At Ardent, we’ve always embraced new technology, and object-based audio is no exception.

Dolby Atmos has become the most popular and robust format for 3D and immersive listening experiences in gaming, film & TV scoring, and music. Mixing tools for an uncompromising and uniform listening experience between formats was paramount to our decision making.

McIntosh and Bowers & Wilkins

McIntosh amplification and Bowers & Wilkins monitors were chosen for their excellence in fidelity and pairing them with Trinnov’s uncompromising phase and delay management is a perfect fit for both music and film.

Arvus H2-4D

Providing quick and easy solutions for conversion, decoding and rendering was equally important to us. The Arvus H2-4D is the Swiss army knife for this application. It provides all the features listed below in one box.

CONVERT up to 16 Channels of HDMI audio simultaneously:

• DANTE® or RAVENNA® (AES67 included in both)
• BALANCED ANALOG
• HDMI® (Audio Only)
• AES/EBU (AES3)

DECODE / RENDER

• DOLBY - Atmos®, Dolby Digital, Dolby Digital Plus, Dolby TrueHD, Dolby Surround, Dolby Vision (passthrough)
• DTS - DTS-X®, ES, HD Master Audio, HD High Resolution Audio, Express-HD LBR, Neural:X
• PCM - 2ch, PCM Multi-channel, Downmix
• Object based rendering from 5.1.2 to 9.1.6

SSL SYSTEM T:

The last step of this journey was aided by Phil Scholes of Solid State Logic, who introduced us to SYSTEM T. With its extensive features and intuitive interface. It can quickly put anyone in the driver’s seat to deliver top-quality ATMOS mixes. Its limitless routing, and sync capabilities allow you to work entirely digitally or in a hybrid fashion with ease.

Real-time collaboration is vital to the success of any creative project. Clients and artists frequently have to work in different locations, but still need to make changes or share feedback with each other as changes happen. We understand that the latency of sending files and notes back and forth can be a burden when under deadlines.

To address this, we have embraced the amazing technology that AUDIOMOVERS LISTENTO provides. From Sydney to San Francisco and to Memphis you are connected in real time.

Bespoke items have always been part of Ardent since its inception. From our first tape machines and mixing consoles, through following generations of consoles custom ordered from Spectra Sonics, SSL, and Neve. This is a tradition we proudly continue.

Some of our current Bespoke offerings include:
Wunder Audio Class A discrete 72 and 56 input Ardent Edition consoles (built to our exact specifications and features, down to the split design and comprehensive monitoring) and our Heritage Audio Ardent Editions Fairchild 660s and 670s.

More to come...