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Belgium‘s Galaxy Studios Selects Meyer Sound Cinema System for Auro-3D Showcase

Galaxy Studios in Mol, Belgium, has recently built a new facility to showcase its proprietary Auro-3DA® immersive surround sound technology. Dubbed the “AuroTorium,” this new dub stage features a 59-loudspeaker Meyer Sound cinema system that fully supports standard 5.1, Auro 11.1, Auro 13.1, and other object-based formats that use Auro-3D’s Creative Tool Suite plug-ins.

“The goal of Auro-3D is to create the most natural sound experience possible,” says Wilfried Van Baelen, co-owner of Galaxy Studios and principal developer of Auro-3D. “Of all the cinema loudspeakers I have heard, Meyer Sound systems bring the listener closest to realizing the ultimate in fully immersive sound. The fine detail doesn’t get lost.”

The AuroTorium’s monitoring system is anchored by six Meyer Sound AcheronA® 80 screen channel loudspeakers, and 44 HMS-10 cinema surround loudspeakers. Six X-800C cinema subwoofers cover the LFE channel, while three additional X-800C subwoofers in the rear A of the room provide low-frequency extension for the surround channels. The system’s mixing format can be instantly re-configured with the click of a mouse.

“The fact that all Meyer Sound loudspeakers are self-powered is particularly advantageous on a dub stage,” says Van Baelen. “Although Auro-3D is primarily channel-based, we do have tools for object-based surround effects. It’s easier to do object-based sound design with self-powered systems, because all surrounds are individually addressable.”

The facility is equipped with two mixing consoles: an Auro-3D version of an AMS Neve DFC Gemini with up to 2,000 channels, or an Avid ICON D-Control, both featuring 48 faders. A full Pro Tools recording system is complemented by TC Electronic System 6000, Lexicon 960L, and Cedar DNS1000 outboard gear.

The AuroTorium can also be converted into a large, 150-seat screening room in minutes via hydraulic lifts. The production platform can be lowered into storage and replaced by VIP luxury seats.

When used as a reference screening room, the AuroTorium offers two Barco DP4K-32B projectors, a Doremi DCP server, and a large Harkness Matt Preview screen. These features combine to deliver a visual experience of up to 60 frames per second in 4K 3D. Interior and acoustic design was handled by concept-A Design.

“We designed this facility to take the next step forward in audio post for cinema,” states Van Baelen. “We wanted to define a new future for cinema sound, and the Meyer Sound loudspeakers will play a significant role in achieving that goal.”

Auro-3D is an adaptive, three-dimensional audio technology that is applicable in gaming, automotive, and home theatre. For the cinema exhibition market, Galaxy Studios’s spin-off company Auro Technologies has partnered with Barco to offer the Auro 11.1 immersive sound format.

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