is manufactured. The company owned that building for 20 years before they made this cabin for the owner's son. The studio room's size is 15x23x16 ft, 16 in the middle of the room.
What are the key items of equipment in your studio?
My Apogee Symphony MK II interface, Avid Dock, Pro Tools, and Genelec Loudspeaker Manager (GLM).
How did you become interested in immersive audio and start to equip your studio for it?
I first became interested early last year after a random studio tour popped up on YouTube showing a recently finished room - I was considering going 7.1 for films at the time. That studio tour video blew my mind, and when I saw that the music business was moving into immersive audio, I decided to get into it myself. I made a few calls to get some information, but generally people didn't seem to know much about it. I knew the number of speakers I wanted and where they'd be going, so I reached out to Genelec on Instagram, and the next thing I know, I’m on the phone with Paul Stewart (great guy, love him). Paul took me through everything step by step over about a week, and ensured I had everything working. Thanks, Paul.
How does it feel to mix in immersive, are there any new challenges?
When I first started mixing in immersive, it felt weird. I could spread everything out as I didn’t have to make room in the mix anymore. The challenge is that you think you should do something because of the increased possibilities, and that can blind you from doing what the song needs versus what you might want to do for it.
What Genelecs are you using and why did you choose them?
My left and right monitors are 8341s, the center monitor is 8331, LFE is 7350, and the rest are 8330s. When I chose to go immersive, I looked at three big brands including Genelec and since I knew that a lot of film mixers use Genelec, I figured it had to be for a good reason. In my opinion, that reason is GLM. Personally, I don’t have the perfect room, so GLM tightens up my low end nicely, and the delay and level adjustments make a big difference.
What are you working on right now and how's business so far with your new setup?
I’m working on two albums right now, one that's pop and the other R&B. I only finished my room last week, so I'm yet to see how things will turn out for me business-wise in immersive audio. I do believe however, that it was an excellent decision to make the jump. I think immersive audio is here to stay, and in 3 to 5 years it will be the main playback format for music. Of course, stereo will still be relevant.
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Located behind the understated industrial façade of a warehouse in Burleigh Heads, on Queensland’s famous Gold Coast, is a new jewel in the immersive audio crown – Hype Republic. This high-end addition to Australia’s post-production industry is bedecked with stained wood, vintage leather, black steel and up-to-the-minute technology. The new post facility was built to empower filmmakers to create the highest quality work. Helping it achieve this aim is a Genelec 7.1.4 Dolby Atmos monitoring system complemented by Genelec GLM Loudspeaker Manager software.
“Hype Republic contacted us asking for an immersive solution for their new post-production studio,” recalls Paul Newcomb, business development manager at Studio Connections, Genelec’s Australian distribution partner. “They required an audio solution that would complement their film/video cinematography department and was capable of delivering 7.1.4 immersive playback. This studio would be open to many creative specialists and as such, the gear needed to be robust and reliable. The solution was a Genelec 7.1.4 Smart Active Monitoring system consisting of 8340s, 8330s and a 7360 subwoofer.
GLM was the key to bringing this system together. It just works flawlessly and even faster now with GLM 4.1.
“The reason for going with the Genelec Smart Active Monitoring range is that each monitor and subwoofer could be independently calibrated relative to its position in the room,” continues Newcomb. “Installing monitors in the ceiling can present many acoustic obstacles. Not only do they need to be frequency neutral, but their phase needs to be aligned with all the other monitors in the array. GLM calibration software is an invaluable tool in this situation, and Genelec’s unrivalled range of mounting options makes it so easy to install an immersive system in any room.”
Indeed, Genelec’s GLM software is credited as the critical element in ensuring the success of the installation. “GLM was the key to bringing this system together,” states Newcomb. “It just works flawlessly, and even faster now with the latest GLM 4.1 update. I know GLM has been in existence for a long time now, way before immersive audio was a thing, but it somehow seems like it was actually designed specifically with this in mind!”
The benefit that Hype Republic has seen from using Genelec monitors and GLM in its immersive setup is that each of the 11 monitors and the subwoofer is precisely calibrated for their specific position in the room. GLM sends a full frequency audio sweep through each monitor and subwoofer, and analyses the acoustics of the room via the GLM reference microphone and network adaptor. With the response of the room’s acoustics recorded, GLM software aligns the frequency response, playback level, distance delay and subwoofer phase of the entire monitoring setup.
Genelec Smart Active Monitoring provides the confidence that mixes will sound great, everywhere.
