Genelec brings immersive audio to Nut Academy's Dolby room

This Italian training academy for sound technicians now has a studio Dolby Atmos 7.1.4, with Smart Active Monitors Genelec, that meets immersive audio standards.

For more than fifteen years, The Italian Academy Nut Academy It trains technicians, sound designers and producers of electronic music based on the principle that "the best way to teach is to put the student in the right conditions to learn", A premise that has materialized in the investment in the latest technology. With this approach, a study has been constructed Dolby Atmos 7.1.4 with smart active monitors from Genelec.

"The idea of doing a Dolby Atmos studio was born out of the need to keep our teaching up to date," he says Vinci Acunto, sound engineer and teacher at Nut Academy-. If you want to work in the field of music production, you definitely have to deal with Atmos. It's a technical necessity and a creative opportunity in the training of a sound engineer or a music producer.".

Although there were plans to build a facility that met Dolby's specifications, The school had struggled to find the time to start the study, Although the arrival of the pandemic accelerated this initiative, as restrictions during Italy's lockdown made it impossible to carry out daily face-to-face teaching.

The school partnered with Midiware, Italian distributor of Genelec's range of professional monitors, and with acoustic consultants Studio Sound Service to design and supply a purpose-built studio for the Nut Academy team to set up and meet immersive audio standards.

"The design of the study was originally based on the standards of Dolby Atmos Home Entertainment, but then he was certified for Atmos Music because I fulfilled both," he recalls Donato Masci, General & Technical Director of Studio Sound Service-. This expresses the versatility of the project. The room can be used to work on music content, broadcast and post-production and, at the same time, as a conference room".

Although it was important to meet Dolby standards, Teaching is the main function of the room and this was fundamental in the design of the study. "The Dolby Atmos room can hold ten to fifteen people for Nut Academy classes," he adds Giulia Bondielli, partner and acoustic designer at Studio Sound Service-. This required a versatile interior design that was different from a traditional mixing room, with sofa and diffuser on the rear wall”.

As this expert recalls,, “We had to optimize the space to meet all the client's needs and find the right positions for each monitor in the studio, as two side TVs and a projection screen are used for classes".

Although the design posed a number of challenges,, The selection of the teams was much easier. Genelec monitors had been the first choice for the school since Midiware had demonstrated the family's capabilities The Ones to Nut Academy.

The selection was based on the Three-way coaxial monitors 8351 for L-C-R positions, while the models of Two-way 8340 provide the channels Surround and overhead. last, one subwoofer 7380 Takes care of low frequencies.

"The most surprising thing is that this listening system simplifies our work in the best possible way," says Acunto. Even in more complex contexts typical of the teaching environment, Like Open Listening, the comparison and alternation of various genres in a short time, Genelec The Ones prove to be loyal co-workers".

The result is something that everyone involved in the project is proud of. "We are deeply satisfied with the end result because the client is happy with the interior design and audio solutions we have found," Bondielli said, And also because this study has been completely built by the client following our instructions. This is important because it gives even more value to our design.".

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