Apogee Studio's remarkable audio quality is being reshaped under the leadership of Dante.
In the heart of Santa Monica, Apogee Studio, the brainchild of legendary audio engineer Bob Clearmountain, has undergone an exciting transformation. Clearmountain, known for his work with major acts such as Bruce Springsteen, The Rolling Stones, David Bowie, Roxy Music, The Pretenders, and Bryan Adams, has expanded the studio's listening options by integrating the Dante audio network protocol.
The Dante network now serves as the backbone of Apogee Studio's audio system, which is based around Apogee's Symphony Mk II Special Edition, a multi-channel audio interface. Each remote room at Apogee Studio is equipped with a Mac running Dante Virtual Soundcard, a software application that transforms a PC or Mac into a Dante-enabled device.
This integration delivers pristine, low-latency audio to all the rooms at Apogee Studio. The audience can now experience the full, immersive performance regardless of their location at the studio. The audio stream heard through the Atmos speakers in the main studio is the same as heard through the Symphony MK IIs in the remote rooms.
The Dante network allows people in the remote rooms to monitor the live immersive audio stream through their Symphony MK IIs. The setup, described as "fairly painless" by Clearmountain, also includes the use of a router as the Dante network without any other devices connected to it. Cables are run where needed to connect the Dante network throughout the studio.
The large space adjacent to Apogee's offices and warehouse serves as "The Lab" for Apogee's product development and testing. The Symphony Mk II supports three connectivity modules, including Thunderbolt, Pro Tools + Dante, and Waves SoundGrid, providing versatile I/O configurations.
While the exact technical steps Clearmountain took to expand the Dante options in Apogee Studio are not explicitly stated, it is known that Dante is commonly used in modern professional studios to interconnect audio devices across networks seamlessly, greatly enhancing monitor routing and recording flexibility.
For more detailed information about the exact implementation or features added by Clearmountain for Dante in Apogee Studio, direct tech specs or case studies from Apogee or interviews with Clearmountain might be required. However, this expansion has undoubtedly facilitated high-quality, Ethernet-based audio routing, benefiting mixing and monitoring workflows at Apogee Studio.
- The expansion at Apogee Studio, led by Bob Clearmountain, utilizes data-and-cloud-computing technology through the integration of the Dante network, enhancing the studio's audio system and fostering flexibility in mixing and monitoring workflows.
- Each event held at Apogee Studio now showcases advanced features deployed by Clearmountain, as the Dante network ensures pristine, low-latency audio streaming across all remote rooms, enabling the audience to experience immersive performances regardless of location.
