View from the front: Mix with the Pros Atmos edition

On 26th October, we hosted the seventh instalment of our hugely popular Mix With the Pros series of events. This time, we tackled Dolby Atmos mixing, with presenters from Avid, Dolby, Sound Technology and Focusrite all offering advice on how to build your Atmos mixing environment and workflow. 

Big thanks to all of you who attended, to our speakers for their incredibly informative presentations, and to Pro Tools Expert for their lovely write up.

By Liz Sunter November 06, 2017

Avid's Simon Sherbourne was first out of the gate, talking about the new 3D-friendly tools that are coming to Pro Tools in the 12.8.2 update that was announced at AES. The update links the front and rear pan parameters for easier object panning (which Simon was kind enough to demonstrate on our S6), and makes it easier for you to test out your proposed Atmos mix in 7.1.2 before committing to a final mix. It's also worth noting that Simon managed to do all this with just a MacBook Pro, proving you don't need as much power as you'd think to run the Atmos Production Suite software.

After that, Dolby's James Shannon took to the stage to explain the different requirements for Atmos Home and Theatrical certifications, and the investments needed to reach Dolby Premier Studio status.

And while chasing premier status does mean incurring upfront costs, Sound Technology's Ben Todd was on hand to showcase the reassuringly reasonably priced JBL Intonato speaker management system, which we've praised elsewhere.

Finally, Focusrite's Simon Short dropped by to give us a crash course in Dante, the audio-over-IP solution that's increasingly popular among pros who are dealing with immersive mixes. He also spoke about the Rednet X2P and Red 16Line interfaces (we're very keen on the 16Line, as we've mentioned before) which he was kind enough to bring a long for us to have a look at.

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