Dolby Atmos X Working Class Audio mixing panel at NAMM 2023

In this 90 minute video, listen and learn from a fab group of world-class mixing engineers and producers, talking about how they create, mix, produce Dolby Atmos mixes for a range of artists and labels.

https://youtu.be/h7be89v35R8?si=90jdgt922ax9UekR

Matt Boudreau of Working Class Audio hosts a panel on Dolby Atmos immersive audio/music mixing featuring (from left to right) Steve Genewick, Will Kennedy, Bob Clearmountain, Dave Way, and Andrew Scheps. 

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00:00:00 Intro and Welcome 
00:00:44 What convinced you to get into Atmos? 
00:07:20 Stereo to Atmos vs. Mono to Stereo 
00:08:20 How do you approach listener placement? 
00:13:30 Did it take time to develop an approach? 
00:18:00 The Mullet Mix 
00:18:25 Going from channel-based to object-based 
00:23:15 Did you do test mixes early on? 
00:27:20 Tagteam mixing at Studio Delux 
00:30:55 Catalog vs. Frontline work 
00:36:15 Dave to Bob: When you're doing catalog work, do you treat it as a separate mix? 
00:37:25 What area of the Atmos setup process should engineers NOT cheap out on? 
00:39:30 How do you feel about mixing Atmos in headphones? 
00:43:50 Mastering?! 
00:47:40 What do you use to check your mix on consumer gear? 
00:49:50 Atmos vs. other immersive formats 
00:52:27 How do you feel about the Dolby curve? 
00:57:45 Why is time alignment important? 
01:01:15 Is the size of your room important? 
01:05:20 Is Atmos a passing craze? 
01:07:42 How do you determine what to charge to mix Atmos? 
01:12:15 Do you or does the artist propose the Atmos mix? 
01:15:20 Have you had success deriving a stereo mix from an Atmos mix?