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Author Topic: SWELLTONE. John Spooner Expert Film Handler Posts: 186 From: South Australia, Australia Registered: Jan 2003 posted 04-15-2003 11:35 AM                     Dear colleagues. Recently we screened a film and noted the words "recorded in a Swelltone theatre" during the closing credits. Could you advise me what constitutes a Swelltone set-up. Also is Swelltone similar to THX. John S.  |  IP: Logged Bill Gabel Film God Posts: 3873 From: Technicolor / Postworks NY, USA Registered: Jan 2002 posted 04-15-2003 11:57 AM                     Was it a Steven Soderbergh film that you screened? Swelltone Labs are located in New Orleans. Its a mixing theatre also like THX. But Swelltone uses Digidesign ProTools/ ProControl/ TDM environment. It is done without the use of large re-recording consoles and conventional outboard mixing gear.  |  IP: Logged Gordon McLeod Film God Posts: 9532 From: Toronto Ontario Canada Registered: Jun 99 posted 04-15-2003 02:06 PM                     I have one complaint with there mixing on Solaris they sent instructions to turn off the sub if played in optical as it would muddy the dialogue. They really should have done the optical mix to spec as it is unrealistic to expect a theatre to alter there sound setup for one print  |  IP: Logged Mark Lensenmayer Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1605 From: Upper Arlington, OH Registered: Sep 1999 posted 04-15-2003 04:31 PM                     There is some good information on the Swelltone Encrustation method, with the motto "In one ear and out the other", at this site: Video Essentials Look about 1/2-way down the page.  |  IP: Logged Steve Kraus Film God Posts: 4094 From: Chicago, IL, USA Registered: May 2000 posted 04-15-2003 06:22 PM                    AFAIK Swelltone is just a joke.  |  IP: Logged Matt Hale Expert Film Handler Posts: 123 From: Vancouver, Canada Registered: Dec 2002 posted 04-15-2003 07:10 PM                        Cool. I had heard of SwellTone (I had the video essentials dvd) but never really figured out what it was. Now I am going to suggest to my boss that our new mixing theatre be Swelltone certified.  |  IP: Logged Paul Mayer Oh get out of it Melvin, before it pulls you under! Posts: 3836 From: Albuquerque, NM Registered: Feb 2000 posted 04-15-2003 09:44 PM                        Swelltone is a gag, but the licensing fees they charge for their logo or snipe are donated to AIDS-related charities. Here's a frame grab from the credits for Video Essentials:  |  IP: Logged Steve Guttag We forgot the crackers Gromit!!! Posts: 12814 From: Annapolis, MD Registered: Dec 1999 posted 04-16-2003 01:28 AM                     Swelltone is Larry Blake's creation. The first theatre we certified as "Swelltone Approved" was the AFI theatre located at the Kennedy Center (placed the sticker on the rack myself). You will see the Swelltone name on films/videos that Larry Blake has mixed the audio on. Larry is actually a good guy that really does care about the quality of his work. People that have their film Swelltone certified have their "license fee" sent to some charity. So support Swelltone films! Steve  |  IP: Logged John Spooner Expert Film Handler Posts: 186 From: South Australia, Australia Registered: Jan 2003 posted 04-16-2003 12:37 PM                     Dear Bill and Gordon. Yes, the film was "Solaris", we ran it as a support as we show double features. Thank you to all who replied. John S.  |  IP: Logged

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