Mixing and mastering engineer Manhani Thiago has upgraded his SM Mastering facility in Brazil with a pair of PMC twotwo.6 loudspeakers – taking the place the place of the PMC DB1S-AII monitors that have assisted him on numerous music projects.
Manhani also DJs under the name of Olaroch, an set up SM Mastering in São Paulo in 2015. The facility now attracts a varied and international clientele. ‘We aim to deliver the ultimate in sound quality by adopting the most advanced techniques in production, mixing and mastering,’ he says. ‘In recent months, we have been making big changes to the studio by installing new equipment for music production, including the new PMC twotwo.6 monitors. We rely on our PMCs to make sure every project is in perfect harmony and sounds really good.’
The twotwo.6’s use of Proprietary Advanced Transmission Line (ATL) bass loading technology gives Manhani confidence in he the PMC monitors. ‘ATL Technology is really innovative – you can feel all the frequencies in a unique, sweet and very powerful way,’ he says. ‘The stereo field is something that I fall in love with every day. I actually ask myself, how this is possible – I was more than happy with my old PMC monitors, and we are still using them in the studio, but our twotwo.6 monitors are even better and I am delighted with them.’
GSB ProAudio in Brazil supplied SM Mastering’s new monitors and Manhani says his longstanding relationship with the company was very reassuring when it came to making this investment. ‘GSB gave me all the support and information I needed for this purchase to be a success,’ he says. ‘As soon as I took the monitors out of the box, I couldn’t have been happier. With PMC you realise there is much more to the product than just an audio monitor – you are also buying into a fantastic story where there is great respect for every detail.’
He adds that he likes PMC monitors’ modernity and their ability to deliver different set-up options. ‘The finish is excellent, too; everything is so well built that I spend hours looking at them and feeling safe and happy. Just seeing the PMC logo makes me realise that I am on the right track.’
SM Mastering’s collaborations include artists and DJs David Guetta, Tiesto, Armin van Buuren and Solomun. Manhani is also focusing on his Olaroch solo project with a number of new tracks in the pipeline.
‘If I could go back to the past, I would have certainly spent many more years working on PMC monitors,’ he says. ‘Their products represent confidence, stability, freedom, creativity, emotion and truth, which are the only correct ways to express yourself through music.’