“The system was calibrated without a hitch, which is a testament to the simplicity of GLM,” continues Newcomb. “Once guided through the process, the in-house engineer can now easily recalibrate and tweak the system if and when necessary.
“The combination of a well-treated, free floating room-within-a-room that was minimal in design and the capabilities of GLM, meant that there really weren’t any major obstacles to overcome, and everything ran smoothly with the installation. This is reflected in the quality of the end result.
“As with any GLM calibration, the results speak for themselves, and this was no different,” says Newcomb. “The studio sounds amazing. It’s no surprise that when searching for the best studios in the world you will often find the choice has been Genelec. Genelec Smart Active Monitoring systems provide not only the sonic quality, but the confidence that mixes will sound great, everywhere. We believe the client is extremely happy with their system. It fulfils their brief, sounds fantastic and will be providing uncompromised sound quality for many years into the future.”
“Our goal has always been to create the most epic and ground-breaking work with the most creative humans, and enjoy every step of the journey,” reflects Allan Hardy, co-founder of Hype Republic. “Our new Gold Coast post-production studio brings together the most experienced award-winning specialists with the best equipment and a beautiful facility just minutes from the iconic Burleigh Heads. I have no doubt that the new studio and the projects and people it brings to the Gold Coast will nurture countless opportunities for our local creative community and emerging talent.”
What is your name and where are you based?
JT Roach. I’m from Madison, Wisconsin, but I’ve been based in Los Angeles, CA, for the last seven years.
What inspired you to start making or recording music?
I’ve always been passionate about music, but I think what made me want to take it seriously is that it’s such an efficient way to share your energy with others. You can create something, and millions of people can absorb its emotion and feel it at the same time from all over the world. You can have such a positive impact with music, which has always been my goal.
What was your first ever piece of recording gear?
A Talkboy; just like the one in Home Alone 2. I used to record myself playing guitar over it when I was a kid.
What was the last piece of gear that you bought?
I just got a 3 slot 500 Series Radial Workhorse, a Mäag EQ4, and a Chandler Opto. My first time using 500 series gear, but I’m really loving the sound I’m getting with them. Got my vocals and guitars coming into the box already sounding great, and it means less tweaking with plugins, plus I get to focus on things that are more fun to me.
In which room in your home is your studio based, and were there any challenges in setting it up?
My girlfriend and I live in a two-bedroom apartment in Studio City, and I turned one of the bedrooms into my studio. Street noise was an issue at first, but I hired LA Sound Panels to treat the room and they did an amazing job. I threw all my old treatment in the closet, so now it works great as a booth.
Which Genelec models do you have?
I have a pair of the 8330As.
What type of projects do you use your speakers for?
Most of what I write, and produce, is vocally driven pop over acoustic and electric guitars, but I write and record in many genres. Lately I have been doing a lot of EDM, which has been fun.
What you think of the speakers, and what do you like about them?
I had heard the hype about Genelec from several of my producer friends, so I was very excited that I could make it happen. The first time I used them and listened to some of my favorite songs, it honestly felt like I was hearing music for the first time, in a way. The first song I played was Really Love by D’Angelo, who is one of my favorite artists. The warmth and clarity of the high end is what stood out to me in comparison to other monitors I have owned before. The high end was warm and sticky in a way that makes the listening experience so much more enjoyable. The sound doesn’t feel forced though; just balanced, warm, and comforting. Like the speakers are giving your ears a big hug.
Describe your perfect day in the studio.
Any day that ends with a song I’m excited about. Some days, that happens quickly, and some days it’s very difficult. Despite this, if I get a song that I’m proud of; that I can share with the world and people can enjoy forever, then that was a good day. If I can really enjoy the process as well, then that’s the icing on the cake.
What’s your top tip for being creative at home?
The cliches you’ve heard are true, so if you hear it a lot, take it into consideration . . . But a tip you may not have heard? If you have a TV in your home studio, throw on a muted TV show with subtitles while you produce and write. Sometimes, the visuals or dialogue can inspire a headspace to create from for lyrics or sound design. I work all day and never feel like I’m working, because I’m “watching TV and just messing around”, but by the end of the day a great song happens if you stay moving and stay relaxed. It doesn’t work for everyone, but I’ve been enjoying that when I work solo lately.
Have you come across any new gear or apps to make home creating easier?
Suggester for iPhone is fun for finding new chord progressions, and you can export the MIDI via AirDrop to your computer. I always find that’s a fun way to stay inspired with new chord progressions. I also just got Scaler 2 recently, and it’s pretty awesome.
