From left to right: Recording engineer Andy Jackson, Dr Andreas Sennheiser, producer
Simon Franglen, co-curator Aubrey Powell, producer Simon Rhodes, Daniel Sennheiser
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Preview of special AMBEO 3D mix of Comfortably Numb live at LIVE 8, ahead of The Pink Floyd Exhibition: Their Mortal Remains
at London’s V&A . Pink Floyd’s Nick Mason makes a return to Abbey Road as part of Sennheiser’s immersive audio production
New Delhi, March 21, 2017 – Audio specialist Sennheiser has
partnered with Pink Floyd to demonstrate its AMBEO 3D audio
technology in action as part of the sound expert’s work for The
Pink Floyd Exhibition: Their Mortal Remains, which opens to
the public at London’s Victoria and Albert Museum on May 13. more, Sennheiser will enable captivating audio experiences
for the visitor using its innovative AMBEO 3D technology.
Sennheiser systems will be used for audio elements throughout
the exhibition, including the delivery of highest-quality
arrangements from historic Pink Floyd documents.
One of the most anticipated elements of the exhibition is a new
immersive mix of Comfortably Numb from the Live 8 concert –
the last time David Gilmour, Nick Mason and Richard Wright
played onstage with former member Roger Waters – created
using Sennheiser’s AMBEO 3D technology in a brand-new
format using 25 speakers. AMBEO 3D places sound both
around and above the listener, delivering an immersive audio
sensation unlike anything visitors have experienced before. Pink Floyd’s Nick Mason, who made a return to Abbey Road
during the production of the AMBEO 3D mix, commented on
the collaboration: "We have been using Sennheiser equipment
ever since Pink Floyd started out as a live band and used the
MD 409 microphones for our performances, so it is only fitting
that they provide the audio experience at our exhibition.
Sennheiser has been at the cutting edge of audio technology for
a very long time, so we have no doubt that they will help make
Their Mortal Remains something special.”
The 360 degree surround mix was presented earlier this month
at the world-famous Abbey Road Studios in London, where
Pink Floyd recorded a number of their albums including The
Dark Side of the Moon and Wish You Were Here. Pink Floyd
associate, recording engineer Andy Jackson, who worked
with Pink Floyd on several albums including The Division
Bell, is collaborating closely on the project with Simon Rhodes
and Simon Franglen, the mastermind producers behind the
brand new AMBEO version of Pink Floyd’s music, creating
new mixes w hich utilise many more discrete channels than
were previously possible. Rhodes is a senior engineer at Abbey
Road with over 18 years’ experience of working on productions
for projects including the Avatar and Spectre movies, whilst
Franglen is a Grammy Award-winning and Golden Globe-
nominated composer and producer with credits on many of the
biggest films of all time, including Titanic and Avatar.
As official audio partner for the Pink Floyd: Their Mortal
Remains exhibition, a retrospective of the band’s history,
connecting music, sound technology, live performance and
“Pink Floyd has worked with Sennheiser and Neumann
microphones throughout their career. To come back to the
Abbey Road studios to jointly work with the AMBEO 3D audio
technology is a very special part within this collaboration”,
said co-CEO Daniel Sennheiser. “3D audio is the new frontier of
sound excellence, set to transform the listening experience for
users. We are very happy to bring that special audio experience
to The Pink Floyd Exhibition”, adds Dr Andreas Sennheiser.
On the production of the AMBEO 3D version of Comfortably
Numb from Live 8, Simon Franglen added: “I can’t think
of a band that is better suited to Sennheiser’s AMBEO 3D
technology than Pink Floyd. They pioneered surround sound
in their live shows, now Sennheiser’s 3D immersive audio
pioneers a completely new experience. It allows the audience
to hear every detail inside the performance. I can’t wait to see
what Pink Floyd fans make of the 3D audio version when they
see the exhibition.”
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