SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY 7.1.4 DOLBY ATMOS STUDIOS BATON ROUGE,LA.

48ch. Solid State Logic Duality Pro Station

Southern University Dolby Atmos 7.1.4 studio featuring: Next Gen Audio 215-2 large monitors designed by G.L. Augspurger and Genelec 8315 3-way monitors in Dolby Atmos 7.1.4

SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY 7.1.4 DOLBY ATMOS STUDIOS

CASE STUDY

Challenge

Upgrade an existing stereo studio design that’s using the Solid State Logic Duality Pro Station 5.1 console into a fully integrated Dolby Atmos 7.1.4 studio using all of the console Equalization, dynamics, and routing

Next Gen Solution

  • SSL Duality Pro Station Custom 7.1.4 Dolby Atmos console

  • Custom NGA/ G.L. Augspurger-designed loudspeakers

  • Genelec 7.1.4 speaker system

  • Powersoft Unica 8K8 amplification

  • DirectOut Prodigy MP speaker processing

  • Sonifex GPS word clock sync

  • Antelope Audio interface

  • Grace Designs 7.1.4 monitor controller

  • Dante networking

  • Installation

  • System tuning

  • System Commissioning

Result

A world class immersive Dolby Atmos 7.1.4 studio

Services Provided

Design | Engineering | Integration | Atmos Mixing | Installation | Commissioning

Southern University Effects Rack featuring Bricasti reverb, Urie 1176, Distressor, Avalon 737, Teletronix LA2A, and Warm audio WA1B compressors & effects with Prodigy MP, Sonifex GPS word clock, Galaxy 64 & Grace M908 system processing and tuning.

Rick Camp, owner of Las Vegas-based RC1 Productions & Designs, know rebranded as “Next Gen AV Designs” notes that the project, conceived as a stereo studio, was delayed by the pandemic. He was never in doubt about the choice of console, he says: “The Duality is the most common and widely used console in professional studios around the world.” But by the time construction began, Apple Music’s Spatial Audio platform had launched and demand for Dolby Atmos music was exploding. “So I went back to Southern University and said, ‘You'll be behind the times if I just make this a stereo studio. We really need to bump this up and make it a 7.1.4 studio.”
To that end, Camp designed and integrated a custom immersive production and mixing solution for the Duality Pro-Station that combines the console’s functionality with a Pro Tools system and third-party, Dante-enabled converters, speaker optimization and monitor management hardware components. Camp’s technical design for the room includes a Genelec 7.1.4 speaker system plus George Augspurger-designed and manufactured soffited main monitors. A credenza is well stocked with high-end compressor, limiter, reverb and microphone preamp options. WSDG Walters-Storyk Design Group provided the control room’s acoustic design and construction.

Southern University Studios wiring schematic

THE SHORT STORY

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