Which three artists would you love to collaborate with in a Zoom lockdown session?
Phoebe Bridgers. Skrillex. Jónsi.
Have you picked up any new skills during lockdown?
I’ve been writing a lot of EDM so I would say I’ve really spent time learning how to write songs for that genre this year. My artist project has always been Folk-leaning but I’m trying to embrace the electronic space and ride the momentum I have there for my project.
If there was one recording session you could have attended, which one would it have been and why?
I would love to have seen how Jónsi & Alex wrote and produced Riceboy Sleeps. That is my favorite album of all time.
Since working at home, what has become your ’Desert Island’ piece of gear? What can’t you live without?
Honest answer is any acoustic guitar. If you have a great song, the rest is downhill, and I write my best songs on guitar.
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"Marco Guadagno and Laura Ciafaloni wanted to keep this operation secret from the first steps to the last, and incredibly they did it," explains Donato Masci from Studio Sound Service, the acoustic design firm responsible for the design and construction of the facility.
As a company, 3Cycle had a history of using various studio facilities around Rome for dubbing work. But strong growth, combined with client support led to the decision to create a dedicated space of their own. While it was important that the dubbing element was catered to, the team wanted to expand the business further and took the opportunity to create a post-production hub that could offer much more. As a result, 3Cycle features seven ADR dubbing rooms, a pair of 5.1 QC rooms, two 7.1.4 Dolby Atmos Home Entertainment rooms and a Dolby Atmos theatrical room.
Genelec monitors were the right choice for 3Cycle because they are a standard for post-production facilities around the world.
The design work was carried out by Studio Sound Service’s team of designers made up of Donato Masci, Cecilia Torracchi and Giulia Bondielli, with the acoustic consultancy of Andy Munro. “We have designed a lot of studios together and created a sort of standard for post-production and dubbing, which is recognised and appreciated by numerous broadcasters,” says Donato Masci from Studio Sound Service. “3Cycle wanted to reach an international level and therefore we decided to also involve Andy.”
“3Cycle’s studios have been designed and built following the latest R&D in acoustics,” he continues. “In particular, the acoustics of the recording rooms have been given a neutral balance with the reduction of colouration and artifacts that can affect the final mixing of voices in all forms of media. The control rooms and mixing environments have been given a different approach, to match established international standards and Dolby certification requirements.”
Alongside the cutting-edge acoustics, Genelec Smart Active Monitors feature prominently throughout the facility. Each of the seven ADR rooms feature L-R 8330 monitors with an 8340 for the centre channel. The QC rooms are both equipped with 8340 monitors and a 7380 subwoofer for the 5.1 setup. Finally, the two Dolby Atmos Home Entertainment rooms have been installed with flush-mounted L-C-R S360 monitors, 8340s for the surrounds and overheads, and a 7382 subwoofer delivering the low frequencies.
“Genelec monitors were the right choice for 3Cycle because they are a standard for post-production facilities around the world,” states Masci, explaining the reasons behind selecting the studio monitors. “In addition to this, the GLM loudspeaker manager software helps a lot for the fine tuning, even if the rooms already sound really good.”
With this project taking place during the pandemic, there were obvious challenges. The Studio Sound Service team had difficulty travelling from their headquarters in Florence to the site in northern Rome (as Tuscany remained isolated from Rome for months) meaning that the supervision of the construction site was carried out from a distance. “It definetely wasn't a walk in the park,” notes Masci. “The construction was slowed down by numerous inconveniences related to the pandemic, but nevertheless all the collaborators made all the leaps so as not to accumulate large delays.”
Another major challenge came from isolating the facility. However, With Munro’s assistance, the team managed to create perfectly floating rooms that were mechanically decoupled from the structure. “All the recording rooms have been isolated using floated, room-within-room construction with vibration isolation throughout,” explains Masci. “Control rooms have also been given appropriate isolation, to avoid interference and also to allow accurate monitoring of the recordings themselves.”
the GLM loudspeaker manager software helps a lot for the fine tuning, even if the rooms already sound really good.
Reflecting on the overall project, Masci is proud of the end results. “The 3Cycle facility is the largest post-production facility that we’ve designed. It was a challenge but in the end it gave us great satisfaction. 3Cycle’s partners Marco Guadagno and Laura Ciafaloni, and CTO Simone Nobili, believed in us from the beginning and this was very important for us. Of course, during the implementation phases there were difficult moments, especially linked to respecting deadlines which were affected by the pandemic, but the 3Cycle guys have always shown a great and sincere sense of satisfaction.”
