DOLBY ATMOS STUDIO SETUP - ON A BUDGET! #dolbyatmos

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Part 1 of many of my new adventures into the Dolby Atmos/Spatial Audio world. Featuring KRK Classic Monitors this is going to be a budget friendly exploration in to this setup.
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Great job!!!! As a live sound technician, I know there is an even more budget way of doing this! I'll be using JBL Control 1 passive speakers, they're apparently downsized NS-10 made for broadcast monitoring and an insane value, coupled with a 4ohm 100 watts 6.1 distribution amplifier and a powered sub. I'll bypass the distribution amplifier input and connect the signal directly to each speaker, using d'Addario's D-sub splitter made for custom wiring. That way I'll be able to fan out one D sub out from my interface to the front (front stereo, front ceiling and center channel), then use their male to female D-sub to add another snake for the back and back ceiling pairs. Finally, I'll be using one of my line outputs for the sub, probably a 60 watts with a front port since I cannot spoof the neighbors. I'm new on YouTube, but let me know if any of y'all would like to see the process!

jas_bataille
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It’s interesting getting into ATMOS. And it has been quite lucrative after full upgrades. I love seeing people helping to show people a cheap way to start learning and playing with ATMOS. Thanks to people like you the industry is exploding. It’s important to have low end options since the typical price of setting up an ATMOS studio in line with Dolby spec, begins at around $75K with typical gear, monitoring of the required full range speakers, correction, a Dolby Mastering computer, just to name a few.

According to the latest stories and surveys you are right. About 50% of the major pro studios are in the process of moving to ATMOS. Similarly, according to the latest industry-wide Billboard industry survey, ATMOS and related studio installs are up 2, 000% from just the prior year, Many of the smaller studios start at $25-50K. But they soon learn they need to add full range monitors, room correction, a separate mastering computer, MADI, Dante and a lot more. That’s why the current average of the surveys is closer to $100K. But, you definitely don’t need that to get started, just to be capable of getting certified and consistently getting the better paying projects. A bit of a barrier for most smaller studios where $20K is hard. But you are right on. Get into it comfortably, learn, play, get some small projects under your belt first. But please try to find a way to do real translation checks. Too many unchecked ATMOS mixes done in budget environments are giving ATMOS a bad name. Also, there is a lot of misinfo out there.

Some of the larger ATMOS studios even play down the move. I hear some give bad advice like low-end monitors, or that you don’t ever need to spend more than maybe $20-30K. Keeps down their competition i’m sure. But like he said if you want to be competitive in a couple years you need to consider the move to ATMOS sooner rather than later. Within 9 months of becoming a Dolby certified studio, our revenues had increased by almost 45%.

It took just under a year to fully amortize our $115K ATMOS upgrades. Much quicker than the ride up from stereo masters. But it didn’t happen until we upgraded and got certified in ATMOS.

sandramuncelli
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I really like your production here... thanks for the fantastic video that speaks to a majority of us out here! :D also- amazing studio

mattg
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Your initiative and thoroughness is inspiring!! Planning on doing this in my studio this month

supergman
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This was indeed an eye opener and i must commend your leap of faith.You nailed it.

victorokon
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Thank You, Thank You, Thank You! I've been going back and forth on trying to create a setup like this but haven't seen enough relevant info for setting a system like this up at home (and on a budget!). Much appreciated.

karlosdelacruz
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Nice! If you can get the tweeters on your front stage to lineup, that will make a huge difference. Maybe move the computer screens up?

TechnoDad
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hey! Awesome video. I just wanted to ask if you have any issues with monitoring volume, as in being able to change the volume in all your speakers simultaneously

szymongrodski
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Hey, I am looking at getting into this myself and this is one of the only budget orientated videos there is that I have found. Please could you create a video on how you route/setup your focusrites into loopback etc. I have not found any info relating to this so far and its my biggest hurdle. Thanks so much!

ItsOrigin
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Love your setup! I've done a similar thing with the JBL LSR series monitors. 8" for 5.1, then 6" for the two side surrounds, then 5" for the height speakers. Sourced them all off of KSL (a sort of Utah-based craigslist) for less than half of MSRP. Current challenge is figuring out how to get a bunch of long, reliable cable for cheap.

I have my second focusrite coming in the mail in a few days - planning to link to the first through ADAT. Are you able to turn up and down your whole system on one knob? From what I can tell, with the Clarett 8PrePlus, the monitor knob only controls the physical outputs- not the ADAT, so I'll have to use the second Clarett to adjust the volume of the height speakers. I think.

My other thought is should I set up my TV way too high all the way at the ceiling line (I'm a film composer), or should I set it up at a comfortable height but have my center channel be offset from the plane of the rest of the 7.1 Bed...

So many unique decisions for every room and setup.

danieldavismusic
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If needs must then you do what you can to make it work with your budget. Good job.

ZZ-ougp
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Good stuff, I'm setting up mine as we speak. I have KRK 5 for the surround and iloud mini for the heights and Mackie for the bass. I'm now making adjustments in DARDT to finalize placement to try to get sufficient headroom. Have you completed the whole onboarding process?

SeanHinds
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amazing ! but how did you calibrate your system ? did you used a calibration software or something else ? I'm also making my own Atmos studio using also a 18i20, but with Yamaha HS5.

RaphFLC
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Great video !! Thank you. I have a very old pre-HDMI 7.1 preamp-processor and older generation klipsch speakers. Toslink / optical for audio. Hoping to add Atmos without completely replacing the old pre-pro. How do you add the software and hardware needed for Atmos? This wasn't clear to me in the video and I did not see an equipment list. Any assistance appreciated :)

bro-pb
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Truly inspired! And it’s Black Friday sales galore…I’m planning on emulating your setup here. Looking at a Scarlett OctoPre and 18i20 since I only have a 2i2 currently, 4 KRK Classic 5’s for heights, KRK Classic 8’s for L-R-C, the 10.4 sub and then four Classic 7’s since they’re on sale for the surrounds. As a newbie, did you incorporate the subwoofer identical to a 2.1 setup with L & R passed through or connect the sub on its own individual channel directly into the 18i20? PS: Happy Thanksgiving and thank you for inspiring us!

CoryBoyas
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It dont matter what it looks like, but if it does or don't work, you say it works for you and thats all that matters.

HOLLASOUNDS
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Can you show how two focusrite audio interfacez clubbed for atmos, we need to select output in logic?

mohanshiva_musical
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Dude, this is exactly the kind of video I was looking for, for days! Great setup. Can you also watch movies in Dolby Atmos? Also is there an alternative to loopback app for Windows users as well?

dragonstone
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great video! i come from the post production audio world and am trying to setup atmos in my home studio on a tight budget. there are so few down to earth resources out there on how to do this. ps love the lakers picture

dragyourhalo
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I want to hear more about how your routing Apple Music through Loopback! Does it also work with Tidal? Great job!

jakesenkow