Christie®, a leader in creating and sharing the world’s best visual and audio experiences, is proud to announce that Mocha Chai Laboratories (MCL), Singapore’s first fully integrated digital film lab, has installed the Christie Vive Audio™ cinema sound system in its state-of-the-art dubbing theater to provide the best possible cinematic audio capabilities for post-production tasks.
The dubbing theater, which is
fully-equipped with audio post-production and 4K color
grading facilities, is fully compliant with the DCI-standard. As well, the Vive
Audio system installed has been configured to meet the requirements of the
Dolby®
ATMOS™ sound technology system. This makes MCL the
first post-production facility in the world to feature a Dolby ATMOS-certified dubbing
theater equipped with Christie’s cutting-edge cinema audio solution, which combines
the superior performance of planar ribbon drivers with line array loudspeaker
design, and matches them with powerful Class D amplification.
Yee-Wei Chai, Founder and
Managing Director, MCL, said, “As a post-production studio, audio quality and
performance are of paramount importance to us, so that filmmakers can fully
realize their goals in sound design. Christie Vive Audio, with its innovative
ribbon driver technology, enables us to achieve just that. We’re very impressed
by its clarity and how it delivered the audio details. We are also proud to be
the first dubbing stage in Singapore to install Christie Vive Audio, and the
first in the world to obtain Dolby ATMOS certification for the most faithful
and accurate reproduction of immersive cinema audio formats.”
The
installation at MCL was completed by Christie’s Singapore partner,
Electro-Acoustics Systems Pte Ltd, and comprises close to 40
Christie Vive Audio speakers of varying combinations. These include
LA1 screen channel loudspeakers,
LA3S line
array loudspeakers for wall, rear and ceiling surrounds,
S115 and
S218 subwoofers
for Low Frequency Effects channels, as well as
CDA2,
CDA3 and
CDA5
class D amplifiers for high power output and efficiency. The end result is
highly immersive cinema sound known for delivering exceptional power and
performance.
There
is certainly value in setting up such a dubbing theater in Singapore, said
Chai, who noted that regional filmmakers had to travel to Thailand and Hong
Kong previously for final picture grading and cinema sound mixing due to the
lack of such facilities at home.
“Now,
they can accomplish final mix, online finishing and color grading at our all-in-one
facility without the need to go overseas. We are certainly excited to offer local
and regional filmmakers with a choice to have their films completed here with
the finest audio system, and ready for the cinema in a standard recognized all
over the world. So far, many filmmakers who have used our dubbing theater are captivated
by the quality and performance of the Vive Audio system installed, and we are
absolutely convinced that we’ve made the right choice,” Chai said.
Han
Kim, General Manager, Christie Singapore, commented, “We are honored and
delighted that Mocha Chai Laboratories has chosen Vive Audio for its state-of-the-art dubbing
theater, and is the world’s first Dolby ATMOS-equipped post-production facility
to deploy our leading-edge cinema sound solution. With its capability to unlock
the full potential of the DCI digital cinema audio format and support all
leading cinema audio formats, Vive Audio brings a new level of realism to
movies and represents the next evolution of cinema sound.”
Lin
Yu, Vice President, Christie Asia Pacific, added, “Mocha Chai Laboratories has been regarded as one of the region’s leading post-production
houses, and we are pleased that it has selected Vive Audio for its high-tech facility.
This is a clear testimony that besides offering advanced visual
solutions, we have also set the bar in immersive cinema sound that filmmakers
and post-production professionals appreciate.”
Designed as a complete solution, each component of Christie Vive
Audio has been specifically engineered to complement each other. By combining
the superior performance capabilities of each piece into one, integrated cinema
audio solution, Christie Vive Audio brings the next generation of cinema audio
to any space, from post production studios and screening rooms to traditional
auditoriums and premium large format theaters.
About Mocha Chai LaboratoriesStarted in 2013, Mocha Chai Laboratories is the premier
go-to-lab that first brought digital cinema packages and related services to
Singapore’s media industry. Always at the cutting edge, it offers a Dolby ATMOS
certified dubbing stage, DCI-compliant color grading, true HDR monitoring and
mastering services all under one roof. For more information, go to
mochachailab.com 