This reaction has been mirrored by the local industry, particularly following the secrecy around its creation. “Obviously when the facility opened, it was a big surprise for the city, and talent and producers are still talking positively about the first experiences they had,” says Masci. “It seems they really appreciate the acoustics, but also the general comfort of the rooms that have a particularly refined design.”
The Music Industry Studies program at Appalachian State University in Boone, NC, offers a Bachelor of Science degree with a minor in Business. Offering three concentrations – Recording and Production, Marketing and Promotion, and Manufacturing and Merchandising – the program has its hub in the Robert F. Gilley Recording Studio on campus. That facility, which is housed in the Mariam Cannon Hayes School of Music, has just opened its newest room, a Dolby Atmos® mix classroom, which is fitted with a 7.1.4 monitoring array of Genelec RAW 8320 and 8330 speakers plus a 7360 subwoofer. Genelec RAW models, designed specifically with sustainability in mind, provide a stylish matte “industrial aluminum” aesthetic that particularly suits this facility. The monitors were purchased through Guitar Center Professional in Greensboro, NC, and the array was installed by a team of over a dozen seniors in the Music Industry Studies program, who also built much of the rest of the Atmos room, under the supervision of Scott Wynne, the Director for the Gilley Recording Studio and Professor for the Music Industry Studies program.
“In 2003, they finished construction on an actual recording facility, which meant that they wouldn’t have students running a 16-channel snake across the hallway and tracking on semi-pro gear, and that’s when the Robert F. Gilley recording studios started,” says Wynne, who arrived in 2006 after teaching at Florida Atlantic University. “Now, we have four different control rooms and several million dollars of gear, because I want the students to actually learn on the equipment that plug-ins are designed from.” That desire for authenticity led to the choice of Genelec speakers for the Atmos monitoring array. After the university’s facilities team strengthened the room’s ceiling infrastructure to better support the new speakers, the Atmos array was installed by the students, with seven 8330s comprising the horizontal array – three as the L-C-R on stands and four others wall mounted as left-right front surrounds and left-right rear surrounds – and four 8320s installed in the ceiling using Genelec 442BS brackets. The 7360 subwoofer is freestanding on the floor. “We used a laser protractor and determined the exact positions with the students, and they literally screwed the brackets into those joists, trying to make sure that they got as much experience out of this as possible,” Wynne explains.
The choice of Genelec speakers for such a pivotal space as the Atmos studio had to do with Genelec’s reputation as an incredibly accurate monitoring solution, the choice of professional production studios worldwide, as well as the proprietary self-calibrating GLM software for the Genelec Smart Active Monitors™. Wynne says GLM allows the production program to move the monitors around the room as needed for various types of productions, without ever losing ideal speaker placement for imaging and phasing. In the process, he adds, the GLM software became part of the teaching process. “It becomes a lesson about acoustics,” he says. “What I love about them is their ability to show you the frequency response in the GLM software, in order to notice where the frequency dips are, where you’re getting too much push. You can then physically show that to your students and say, all right, what do you think these problems are culminating from? And they can make suggestions: what if we moved the speakers back? What if we moved them a little bit closer? What could we do in the room acoustically to fix some of these anomalies that we’re seeing? There are a lot of great software programs that are out there that can show you this, but because GLM’s functionality is so seamlessly integrated with the speakers, we can make a change in the classroom and in less than a minute they can immediately see that response change.” But just as important as Genelec’s feature set and sonic quality is its support of education. “They’ve always been great at creating an educational experience for students, and for having their tech come out and do lectures and share knowledge with classes,” he says.
Finally, there’s the RAW look. “That's exactly the finish I wanted,” says Wynne. “That was the look that I felt like the facility needed to set it apart. I think they complement the space and the students all love it. Everything about them allowed us to feel like we have a very unique room here.”
So says Philip Eriksson, Hazelight’s Lead Sound Designer, and we couldn’t wait to visit Philip and Senior Sound Designer Anne-Sophie Mongeau in Stockholm to film them talking about It Takes Two, Hazelight’s brand new co-op 3D action adventure game ….and their love of Genelec monitors, of course!
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Having started his career as a sound engineer, Philip studied film sound before joining EA Dice and working on their Star Wars Battlefront and Battlefield titles. Two years ago he transitioned to Hazelight to take responsibility for the audio production on It Takes Two.
