Soundvile Media Studios - The Ultimate Hybrid Mixing Console, Certified by Dolby Atmos Twice!

In this episode I'm visiting Rene Zing at Soundville Media Studios in Luzern, Switzerland. Join us as we take an exclusive tour of this state-of-the-art facility, which is not only two times Dolby Atmos certified but also boasts an impressive 9.1.4 setup. In this video you will discover the cutting-edge technology that make Soundville Media Studios a leader in the industry. From the meticulous design using Tom Hidley techniques of the studio to the advanced audio equipment, you'll see why Soundville is the go-to destination for audio for film and music production. Link to the studio: https://www.soundville.ch/ Get in touch if you like to know more about our channel, so follow us: Subscribe:    / @thestudiovisitor   Email: [email protected] Website: https://www.studiovisitor.com/ Instagram:   / thestudiovisitor   Facebook:   / thestudiovisitor   #podcast #studiotour #studio #interview #producing #producingmusic #productionstudio #mastering #musicproduction #masteringstudio #mixing #gearjunky #recording #audioengineering #saturation #tutorial #tutorials #dynamics #equalizer #eq #music #plugin #plugins #drums #microphone #preamp #limiter #plugins #distortion #audioplugins #compression #daw #mixing #reverb #studiogear #dolbyatmos #audioproduction #luzern #switzerland #9.1.4Setup #sounddesign #musicstudiolife Timestamps: 00:00 Introduction 01:05 Meeting Rene Zing 01:35 How Rene got started 02:28 About not having a real job 02:58 Building the first studios 03:25 Meeting Tom Hidley for the first time 04:15 Becoming the audio son of Tom Hidley 05:16 The audio child as a reference for Tom Hidley 05:44 Working with Tom Hidley for designing the Soundvile Studio 07:10 Embracing the nerdiness 07:40 Writing software for control room acoustic design 08:00 Being a bad student that's good 09:03 A unique buisines model 09:29 The changes is 45 years of doing business 10:20 Branding the studio into a media facility 11:13 Meeting Olivia Newton-John and others 11:42 No conversion into the other country 12:15 From recession into the ADAT shock 12:40 Becoming a sound for the picture One Stop Studio 13:40 Surviving the pandemic 14:40 Building the Dolby Atmos 9.2.4 15:10 After the pandemic 16:04 Waking up and started to design his dream console 16:40 Using Pyramix software since 1995 17:58 How former programmers starting their own DAW software 18:35 Direct support 19:32 Protools not for professional use 20:12 EQ changing phase 20:40 Being first client of Pyramix - Merging Technologies 21:30 George Massenburg acknowledges 22:00 Being quality conscience 23:10 About quality reverbs 23:35 The best is the cheapest 24:30 Doing things for free does not work or does it ? 25:20 Here you get much more value for your money 25:48 Deciding what to buy for putting the console together 27:15 The 500 format is the wining one 28:30 Preamps, dynamics and EQ's in 500 series 28:40 Buckets of API, Neve, SSL and so on 29:05 The full spectrum is available from the patch bay 29:20 The missing link in 135 500 slots, Chandler Opto 30:15 Will it ever be finished 30:25 Coil audio equipment 31:02 More interesting ideas, like Helios EQ 31:58 Reading my mind of nerdiness 32:20 Can a plugin replace some gear 32:40 The jungle of plugins 33:20 Buying plugins on special offers 33:50 Special plugin tools 34:05 Plugins look the same, don't sound the same 34:20 Plugins and hardware are great tools, not to be compared 35:10 Buying stuff for the client needs 35:54 The main monitors with drivers of 4500 euro a pieces 37:40 About new developers of analogue gear 38:04 About our mutual friend Malcolm Toft 39:00 Replacement parts 40:00 The different types of speakers 40:22 Jürgen Strauss and the lab of SE Musiclab 41:05 JMF Audio for the power amps 41:35 If it works for Tom Hidley 41:50 The Atmos 9.1.4 setup more explained 42:56 The speakers behind curtains 43:45 Amazed by the setup and technology 44:22 Meeting the people of Dolby for certification 44:52 How special is certified with the help of SMN 46:00 Dolby Atmos Cinema certification 46:30 More desires and moving the company 47:50 I'm coming back when the new building is there in 2030 48:27 Plans for the future 49:30 Closing thoughts 51:10 All about the chain and the DAW 51:30 Get your acoustics right 52:00 About my mastering guy Mark 53:00 Signing off