The recent Cash Money Studio Coach conversion features Genelec monitoring - the Prevost H3-45 Luxury Coach employs a pair of Genelec 1038B Tri-amplified Monitors as the main monitoring system, augmented with a pair of 7070A Active Subwoofers. Cash Money's Studio Coach hit the road mid-June from its home base in Miami.
The new studio has a rear monitoring wall loaded with Genelec 1038B's, as well as a full Avid Pro Tools rig and Avid C|24 mixing interface. Bruce Basden, owner of Vulcan Coach, worked with Mark Jones of Cash Money to develop the look and feel of this studio, building on the previous successes of Vulcan Studio Coaches.
The Studio features massive multiple layers of soundproofing and proprietary acoustical treatments to create the right sonic environment for mastering engineers and producers alike. The design features a classic room-within-a-room approach to ensure complete isolation, equal to the very best land-based studio environments. The vocal booth is itself an additional room within the already heavily isolated studio compartments, with the end result of astounding STC ratings that produce flawless vocal tracks.
The Genelec 1038B's were chosen for their accurate mids and highs, and the 7070A's for their ability to maintain an articulate low end at even extreme volumes, says Anthony Fernandez of Miami based Pro Audio Nerds, the studio consultant for this project. Fernandez recalls that he first experienced Genelec speakers when he was working with Miami's famed Hit Factory Studios. "I really came to love how the Genelecs sound," he says.
(Jim Evans)