Originally hailing from Montreal, Anne-Sophie’s experience in the game audio industry is complemented by a Master’s degree in Sound Design from the University of Edinburgh, and her role in It Takes Two has been dedicated to creating and delivering high quality soundscapes and interactive audio.
In our exclusive video, Philip and Anne-Sophie discuss the process of sound design in game audio – revealing how recording underwater with hydrophones, home-made kazoos and the use of slime and compressed air all played a part in their latest project!
With sound being so important in the creation of atmosphere and realism in games, it’s no surprise that Philip and Anne-Sophie rely on Genelec monitoring in their daily work. Philip’s room is equipped with a 5.1 Smart Active Monitoring system comprising 8331s in the LCR positions, 8330s as surrounds and an ‘awesome’ 7360 subwoofer handling the LF duties.
“I need speakers just to be able to sit and make sounds for eight hours a day,” says Philip. “I also need to have that representation of the sound so that I know that it's clear enough, so that I have the depth and I have the width. And then this usually translates pretty well to headphones.”
Anne-Sophie agrees, and adds that “You want something that translates as clearly as possible what's coming out of the game like what you put in, in terms of assets and implemented work, and how that translates to the end user - so you want the best reference you can get.”
The gaming company, best known for selling over 2 million copies of ‘Human: Fall Flat in China’ within a week of launch, has opted for Genelec Smart Active Monitors in each of these spaces to deliver a pristine audio experience that helps the developers understand the environment that they are creating.
We found that not only does its smart calibration system provide an enormous advantage, the Genelec brand also has a fantastic reputation in the industry.
“In the early stages of the project planning, we decided to go with the Dolby Atmos monitoring system, so that both production and post production could be carried out,” stated Fang Wan, Audio Director of XD Inc. "After conducting extensive research on similar products, we opted for the Genelec system. We found that not only does its smart calibration system provide an enormous advantage, the Genelec brand also has a fantastic reputation in the industry.”
While Suzhou Pineapple Acoustic Engineering Co., Ltd, designed the acoustics for the Dolby Atmos mixing room and editing suites, the system integration and installation was handled by MusicKing (Shanghai) Cultural Development Co., Ltd. All three editing suites are equipped with 8330 nearfield monitors. For the immersive room, the designers chose the three-way coaxial 8351s for the LCR positions, and 8330s for the surround and overhead channels - with a 7360 subwoofer delivering the lower frequencies.
The entire system has been finely calibrated to produce the most accurate sounds for us to be able to create with confidence.
The new audio production spaces have already proven to be advantageous to XD Inc., providing the 20-person team with the space and technology to research and create the right audio for the games they are working on. The facility has received unanimous praise from the entire audio team, with the monitors proving particularly popular.
“The soundfield is immersive and the positioning is accurate,” reflected Fang Wan on the mixing space. “In addition, it has great resolution and sufficient detail. The entire system has been finely calibrated to produce the most accurate sounds for us to be able to create with confidence.”
One such post production house is Aurom Post Sound, who have deepened their commitment to immersive audio with the addition of a second 7.1.4 room, powered by Genelec Smart Active Monitors.
“With customers impressed with the kind of performance we were getting from our first immersive studio, we decided to upgrade our original 5.1 room to a 7.1.4 configuration,” explains Aurom’s owner Akhilesh Acharya – who is a sound designer and mix engineer in his own right. “That would mean we would have two rooms with Genelec 7.1.4 monitoring that can both offer multi-format post production.”
(L-R) Ajaykumar PB, Abhilasha Gautama and Aishwarya Acharya.
We all know as mixing engineers that if you want to get the right sound and translation, Genelec is the only option.
The project saw Genelec’s Indian distribution partner, Sound Team, work closely with acoustic consultant Ajay Kumar PB and the local team from Dolby to ensure that the room would offer the translation between the studio and the movie theatre that Aurom required, as well as meeting Dolby’s exacting standards in a challenging space. The facility’s first Atmos studio used 8240A monitors and a 7270A subwoofer for the 7.1.4 configuration, but due to the size of the second room a different solution was found for the new space.
“We all know as mixing engineers that if you want to get the right sound and translation, Genelec is the only option available,” says Acharya. “For the new room we are using 8340As as LCR, with 8330As for surrounds and overheads plus a 7370A subwoofer and 9301A Multichannel AES/EBU interface,” he adds. “These monitors were suggested by both Dolby and Sound Team in accordance with the room size, so that we can work on both theatre mixes and OTT platforms. We are absolutely happy with our monitoring chain.”
