Metropolis Studios Upgrades To Prism Sound Dream ADA-128 Audio Conversion

With 25 Prism Sound ADA-8XR multichannel converters already in use throughout its 5 studios, the internationally acclaimed Metropolis Studios in London is not any stranger to the advantages of Prism Sound expertise.

In order to keep up its famend technological edge, Metropolis has now upgraded the conversion in Studio C by changing 5 of its present ADA-8XRs with one Prism Sound Dream ADA-128 multichannel audio converter, which has resulted in extra space within the machine room, much less cash spent on electrical energy, much less fan noise and even higher audio high quality.

Launched in 2023, Prism Sound’s Dream ADA-128 modular audio conversion system is designed as each a conversion system and a high-performance, networkable audio distribution and processing system. Aimed at audio professionals throughout many various disciplines, together with music recording, post-production, broadcast, set up, Dolby Atmos and archiving, Dream ADA-128 delivers distinctive ranges of flexibility, performance, and value effectiveness with none compromise in sound high quality.

Metropolis was fast to see the potential of this new unit, which is able to doing all the things 5 ADA-8XR items can do, and extra.

"It is clearly an enchancment when it comes to performance as a result of only one unit can ship as much as 128 channels of 32-bit A/D and D/A conversion from a single field, which solely takes up 2U of rack house," mentioned Richard Bellingham, Head of the power’s technical division. "This expertise not solely future-proofs Metropolis, but in addition permits us to be greener by considerably lowering our electrical energy consumption as a result of it’s much less energy hungry than a rack of 5 ADA-8XR converters. In addition, as a result of it runs rather a lot cooler, now we have much less fan noise and have been in a position to scale back the air con within the machine room, which is one other beneficial energy saving."

Established over 30 years in the past, Metropolis Studios has lengthy been a artistic hub for iconic musicians and producers reminiscent of Amy Winehouse, Adele, Queen, Kendrick Lamar, The Rolling Stones, George Michael, Elton John, John Kelly, Tim Plamer, P2J, Chris Kimsey and Travis Scott. Over the years many internationally acclaimed records have been recorded, combined and mastered at Metropolis, which has 5 important studios together with a Doby Atmos combine room, and a bunch of manufacturing rooms to swimsuit all necessities.

"Metropolis has all the time been on the forefront of technological development, and we’re continually pushing the boundaries of what’s doable in music manufacturing," Bellingham added. "When we see distinctive new expertise coming onto the market we’re inevitably – and within the case of Prism Sound’s new Dream ADA-128 it wasn’t even a leap of religion as a result of now we have been counting on the corporate’s audio conversion merchandise for years. The ADA-8XRs in our studios have served us effectively and now we have by no means had any complaints about their sound high quality or sturdiness."

Prism Sound’s Dream ADA-128 might be fitted with as much as 16 analogue and digital IO modules (every of which nominally offers eight enter or output ports, or each). There are additionally 4 Host playing cards providing numerous connection choices reminiscent of Dante, DigiLink and AES. Users can combine and match these, and even route audio between them for max flexibility, and since the Dream ADA 128 homes 4 inner, impartial clocks, these methods can all run at totally different pattern charges on the similar time.

With a watch on the burgeoning Dolby Atmos market, Prism Sound has additionally optimised the Dream ADA-128 for Ginger Audio’s GroundControl Sphere, an expert multichannel audio routing and management room software program. This accepts as much as 128 totally different inputs and outputs from mono to 9.1.6 and is the right answer for any encompass or immersive audio arrange. It can be used to deal with speaker tuning and room correction utilizing Sphere’s impartial stage adjustment and delay line – and due to its compatibility with AVID EUCON it may be used with any Digital Audio Workstation and AVID management floor.

Metropolis is now trying to improve the Prism Sound conversion in its different studios with a phased roll-out of Dream ADA-128 items deliberate for the longer term.

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