Studio 8 is a multipurpose studio fit for mixing HETV, recording in-room dialogue, ADR and more.
Forever Audio is a global specialist audio creative agency and post production house that works across advertising, radio, streaming platforms, long-form audio content, film & TV post-production and localisation. Their headquarters in central London is now home to Studio 8, their newest audio suite. A six-month undertaking the new build is now complete and it serves as Forever Audio’s largest voice recording studio second Dolby Atmos enabled room and was always designed to offer multifunctional capabilities, to serve a wide variety of audio specialties utilising the latest technology.
Studio 8 was no small undertaking, building the room required the removal of three smaller suites in order to meet the Dolby Atmos Home Entertainment requirements. In speaking to Seb Juviler, Co-Founder & CEO, he had this to say about the decision to build Studio 8. “Forever Audio has 20 years of experience of creating sound across all different formats and therefore the room has been designed with that in mind.”
“We wanted a room that would make the best use of a central London facility for years to come, to provide clients with the perfect in-person experience, as despite all the changing technology and remote working capabilities, there’s still some work that just has to be done in person. It was important that actors and directors coming in could give their best performance and hear their work in the best possible environment. We also wanted our team to be able to work on the most cutting edge technology available.”
The technology chosen to support the room was done so with all of this in mind. The room is 7.1.4 enabled with Genelec 8340 Smart Active Monitors (SAM), 1237A monitors, along with two 7380A (SAM) subwoofers. Rob Baker, Head of Engineering had this to say about Genelec “The SAM and GLM technology made installation and calibration seamless but most importantly, it sounds fantastic! Our sound engineers have been really impressed by the clarity and balance at all listening levels and the spatial detailing on Atmos playback has already got our longform Atmos team very excited!”
Forever Audio decided to go with a 24 fader Avid S4 console. An industry standard the Avid S4 is a great tool for any suite. For Studio 8 particularly the layout feature of this console which enables the ability to customise which tracks and aux control parameters they have close to hand is invaluable when working quickly during busy ADR sessions. Additionally, the Avid S4 is a perfect size for the room and is housed in a custom movable workstation. This allows as much performance space as possible for voice recording.
The decision to make Studio 8 immersive capable was a simple one for the team at Forever Audio. “Dolby Atmos, binaural and 3D audio are being adopted across so many different formats beyond traditional cinema; in-home, headphones, in-car, streaming platforms. The creative possibilities for clients are rapidly expanding so it’s critical we remain at the forefront of the developments for years to come.”
“Working with Forever Audio provided Scrub and our team an interesting challenge. The room serves a diverse group of needs, and we wanted to make sure each was met. From the iteration phase to seeing everything installed it is great to see their vision realised,” says Greg Wheeler, Head of Scrub Sales.
Seb had this to say about working with Scrub Sales and the Tech Support team. “A big project like this takes time and everyone at Scrub was very patient and knowledgeable. Huge thanks to Greg and the team for their support. In the final stages it was great to see them line-up, test, and calibrate the room. The suite was outfitted with great care and sounds amazing because of it. We are excited as our 2025 projects roll in for our clients to use this new, amazing space.”
