Production house Titrafilm has refurbished its facilities around networked audio workflows and a unified Genelec monitoring standard.
Led by Audio CTO Miguel Adélise, Titrafilm has long embraced audio-over-IP, delivering lower energy use and cooling requirements, reduced cabling, and easier duplication of rooms. When the Covid pandemic hit, that same infrastructure proved invaluable, enabling the team to record and operate remotely without compromising quality or safety.
More recently, the company extended into full post-production with two new Paris sites: one housing two mix studios, an ADR studio, ten sound edit suites, ten picture edit suites and a grading room; with the other site adding 27 more picture edit suites; all equipped with Genelec monitors as standard. Across the river in Saint-Ouen-sur-Seine, nine interconnected buildings form the company’s main hub, linked by fibre and RJ45 with three central machine rooms. This impressive studio infrastructure owes much to the vision of the late Pierre Frilley, one of the major players in French film production and a key figure in the Titrafilm story – right up until his passing last year, at the age of 87.
Whether stereo, LCR, 5.1, 7.1.4 or theatrical Atmos on 38 loudspeakers, Genelec is the common language of every room. In the newest Atmos suites, the monitoring comprises 1032C models for LCR and 8340As for surrounds. For the ceiling channels, Adélise opted to use 4430A Smart IP PoE networked models, taking advantage of their single cable connectivity. Smart IP technology is already used widely throughout the other rooms at Titrafilm – in keeping with the company’s commitment to networked flexibility. But since the 4430A is the largest model available, Smart IP’s role in the new Atmos rooms was limited to the overhead positions only.
With some RAW aluminium models also appearing in edit suites, plus 7060B subwoofers, the facility thrives on a blend of classic performance and modern Dante connectivity. Adélise was responsible for the design of the audio systems in the new rooms, working closely with integrator CTM Solutions and local Genelec distributor Audio Technica France.
For the new 5.0 rooms, the same configuration is used – minus the additional surrounds and tops – and is finished in discreet black to blend seamlessly into the studio environment