We were impressed with the way GLM’s Auto Calibration works, and gets you very accurate results.
With the solution designed, installation was a smooth process, taking five days from cabling to commissioning. One of the reasons for this was Genelec’s GLM calibration software.
“We were impressed with the way GLM’s Auto Calibration works, and gets you very accurate results,” says Acharya. “The ability to then manually tweak after the AutoCal stage really gives a lot of flexibility to the person calibrating the room. We have also made different setups in GLM so that we can switch at any time between presets for a 5.1 film mix, theatrical Atmos, OTT Atmos and stereo too.”
Reflecting on the overall project, Acharya is clearly satisfied with the choices that Aurom has made. “For a mix room everything is results oriented,” he reasons. “It’s all about translation. We have not lost a single client in the past 5 years. The main reason is, they have heard more or less the same mix in the theatres or at home. Customers are happy and we have been getting regular work. We have found a high-performance product with very good reliability, and we are extremely happy with our purchase of Genelec monitors.”
The multi-room project - which includes both immersive and 5.1 surround studios as well as a host of video edit suites - was handled by SES-Audio, and all 15 rooms feature Genelec Smart Active Monitoring.
Studio 1 - which has been awarded Dolby Atmos HE certification – features a 7.1.4 system based entirely on the 8341 coaxial monitors from The Ones series. Eleven 8341s handle the LCR, surround and height positions, complemented by a 7380 subwoofer.
Studio 2 is also a 7.1.4 immersive room, again with 8341s in all positions supported by two 7360 subwoofers, and has complete compatibility with Studio 1 for maximum flexibility in optimising workflows.
Studio 3 is a 5.1 space powered by five 8320 nearfield two-way monitors and a 7350 subwoofer, while a separate Quality Control room has been equipped with eleven 8330 two-way nearfield models and a 7360 subwoofer. This room is designed to guarantee sound quality throughout the post-production chain, to meet the highest standards required by cinema and OTT platforms, and is capable of playing back content in all formats.
Finally, there are a total of 11 video editing rooms, each one equipped with 8330 monitors.
Charly Schmukler, head of Drago's Sound Post Production department, comments that “The Dolby Atmos certification allows us to adapt to the latest trends in the audiovisual industry with the certainty that we are working in an environment that meets the highest quality. This in turn guarantees a perfect transcription of our work to the domestic environment.”
Audio Lisbon had been working in 5.1 for a long time, so the ability to handle fully immersive content was a natural progression. “Being a new facility designed from scratch, it seemed logical to plan and install this format early, to avoid making changes in the future,” explains Pedro Carvalho, Partner at Audio Lisbon. “It is also a way for us to be able to offer other solutions to regular customers, as well as attracting new clients from other markets.”
Having made this decision, the next challenge was to find the right tools to enhance the studio’s workflow. “We considered several brands and systems for immersive audio monitoring,” recalls Carvalho. “We wanted auto-calibrated nearfield active monitors with an SPL that suited the room volume, and had AES/EBU connectivity so as to integrate with our Avid MTRX interface. Of course, they also had to sound good.”
It was at this point that Genelec’s local distribution partner Garrett Audiovisuais became involved in the project. “Ever since Genelec launched The Ones series of coaxial three–way monitors, we had been curious to hear what they could do,” says Carvalho. “After a visit to hear the 8351s at Garrett’s listening room, which happens to be nearby, all of our doubts were dispelled.”
It is a huge advantage to have a system that corrects minor anomalies in room acoustics.
Working with Marcelo Tavares from Audiodesigner for the acoustic design and Paulo Mendes for the technical design and installation, Audio Lisbon ultimately opted for an all–Genelec 7.1.4 Smart Active Monitoring solution. 8341A coaxial monitors have been installed in the LCR positions, while 8340A two-way monitors have been used for side and rear surrounds, and 8330A two-way monitors handle the ceiling channels. Two subwoofers have also been employed, to handle the LF content and provide bass management for the system. A 7370A subwoofer is coupled with the front and surround monitors, while the more compact 7360A model was chosen to partner the ceiling monitors.
Following the installation of the system, Carvalho describes the fine tuning possible with the GLM calibration software as “the icing on the cake”. “Although I had absolute confidence in Marcelo's work acoustically, it is a huge advantage to have a system that corrects minor anomalies in room acoustics, and makes it possible to store different calibration settings from 2.0 to 7.1.4 in a practical and effective way,” he reflects.
I'm a fan of these coaxial models. The quality and sound detail is impressive and the size/power ratio is amazing.
