20 l April 2014
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studionews NETHERLANDS UNITED KINGDOM Wisseloord unveils ‘vintage’ studio White Mark designs Atmos for Eikon
the one that was used to record the demos for The Beatles’ Abbey Road album. A Pro Tools rig is set up for
Wisseloord’s “vintage room” featuring a 1960s EMI console and a Neve 8016 By Murray Stassen
WISSELOORD STUDIOS in Hilversum, Netherlands, has recently unveiled Studio4, a one- room concept studio referred to as the “vintage room.” The Wisseloord recording facility is rich in musical history, originally attracting the likes of Mick Jagger, Elton John and The Scorpions after opening its doors in 1978.
Studio4’s unveiling coincides with the two-year anniversary of the reopening of Wisseloord. The facility came under new ownership in 2011 and was subsequently reopened in 2012 following a major refurbishment. The new studio features a
Neve 8016 desk with 1073 preamps and a 12-channel 1960s EMI console, which is allegedly
digital recording and 16-track and 8-track tape machines are available for analogue recording. The mastering department has also been expanded with an extra mastering suite as well as the addition of two new mastering engineers, Sander van der Heide and Pier-Durk Hogenterp. Commercial manager of
Wisseloord Frederic Gervais, comments: “The folks at Wisseloord would like to express their sincere thanks to the many artists, musicians, and music professionals who have helped them reach this two-year milepost. With the right combination of team, talent and technology, the future looks bright once again for this musical treasure.”
www.wisseloord.nl
By Murray Stassen
ACOUSTIC CONSULTANCY, White Mark, has designed and installed a Dolby Atmos screening theatre for technology solutions and servicing company, the Eikon Group. The theatre forms the
centrepiece of Eikon’s 3,000sqft post-production facility based on Poland Street in London, and is the first of its kind built by White Mark in the UK. Eikon specialises in VFX
for foreign localisation, soundtrack replacement, censor editing, subtitling and Digital Cinema Package mastering. The company also creates foreign versions of feature films for major studios and independent distributors.
White Mark’s managing
director, David Bell says: “You only have to look at the recent Oscar success of Gravity to see how well 3D Atmos sound can complement 3D pictures, and how much cinema audiences appreciate this enhanced experience. Eikon’s screening facility may be the first Atmos theatre we have built in the UK but it certainly won’t be the last as we are already working on designs for six more.”
www.whitemark.com
Eikon’s Dolby Atmos screening theatre on Poland Street in London
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