The largest European recording studio installs the new Genelec 1236A monitors

Metropolis in London replaces the Genelec 1035A monitors, operational since its inauguration in 1989, with the new 1236A.

Metropolis studios in London have installed a new monitoring system in their studio B consisting of a pair of SAM 1236A monitors from Genelec as the main system, and a pair of 8351A near-field monitors, also from Genelec.

The first work carried out with the new monitoring system was for the North American artist will.i.am (also known as Willian James Adams, singer of the group Black Eyed Peas). Previously, in that same studio, 25, Adele's latest album.

Artists such as Amy Winehouse, The Verve, Florence and The Machine, Paloma Faith, Lauren Hill, and many others have recorded in the famous Metropolis studios.

The 1236A monitors replace the pair of Genelec 1035A monitors that have been installed in Studio B since its inauguration in 1989. These have been operating continuously and flawlessly for 27 years, so it is not surprising that those responsible for the studio want to continue enjoying the unrivaled quality offered by the monitors created by Genelec.

For those interested in historical data, you may be interested to know that 1989 was also the year in which the 1035 monitors were launched on the market, which were quickly accepted by the industry for being the most powerful and cleanest monitors available at that time, quickly spreading their use in the UK, USA and Japan.

The 1236A is the most modern reference system that offers maximum precision for a large format monitoring system in music, film and post production recording studios.

The Genelec 1236A monitoring system and its RAM XL amplification module (which is individually calibrated for each system) have been designed to meet the extreme performance requirements posed by the most demanding recording and mixing environments. Designed to be flush mounted, the 1236A incorporates a large Directivity Control Waveguide (DCW) that provides extremely precise imaging both on and off axis and neutral sound. Advanced AutoCal and GLM technologies allow automatic alignment of each monitor with the acoustic environment and with different listening positions.

The studio has also upgraded its nearfield monitors by installing a pair of SAM 8351A monitors.

The 8351A nearfield monitor combines advanced Acoustically Concealed Woofers (ACW) technology with the Minimum Diffraction Coaxial (MDC) transducer and Maximized Directivity Control Waveguide (MaxDCW) system to deliver controlled directivity over a very wide bandwidth. It also incorporates AutoCal and GLM technologies, and provides identical results whether installed in a vertical or horizontal position.