With the new post facility now fully operational, Carvalho is certainly happy with the results it has achieved and the new monitors in particular. “I'm a fan of these coaxial models. The quality and sound detail is impressive and the size/power ratio is amazing. Even though we have chosen a mixture of coaxial and conventional two–way models for our system, the balance obtained is really good. They also have a good dynamic range and good transient response. This investment represents an opportunity for expansion into other markets at both national and international level.”
Building on the previous successful projects, Morel was brought in early in the architectural design process for the Caribbean house. “I became involved with the design directly from the start,” he recalls. “When the first drawings were made for the new house it was clear a studio had to be in it as well. The architect gave me the location and the space in the house for the studio, and with this information I had to figure out how to make it possible.”
The aesthetic requirements for the new studio demanded a different design from Hardwell’s all-white main studio in the Netherlands, with the style, colours and architecture mirroring the house in Curacao itself. However, there was only ever one choice for the monitoring solution.
“He is used to Genelec, his main studio is equipped with 1034Bs, a 7073A and 8341As,” says Morel. “For him there is no other option to go for, or work with.”
While the monitoring brand has remained the same, Morel opted for a slightly different Genelec solution in response to the different acoustic environment of the new Curacao space. A pair of 1237A studio monitors have been installed as the main monitoring solution – about 6 feet from the listening position – with two 8330A monitors positioned about 4 feet away to provide the nearfield system. Finally, a 7071A dual 12-inch subwoofer has been placed under the desk but off centre, close to the wall to manage low frequencies. As part of Genelec’s Smart Active Monitoring family, the 1237A and 8330A monitors were configured and calibrated using Genelec’s own GLM software.
Initially, Morel remotely managed a team of local contractors and craftsmen who had been employed to handle the build. With the construction phase complete, he then travelled to Curacao for the commissioning stage.
“We used GLM to do the first auto-calibration,” he explains. “When this had been done, we further calibrated it manually within GLM to get the most satisfying personal result for the engineer. In this case of course, the engineer is Hardwell himself!”
Having overcome some challenges within the construction phase, the final result is something both Morel and, more importantly Hardwell, are happy with. “He had seen the design before I started finishing the room, and when we finished the room for real, he was really flabbergasted and blown away by the result both in sound and looks,” says Morel. “It was beyond his expectation.”
Combining an ambient music performance with a multi-channel listening experience, both the performers and the live audience were surrounded by a ring array of Genelec loudspeakers, creating a truly unique listening environment. This type of playback system is tailor-made for ambient music, emphasising the sense of space and the abstract nature of the compositions – and creating an incredibly thought-provoking and stimulating live event.
The planning and creation of the show took place over a two month period, using the demonstration space in Modern Sky to evaluate how the sound elements combined, how they moved, and what type of speaker configuration would be best suited to the ambient material. The creative team included electronic musician Wang Lu, also known as L + R, music producer/mixer Shen Lijia and visual artist Tami-musiXgal, and working alongside our colleagues at Genelec China, a system comprising eight S360 high-SPL smart active monitors and a 7382 subwoofer was used to surround the audience, while a smaller smart active array of four 8330 two-ways, four 8331 coaxial three-ways and a 7360 subwoofer was used to envelop the musician and the VJ. Genelec GLM software was then used to analyse the room and optimise the frequency response, distance delay and playback level of each speaker in the system – thereby delivering the best possible listening experience to both performers and audience alike.
In planning the event, the team were seeking a good combination of manual control, programming and random machine triggering, with the pre-programmed foundation of the 8.1 audio mix being handled by Ableton Live, with Cycling 74’s Max allowing communication with external hardware instruments – and plenty of real-time musical improvisation was included too!
Prior to the event, the demand for tickets was so high that it was decided to stage three separate performances, to allow every listener to position themselves comfortably within the speaker array and experience the finest sound quality. And from our own perspective, the whole process of planning and executing the event gave us a much deeper understanding of the shaping of space, the precise positioning of sound and the design of moving trajectories in music.
There’s no doubt to us at Genelec that as the world’s exposure to immersive audio becomes greater, the future of multi-channel live music performances is increasingly looking brighter. There are a whole new generation of music fans who are seeking more and more ‘experiential’ live performances, and Genelec is excited to play its part in the growth of this exciting medium.
A wholly-owned R&D subsidiary of G-bits, the company employs enthusiastic games fans with one simple mission - to produce ‘unique and great games’. As a result of Leiting’s dedication to creating all-round immersive experiences for its users, the company recently commissioned a 5.1.4 game audio studio based around Genelec Smart Active Monitors.
