British audio manufacturer Audient has unveiled a new immersive audio studio at its Hampshire headquarters in partnership with loudspeaker company, PMC Speakers.
Summerlea House has been designed from the ground up to offer Audient’s customers a state-of-the-art demo facility built around Audient’s new immersive audio interface and monitor controller Oria. The studio features a 9.1.6 PMC result6 loudspeaker installation with a PMC 8Sub. An additional two PMC6 active loudspeakers offer clients the option to reference a mix in stereo, as well as 9.1.6 Dolby Atmos and everything in between.
‘Oria is the first truly purpose-driven immersive solution, designed to be the central control hub of an immersive studio. As such, many factors need to be considered when specifying it in a multi-speaker array and the subsequent required workflow,’ explains Audient’s Andrew Allen. ‘Having a dedicated studio facility enables our customers to not only experience a professional immersive environment first hand, it also allows them to get hands-on with Oria’s powerful feature set and technology ensuring it’s the right solution for them. ‘
‘When PMC first heard about the development of Oria, we were extremely interested in the product,’ says PMC Business Development Manager for Pro Audio UK, Phil Millross. ‘PMC has been involved in Dolby Atmos Music since its launch, and immersive audio has long been part of the PMC ethos – right back to the early years of DTS, THX and other surround formats.
‘Audient recognises that PMC monitors are ideally suited to immersive audio due to their wide directivity and ultra-low distortion, and we are delighted that our system is the system of choice for Audient’s new facility and is now delivering the utmost flexibility and sonic quality as they move into the realm of spatial audio. Audient truly understands what PMC has to offer and have been great to work with.’
Working with acousticians and room designers, Audient has created an acoustically accurate space. ‘Not only does it provide an ideal listening space for demonstrations, but the studio is also available to professional engineers so they can mix their own records in Dolby Atmos,’ Allen says.
Room Sonics took care of the studio’s acoustic design, which features more than 80 GIK acoustic panels. The studio desk was custom designed and built by AKA Design and loudspeaker mounts were courtesy of Triad Orbit.
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