Genelec monitors transform the studio of film composer Federico De Robertis

Studio Sound Service has been in charge of designing and technologically renewing the artist's personal studio, located on the outskirts of Lucca, in Italy.

Cinema and music mark the successful career of the well-known Italian composer Federico De Robertis, who has dedicated more than three decades to audio post-production on numerous films. Your little studio, located in the Italian city of Lucca, has been completely transformed by acoustic design specialist Studio Sound Service, relying on the monitoring of Genelec.

The renovation of this small and simple studio has been so evident, that the composer who until now called this space as Lucullus (to the crypt), He has also renamed it after finishing the project as Aldilá (What does life after death mean?).

This is how Donato Masci explains it, Head of Studio Sound Service: “The control room was in a very narrow area, with skylights and a low ceiling. These three factors presented critical problems that needed to be urgently resolved.. The room was also very complicated., since we could not add any treatment to the ceiling because Federico wanted to maintain natural light. Finally, all the walls were concrete, which created a significant effect”.

To solve all these challenges, “We design a complete acoustic treatment, starting with a new concrete and masonry front wall on which we have mounted, at ground level, two Genelec smart active main monitors 1237 -especific Masci-. The front wall and floor are the only solid surfaces, since the rest of the room is built with absorbent materials. “We also use some diffuser panels to improve the low frequency absorption and diffusion.”.

This configuration with the stereo 1237 Completed with an intelligent active monitoring system 5.1, Composed of five two-way near-field monitors 8240 and a single subwoofer 7370. Besides, “Studio Sound Service has used Genelec GLM software to configure and calibrate the system”.

Masci emphasizes that “the GLM is critical when the monitors are mounted on a solid wall; in this case, low frequencies were high: until 12 dB, but the GLM controls the effect perfectly. In an environment like Aldilà, with so many challenges, This software is of great help for tuning”.

For your part, De Robertis emphasizes that “I love my Genelec system. At first it did change my job a little.; my ears had to adapt to having perfect acoustics and the perfect sound of the speakers, but the transition was easy. The definition and quality of the sound does not reflect changes in the entire frequency range. My Genelecs are the jewels of my studio”.