"For a games company like ours, an audio studio is a must," commented composer and game sound designer Knuckles (Jianyu) Zhang, who led the studio project. "Our requirements are quite special, though. What we want is not just a recording studio, nor a standard mixing studio or a reviewing studio. To be precise, what we want is a ‘Game Sound Lab’ to assist us in the conceptual design of games.”
Originally conceived as a surround sound studio, the acoustic design and construction of the project was handled by Qiao Zhenyu of Huanyu Acoustics, who persuaded Knuckles to go fully immersive. “I knew that many games had already used the 5.1 format to produce sound. But Qiao suggested that since it was already 5.1, why not make it 5.1.4 by adding the 4 height channels? I realised then that immersive audio technology is no longer a new thing, and we as creators surely have to learn to master this format."
The studio then engaged the system integrator DMT to install a pair of Genelec 1234As as its main stereo monitoring system, with a 5.1.4 immersive system comprising eleven 8330A nearfield two-way monitors in all positions - complemented by a 7370A subwoofer. All the monitors were supplied in a stunning Polar White finish, and the entire system was configured and calibrated by DMT using GLM loudspeaker manager software.
Genelec's sound is very reliable. You can trust what you’re hearing.
Knuckles’ choice of Genelec monitoring was arrived at after many years of experience of working with other monitors - and actually avoiding Genelec in his earlier years, believing them to be too flat! “I used various monitors to evaluate my work in different rooms. Sometimes, it would sound fine on my own monitors in my own room, but the results would often vary when I’d listen to material in other spaces. So I’d start to doubt what I was hearing.”
He goes on to say “It was then that I realised that I needed a genuinely truthful monitoring system to do my work. Genelec's sound is very reliable. You can trust what you’re hearing, and you can be certain about what you create using them. When I use the 1234s to listen to material, I can immediately evaluate the quality of mixing.”
Knuckles is convinced that immersive audio is the format of the future for games developers. “In recent years, the domestic games industry has attached greater importance to the sound experience. As we look to the international market, we’re finding that more and more games with big-budget production are using immersive audio to create the sound experience. Because sometimes, we just want to step into another world and forget about real life, or even ourselves, for a while.”
He concludes by saying “While others here are still at the learning and building phase with immersive rooms, we already have the experience and a place to create immersive audio. Now we’re one step ahead, we’re ready to take the lead!"
Game sound designer Knuckles (Jianyu) Zhang
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How GLM™ (Genelec Loudspeaker Manager) Software Works
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Demonstrating the SAM™ Systems with 8320A, 8330A, 7350A and GLM™ 2.0 Software
In the video Christophe Anet explains what SAM™ Systems are all about by demonstrating them with the 8320A, 8330A, 7350A subwoofer, and the Genelec Loudspeaker Manager (GLM™) 2.0 software.
How GLM™ (Genelec Loudspeaker Manager) Software Works
Frustrated that your material doesn’t sound so great on other systems? In this video we show you how to calibrate the Genelec SAM™ monitors with the Genelec Loudspeaker Manager (GLM™) Software to get the most out of your room and ensuring that your mixes translate perfectly.
"The latest monitors in Genelec’s 8 series come in new APM packs, with room analysis and correction tools. We put them to the test."
-Bob Thomas, the author of the review article
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Sound on Sound Magazine: Genelec 8320A & 8330A APM Active Monitors & Room Calibration Kit, May 2015 (UK)FAQ
There are several improvements in the new 83xx products. The capability to adapt to the room acoustics has been improved greatly, and, for example, 8320 and 8330 products provide four to five times higher number of tools for room response compensation compared to the 82xx products. The delay alignment capability has been expanded from about 80 ms to about 200 ms in 83xx. 83xx have been time-equalized internally to have a constant input-to-output delay above 400 Hz. 83xx products can level align by 60 dB.
All 83xx and 73xx products support distributed bass management, enabling the audio signal to be passed unmodified from the source and through the subwoofer into the monitors. 73xx subwoofers support a multichannel analogue audio signal and stereo AES/EBU digital audio signal.
"The latest monitors in Genelec’s 8 series come in new APM packs, with room analysis and correction tools. We put them to the test."
-Bob Thomas, the author of the review article
Sound on Sound Magazine's review of 8320 and 8330 studio monitors. The review was published in May 2015, and it is written by Bob Thomas.
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