Re-recording Near-field Mixes for Dolby Atmos Blu-rays with KK DXD12012 DUO

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Re-recording Near-field Mixes for Dolby Atmos Blu-rays with Ken Kresiel DXD12012 DUO
Dolby was kind enough to invite HDD to its Burbank Laboratory for an in-person demonstration given by Atmos re-recording sound mixer, Tim Hoogenakker, and to watch 'The Expendables 3' on Blu-ray in their Home Theatre room. Full disclosure: in addition to excellent audio, I was plied with hefeweizen and pizza, and, therefore, have subsequently started burning all of my DTS-encoded Blu-rays and will now say pretty much anything Dolby wants.[1]

You can read my full thoughts over at 'The Expendables 3' Blu-ray review, so let's get into the Dolby Atmos Blu-ray re-recording process.

Inside Dolby's Burbank Lab, The Atmos Project Studio is a smallish mixing room where all the current Atmos Blu-rays have been re-recorded -- Paramount and Lionsgate titles including 'Transformers: Age of Extinction', 'Step Up All In', 'The Expendables 3', and the upcoming 'Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles'.[2] Other titles have been mixed here too, though they can't yet say which ones. Warners too is excited about Atmos -- with the already announced 'Gravity' Diamond Luxe Edition hitting stores in February -- and has their own on-lot studio room .......................................... Two Ken Kreisel subs (which Dolby "LOVES") -- one for mains bass management and LFE, and one for the surrounds -- pump out the low end.  ..........................................