Our Story

While at home during the pandemic, Amol Kitwadkar watched maestro A.R. Rahman discussing his upcoming film “99 Songs''. He shared that he had composed the score with Dolby Atmos in mind, inspiring Amol to research the magnificent potential of spatial audio; He wanted to create his own music in Atmos, only to realize that there was little availabilty for mixing spaces in Colorado!

Since building the studio with the help of Dolby and several local powerhouses acousticians, Amol brought together a
team of the finest audio engineers in Northern Colorado to develop an unbeatable proprietary mixing methodology.

Amol founded Blue Marble Sound to exist as a resource for the growing music and film industries in Colorado to be on the frontier of audio and experience the massive power of sound spatialization on a world-class Atmos stage.

Speaker Specifications

L-Acoustics KS21 Omni-Cardio Subwoofers: These two powerful subwoofers manage each speaker's subharmonics. In tandem, our LFE emitters tone low frequency room nodes and provide phase perfect bass.

Max SPL- 138 dBLow
Frequency Limit- 29Hz

L-Acoustics X8 Coaxial surround speakers: All seven speakers are installed within quarter inch accuracy and aligned within 5° of Dolby's ideal specifications. Outputs are individually attuned to create a flawless spatial sonic image.

Max SPL- 138 dB
Bandwidth- 60Hz-20Khz

L-Acoustics 5XT Coaxial height speakers: These four excellent height speakers are 13ft above ground, defining the surround plane and overhead plane.

Max SPL- 121 dB
Bandwidth- 95Hz-20KHz

Dolby engineer Jonathan Lessner tuned our space to the strict requirements for perfect Atmos playback in 7.1.4.
Blue Marble Sound is uniquely outfitted to produce scalable Dolby Atmos deliverables that will sound incredible in all playback formats: surround sound, stereo, and binaural. Our exports are mastered exactly to spec for any target platform.

The acoustic treatment is entirely unique to our studio:  designed for Dolby Atmos with a specific combination of absorption and diffusion. Custom acoustic design was provided by Tim Gulsrud of Soundpost Acoustics.

Making this dream a reality took over a year of working closely with Dolby and L-Acoustics. MediaVine Productions assisted in system design and provided a precise installation. Book a consultation and see the studio for yourself!