Starsound Studios just installed a Dolby Atmos Mixing Studio. Haverstick Designs was our acoustical design team. One very important person in the Atmos room was Paul Capuano from Dolby. He provided the final room tuning for our certification. Dolby Atmos has been around for many years in the film industry. However, it has yet to become a standard in the audio industry. It is a format of speakers surrounding the listener and identified as numbers such as 7.1. The first number represents the number of speakers around the listener. The second represents a subwoofer.

Typical numbering systems for Atmos include adding a third number, such as 7.1.4. The third number represents height speakers. For example, Starsound Studios installed a 9.1.4 Dolby Atmos system. 9.1.4 means we have nine speakers around the listening position, providing the low end is our one subwoofer, and finally our four height speakers. The height speakers make the Dolby Atmos system different from surround sound.

What Dolby Atmos Mixing Means For Your Project

Starsound Studios Dolby Atmos Studio can now mix your music in Atmos. Imagine your song entirely around you to the sides and above. It is a whole new way of presenting your material. Spotify, Apple TV, and others are now streaming in Atmos. Most cell phones now default to Atmos. You can listen directly from your phone if you purchase spatial audio headphones. Hear why Starsound Studios is on the cutting edge of the industry and has everything you need to do the same.

Dolby Atmos Studio Equipment

1. Lynx 16 channel Interface

2. JBL Intonato Speaker Management System

3. Maranz 7.1.4 Receiver

4. Apple Studio CPU

5. SSL UC-1 Controller - with 4K-B, 4K-E, SSL Channel Strip console emulation

6. SSL UF-1 Controller

7. SSL UF-8 Controller

8. Focal Alpha 80 speakers (13) 9.1.4 Atmos Configuration

9. Neumann KH 870 Active Subwoofer

10. Liquidsonics (Surround Reverbs) Seventh Heaven, Cinematic Rooms, Lustrous Plates

11. Sound Particles Immersive Plugins

12. ProTools DAW

13. Apple T.V.

14. Dolby Renderer Software