AVID S6 IN LONDON’S NEW DOLBY ATMOS MIXING THEATRE
17 August 2016
Goldcrest Post Production is a purpose-built Dolby Atmos mixing theatre based in central London. Its control surface of choice was Avid’s Pro Tools | S6, three of which were supplied to Goldcrest by Scrub, a division of HHB Communications.
The Dean Street Theatre 1 control surface is a 32-fader M40 configuration, integrated with a Neve DFC3D digital console. The number of S6 or DFC3D modules can be increased or reduced depending on the mixer’s needs, thanks to custom furniture.
Goldcrest slowly moved to Pro Tools | S6 from a small number of in-the-box Avid Icon D-Control mixing suites. “Goldcrest is a very forward-looking post-production house,” said HHB CTO John Johnson. “People mix in the box now more than ever and with Pro Tools | S6, Goldcrest has tactile control of automation and plug-ins, as well as a huge amount of visual feedback, which really speeds up the mixing process.”
Each of five Avid Pro Tools rigs has a DAD DX32 audio interface attached with both Dante and MADI out. The MADI can be routed to the DFC for conventional mixing or to a sixth rig with a DAD AX32 converter system for ‘in the box’ mixing. A custom BSS monitoring solution can be accessed from either the AX32 or DFC.
“We can also instantly switch between the increasingly varied mixing formats that are now required: 5.1, 7.1, Dolby Atmos and most recently DTS:X,” said Ray. “The DAD interfaces give us so many options as to how we route the audio around the theatre and we are only just beginning to realise the potential of Dante. The modular nature of the S6 means we can configure a setup to a mixers specific requirements.”
More info:
Goldcrest: www.goldcrestfilms.com
HHB: www.hhb.co.uk
AVID: www.avid.com
7.1, Dolby Atmos and most recently DTS:X,” said Ray.