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Hardwell takes Genelec on holiday

NATICK, MA, May 12, 2020 — The ongoing relationship between Hardwell (Dutch DJ, record producer and remixer), Genelec and studio designer Jan Morel has created a third recording facility, with the completion of Hardwell’s holiday home studio in Curacao. The new facility offers a completely different look and feel from Hardwell’s main studio in the Netherlands, but with the same reference sound quality and low end control thanks to Genelec studio monitors and subwoofers. Building on the previous successful projects, Morel was brought in early in the architectural design process for the Caribbean house. “I became involved with the design directly from the start,” he recalls. “When the first drawings were made for the new house it was clear a studio had to be in it as well. The architect gave me the location and the space in the house for the studio, and with this information I had to figure out how to make it possible.” The aesthetic requirements for the new studio demanded a different design from Hardwell’s all-white main studio in the Netherlands, with the style, colors and architecture mirroring the house in Curacao itself. However, there was only ever one choice for the monitoring solution. “He is used to Genelec, his main studio is equipped with 1034Bs, a 7073A and 8341As,” says Morel. “For him there is no other option to go for, or work with.” While the monitoring brand has remained the same, Morel opted for a slightly different Genelec solution in response to the different acoustic environment of the new Curacao space. A pair of 1237A studio monitors have been installed as the main monitoring solution – about 6 feet from the listening position – with two 8330A monitors positioned about 4 feet away to provide the nearfield system. Finally, a 7071A dual 12-inch subwoofer has been placed under the desk but off center, close to the wall to manage low frequencies. As part of Genelec’s Smart Active Monitoring™ family, the 1237A and 8330A monitors were configured and calibrated using Genelec’s own GLM™ software. Initially, Morel remotely managed a team of local contractors and craftsmen who had been employed to handle the build. With the construction phase complete, he then travelled to Curacao for the commissioning stage. “We used GLM to do the first auto-calibration,” he explains. “When this had been done, we further calibrated it manually within GLM to get the most satisfying personal result for the engineer. In this case of course, the engineer is Hardwell himself!” Having overcome some challenges within the construction phase, the final result is something both Morel and, more importantly Hardwell, are happy with. “He had seen the design before I started finishing the room, and when we finished the room for real, he was really flabbergasted and blown away by the result both in sound and looks,” says Morel. “It was beyond his expectation.” For more information, please visit: www.genelec.com www.morelmuziek.nl www.djhardwell.com

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Photo file 1: Hardwell_Morel_PR_Image_1.JPG Photo caption 1: Hardwell’s new facility in Curacao, which features Genelec studio monitors and subwoofers Photo file 2: Hardwell_Morel_PR_Image_2.JPG Photo caption 2: Hardwell’s new facility in Curacao, which features Genelec studio monitors and subwoofers Photo file 3: Hardwell_Morel_PR_Image_3.JPG Photo caption 3: Studio designer Jan Morel, shown at Hardwell’s new facility in Curacao, which features Genelec studio monitors and subwoofers PDF file: Genelec_Hardwell_Case_Study.PDF PDF caption: Genelec Hardwell case study Genelec, the pioneer in Active Monitoring technology, is celebrating over 40 years of designing and manufacturing active loudspeakers for true and accurate sound reproduction. Genelec is credited with promoting the concept of active transducer technology. Since its inception in 1978, Genelec has concentrated its efforts and resources into creating active monitors with unparalleled sonic integrity. The result is an active speaker system that has earned global acclaim for its accurate imaging, extremely high acoustic output from small enclosures, true high-fidelity with low distortion, and deep, rich bass. Genelec is also celebrating over 10 years of its Smart Active Monitoring™ technology, which allows studio monitors to be networked, configured and calibrated for the user’s specific acoustic environment. Each Smart Active Monitor or subwoofer is equipped with advanced internal DSP circuitry, which tightly integrates with the GLM (Genelec Loudspeaker Manager) software application, running on Mac or PC. GLM’s reference microphone kit allows the user’s acoustic environment to be analyzed, after which GLM’s AutoCal feature optimizes each Smart Active Monitor for level, distance delay, subwoofer crossover phase and room response equalization, with the option of further fine tuning by the user. By minimizing the room’s influence on the sound, Smart Active Monitors deliver an unrivalled reference, with excellent translation between rooms. Other brand and product names may be trademarks of the respective companies with which they are associated. —For more information on the complete range of Genelec Active Monitoring Systems, contact: Genelec Inc., 7 Tech Circle, Natick, MA 01760. Tel: (508) 652-0900; Fax: (508) 652-0909; Web: http://www.genelecusa.com/.