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Set immersive targets
Defined room geometry, background noise, isolation, and playback criteria around Dolby Atmos teaching and screening requirements.
UNLV Dolby Atmos Theater
Dolby Atmos designCinema acousticsSpeaker layoutBass management
Overview
Project Summary
EducationalEntertainment
A certified Dolby Atmos teaching theater engineered to the strict tolerances of immersive cinema while serving a daily educational program.
Our team executed the room geometry, surface treatment, and speaker layout required for Atmos certification, with isolation that protects neighboring academic spaces.
Calibration and bass management were tuned to Dolby's reference targets, giving students an authoritative listening environment for film, mixing, and immersive audio coursework.
Details
Project Credits & Specifications
- Architect
- Gensler
- General Contractor
- PDI Design Build
- Acoustician
- Criterion Acoustics
- AV Systems Designer
- Criterion Acoustics
- Date of Completion
- 2024
- Location
- Las Vegas, NV
Process
What we did
Dolby Atmos designCinema acousticsSpeaker layoutBass managementCertification support
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Coordinated the speaker field
Integrated screen, surround, overhead, and subwoofer locations with architecture, sightlines, and classroom technology.
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Tuned the room envelope
Specified surface treatments and bass control to support precise imaging, enveloping playback, and accurate translation.
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Calibrated to reference
Aligned levels, delays, bass management, and response so students work in a room that behaves like a professional cinema.