ADAM Audio Expands Its Dolby Atmos Monitoring Solutions
ADAM Audio and Dolby are celebrating the launch of three new Dolby Atmos-certified monitoring bundles with a closer look at the workflow of immersive audio specialist Johannes Frank, founder of Feinklang Mastering in Leipzig. The collaboration connects ADAM Audio’s latest scalable monitoring solutions with a real-world Dolby Atmos mastering environment, showing how professional studios can expand into immersive audio without sacrificing accuracy, consistency, or creative flexibility.
Founded in 2014, Feinklang Mastering has established itself as a trusted name in the independent music scene. With clients including Martin Kohlstedt, Imminence, and Meynberg, the studio has built its reputation on detailed, emotionally responsive mastering across a wide range of genres. While stereo mastering remains a central part of Johannes Frank’s work, Dolby Atmos has become an increasingly important part of his studio’s creative and technical process.
Dolby Atmos Mastering Requires a Different Workflow
For Frank, Dolby Atmos does not fit neatly into traditional categories of mixing or mastering. Instead, he describes immersive production as a process that sits somewhere between the two. In Dolby Atmos, the mastering stage becomes more integrated into the full production workflow, requiring the engineer to balance, refine, and shape the material until it reaches the polish and impact of a finished master.
This approach reflects Frank’s broader mastering philosophy. Rather than applying a fixed sonic signature to every project, he adapts his decisions to the emotional tone, depth, and individual character of the music. That flexibility becomes even more important in immersive audio, where space, movement, depth, and transient detail all become part of the final listening experience.
Why Monitoring Accuracy Matters in Dolby Atmos Production
One of the key points emphasized in the collaboration is the importance of monitoring in immersive audio. According to Frank, Dolby Atmos production requires a monitoring system that engineers can trust completely. A 7.1.4 configuration is considered the minimum requirement, giving producers and mastering engineers the ability to accurately judge spatial placement, depth, impact, and tonal balance across the full immersive field.
That level of trust is especially important in mastering, where small decisions can have a significant effect on the final presentation. In a Dolby Atmos environment, monitoring consistency across the front, surround, and height channels is essential for making confident decisions that translate beyond the studio.
Johannes Frank’s ADAM Audio Dolby Atmos Setup
To upgrade Feinklang Mastering for Dolby Atmos, Johannes Frank expanded his existing ADAM Audio monitoring system using the A Series Satellite Bundle. This allowed him to preserve his trusted stereo monitoring setup while scaling the room into a complete Dolby Atmos configuration.
His system combines ADAM Audio S Series main monitors with A Series speakers for surround and height channels. This includes A4V monitors and an A44H used as the center speaker. According to Frank, the setup remains remarkably coherent even when combining different ADAM Audio speaker series, maintaining consistent tonal balance and transient response throughout the immersive monitoring field.
That consistency gives him the confidence to make reliable decisions when working in Dolby Atmos, particularly when evaluating spatial detail, dynamics, and the relationship between the stereo foundation and immersive elements.
ADAM Audio’s Role in Immersive Audio Workflows
Frank’s connection with ADAM Audio goes back to his studies, when he first encountered the company’s ribbon tweeter technology. Since then, he has continued to rely on ADAM Audio monitors for their clarity, resolution, and ability to reveal fine detail. These qualities are especially valuable in mastering, where precision is critical, and even more so in immersive audio, where every speaker position contributes to the final soundstage.
The newly launched Dolby Atmos-certified bundles from ADAM Audio are designed to support studios entering immersive audio production with scalable, professional monitoring solutions. For engineers who already rely on ADAM Audio stereo systems, the bundles provide a practical path toward Dolby Atmos expansion while maintaining workflow efficiency and monitoring accuracy.
New Dolby Atmos-Certified Bundles for Professional Studios
ADAM Audio’s new Dolby Atmos-certified monitoring bundles aim to make immersive audio production more accessible for professional studios. By offering scalable configurations, the bundles give engineers, producers, and mastering facilities a way to build trusted Dolby Atmos environments without starting from scratch.
Johannes Frank’s Feinklang Mastering setup demonstrates how these systems can function in a professional mastering context. His room shows how ADAM Audio’s Satellite Bundle can be integrated into an existing studio while supporting the technical demands of Dolby Atmos and the creative flexibility required for modern immersive music production.
Dolby Atmos certified monitoring solutions from ADAM Audio, and the Satellite Bundle can be found here.
