A studio makeover at Sputnik Sound in Nashville that’s owned by Vance Powell, a producer, engineer, mixer, and winner of seven Grammy awards, includes the installation of an ATC 7.1.4 Dolby Atmos monitor system to add immersive surround sound capabilities.
In 2014, Powell teamed up with producer Mitch Dane in a rambling house in the Berryville section of the city, naming it Sputnik Sound and filling it with a large selection of audio tools past and present. He was immediately interested when the Dolby Atmos platform was released, consulting with Dolby engineers and studio designer Michael Cronin in implementing it.
Powell tore apart his existing control room, totally rebuilt the front wall, re-installed his existing SSL 6000 console and selected ATC monitors for the 7.1.4 system. For left and right configuration, Powell chose the ATC SCM110ASL, an active three-way reference monitor with twin nine-inch ATC “SL” bass drivers, an ATC three-inch soft dome midrange, and an ATC one-inch “S-Spec” soft dome tweeter.
The center channel is handled by an ATC SCM50ASL that is outfitted with refined ATC tweeter, ATC soft dome midrange and ATC bass driver. Four ATC SCM25A three-way active studio monitors deliver for the surrounds and four ATC SCM12i two-way monitors deliver the overhead channels, again utlilzing ATC drivers. Dolby engineers worked with Powell for exact loudspeaker placement. Low-frequency energy emanates from an ATC SCM0.1/15 Pro Sub.
“ATC monitors have always impressed me for their clarity and tonal balance,” Powell states. “Same goes for the ATC Atmos system performance in immersive audio, It’s perfectly nuanced listening and meets all Dolby standards. All this technology helps me fully realize great music. I’m really happy in this room.”
Powell recently completed the Atmos mix of The War and the Treaty’s Lover’s Game album and the 49 Winchester’s Fortune Favors the Bold. “The new Atmos system allowed me to give these already beautiful, organic records an added layer of depth,” Powell concludes.
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