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Pink Noise Professionals Hosts A Workshop Exploring Immersive Audio with Apogee and Dolby
Pink Noise Professionals, one of the pro audio distributors in India, hosted a workshop at Dolby Atmos' office in Mumbai on June 2 and 3, 2024. PALM Expo Magazine's team visited the premises to enlighten its readers with the valuable insights shared at the workshop. The two-day event, presented by Ricky Kej, PA Deepak, Bhaskar Pal and Alex Oana was envisioned at exploring immersive audio.
The workshop targeted Sound Engineers, Music Engineers, Film Background Scoring, Singers, and Music Producers who were eager to learn about Dolby Atmos mixing and listening to 7.1.4 immersive mixes by Bob Clearmountain (Bob Marley, Foo Fighters, Bruce Springsteen), Alan Meyerson (Dune, Star Wars Jedi), Ricky Kej (winner of the best immersive audio album Grammy), and more.
Bhaskar Pal with Alex Oana on sharing significant insights about sound mixing with the audience
The workshop conducted under four impressive sessions by Bhaskar Pal, PA Deepak, Ricky Kej, and Alex Oana on different days, allowed the audience to observe sound engineering while understanding the thrill of sound mixing. The four sessions, titled under "Exploring Immersive Audio with Apogee Digital & Pink Noise Professionals Pvt Ltd," were set to inform the audience about the immersive audio experiences through admirable works and examples of the pro audio stalwarts.
With more than 150 registrants, the event was well-attended and catered to a wide audience eager in learning about mixing in audio industry. Adding to the successful event, managed, and organised by the dedicated team, Vijay Sinha, Director Marketing & Sales, Pink Noise Professionals, said, "We are proud to have hosted an event that set a new benchmark in our industry. The presence of renowned sound engineers and music producers like KJ Singh, Vijay Benegal, Vijay Kurien, Sreejesh Nair, Bishwadeep Chatterjee, and Daman Sood added to the event's efficiency and enthusiasm. The room full of famous faces from the pro audio industry, took the event's prestige to a new height. Alex Oana from Apogee provided his expert views, contributing to the highly interactive sessions. We were privileged to have esteemed Grammy winners - Ricky Kej, PA Deepak, and Bhaskar Pal as presenters, which significantly enhanced the event's success. Special thanks to Bhaskar Pal and Dolby India for facilitating the event."
Sharing his joy about the event and Dolby with the audiences in a brief interview set up by Pink Noise Professionals and Apogee team, KJ Singh, Sound Engineer, stated, "The idea of running sessions like these is simply that we can get insights from the people who have created some classic tracks over the years and how they are responding to the new Dolby Atmos immersive format. We as engineers sitting in any part of the world get an opportunity like this to really understand how they are thinking and get into the ease of working with immersive audio."
After a successful coordination hosting such a wonderful workshop, the team is positive to conduct more workshops or events in the coming months dedicated to providing significant insights from the pro audio industry.