Genelec S360 monitors drive Spain's first Dolby Atmos Home certified studios

Genelec S360 monitors drive Spain's first Dolby Atmos Home certified studios posted: 03/03/2020

Genelec Smart Active Monitors, including the high-SPL S360 two-way model, are at the heart of two new Dolby Atmos Home Entertainment certified rooms at Telson.Tres60 studios in Madrid - the very first in Spain to have been certified by Dolby.

Part of Mediapro's image and sound post-production company, Telson.Tres60 opened its new facility in May

2019, and decided to upgrade its monitoring capabilities to better serve its clients. The system upgrades were

driven by client demands - for example Movistar asks for everything in Dolby Atmos, explains sound

production co-ordinator, Ana Bel n Mart n. We must be able to fit the standards of each of these clients. This

means that we have to generate much more material than before because of the different types of broadcast

formats - from a mobile phone to a Smart TV.

The Telson.Tres60 team, alongside Unitecnic - Mediapro's engineering company which handled the

installation - turned to local Genelec partner Audio-Technica Iberia for the 7.1.4 monitoring solution. In both

rooms S360A monitors were installed in the LCR positions, with four 1032C monitors as surrounds and the

same number of 8340As covering the overhead channels. Low frequency content is handled by a 7382A

subwoofer, and with all of the monitors being calibrated and controlled via Genelec's GLM loudspeaker

management software, the monitoring system is able to provide the flexibility required to work to different

standards.

These are the only two Dolby Atmos Home rooms in Spain approved to work at a 79 dB SPL monitoring

level, adds Pelayo Guti rrez, sound supervisor and head of the fiction sound department of Telson.Tres60.

Ricardo Vi as from Dolby was responsible for adjusting the rooms and equalising them to the three required

levels: at 85 dB for cinema, 79 dB for Netflix and 82 dB for Telef nica.

Alongside the two Dolby Atmos Home rooms, the facility features a 7.1 room, two 5.1 rooms, a foley room and

a movie theatre, which also benefit from Genelec monitoring technology. In terms of technical expectations,

Genelec has delivered exactly what we anticipated, reflects Guti rrez. We are very happy - its a perfect setup.

We have real confidence when it comes to making premixes here and moving on to the movie theatre or

vice versa - the mixes translate perfectly.

About Genelec

Since the founding of Genelec in 1978, professional audio monitoring has been at the core of the

business. An unrivalled commitment to research and development has resulted in a number of

industry firsts and established Genelec as the industry leader in active monitors. Over 40 years later

Genelec monitoring products remain true to the original philosophy, offering reliability, neutral sound

reproduction regardless of size, as well as the ability to adapt to the acoustic conditions of the

listening environment. Genelec customers receive paramount support in the field, from acoustical

advice and calibration services to technical service and long product life span. Buying a Genelec

product is a secure long-term investment in outstanding and reliable audio monitoring.

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