stageone_topStageOne is world class mixing stage, first proven on Baz Luhrmann's 'Australia' with renowned Academy Award winning re-recording mixer Andy Nelson commenting that the stage was amongst the top two or three in the world. Able to handle the biggest blockbusters to budget conscious smaller independent releases.

Recent credits include:-stageone_001

  • 'Legend of the Guardians'
  • 'Tomorrow When the War Began'
  • 'Sleeping Beauty'
  • Peter Weirs 'The Way Back"
  • The Spierig Brothers 'Daybreakers'
  • Alex Proyas's 'Knowing'

 

StageOne is a Dolby 'Premier' Certified Mixing Stage. The only theatre in Australia to meet the strict and comprehensive Dolby 'Premier' criteria and be awarded this noteworthy status. The level of testing to which StageOne has been subjected to achieve this certification is a testament to the commitment and belief Deluxe has in Australian sound post production. It is indeed tribute to the expertise and talent of all the designers, builders, engineers and technicians involved in the construction of this remarkable and extraordinary sounding Stage. 

 

As part of being a Dolby 'Premier' Certified Mixing Stage we have:-

  • Acoustic design by David Schwind of Charles M Salter Assoc. – This leading architectural and acoustic design company has designed mixing and screening theatres at George Lucas's Skywalker Ranch, 20th Century Fox LA, and Dolby Laboratories own screening theatre in San Francisco
  • Over 1560 cubic meters (18 x 13 x 8)
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  • Neve DFC Gemini Digital Console, 410 digital input channels (w/ 4 Band EQ, Filters & Compressor), 72 Faders, 12x Stereo Aux's, Encore Plus Automation v5.1, single or dual mixer configuration
  • Dolby Lake Monitoring Processor (Digital Input / Analogue Output)
  • Dolby CP650 Cinema Processor (Digital I/O)

Please use this link to find out more about just what it takes to be included in such a exceptional and select group.

 

Additional to being Dolby 'Premier' Certified, the console is the largest and most advanced in Australia with:-

  • 4 x Sound Editors Stations / Desks in the theatre accessing up to five ProTools playback systems for Dialogue, Music, FX, Foley and Backgrounds (Additional ProTools systems can be accommodated upon request)
  • Image for mixing is via a Fairlight HD Pyxis capable of replaying HD quality QuickTime / MJPEGA / Avid DNx file formats

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  • Barco DPK20c 2K 3D digital projector with the XpanD 3D system
  • 10.1m x 4.2m THX Ultra Certified MicroPerf X2 Screen (no welds)
  • 5.1 and Dolby EX monitoring with Dual Front LCR monitoring enabling monitoring to be switched to 2.35 or 1.85 ratios
  • 6 x ProTools HD3 Systems for record and replay allowing up to 352 discrete outputs / 48 record inputs dependant on configuration). Waves Platinum & Diamond Plug-Ins, Altiverb, RX, Dolby Surround Tools, TC UnWrap, Sonic Solutions No Noise, Pitch & Time, and a host of other plug-ins.
  • Dolby DMU Mastering System