FutureWorks studio receives first Dolby Premier Studio Certification in India
Published: ASIA
INDIA: Postproduction company FutureWorks’ Meyer Sound-equipped Studio A in Mumbai has become the first Dolby Atmos facility in India to be awarded Dolby Premier Studio Certification.
‘With the Studio A refit, we challenged ourselves to come up with the best sounding room we could,’ said Gaurav Gupta, managing director of FutureWorks. ‘We decided that we wanted to achieve Dolby Premier Studio Certification, and for that we needed loudspeakers of remarkable clarity and response.’
In evaluating FutureWorks’ equipment options, Mr Gupta kept returning to a positive experience he had several years ago with a Meyer Sound cinema system at Skywalker Sound in Nicasio, California.
‘I was blown away by its accuracy,’ he recalled. ‘Ultimately, it was clear that a Meyer Sound system was the number one choice, both technically and from a business point of view, in terms of what our customers require.’
Studio A’s monitoring system includes five Meyer Sound Acheron 80 screen channel loudspeakers and no less than 37 HMS-10 cinema surround loudspeakers, complemented by four X-800C cinema subwoofers and two 500-HP subwoofers. System optimisation is handled by a Galileo loudspeaker management system with two Galileo 616 processors. Pondicherry-based consultancy Sound Wizard advised FutureWorks on the upgrade.
‘The reaction from our clients has been absolutely fantastic,’ enthused Mr Gupta. ‘They love how the room sounds and the response and accuracy they are able to get from the new equipment. It is clear that Meyer Sound represents the future for cinema sound.’