HoRNet Samp overview

The Spatial Audio Master Processor plugin HoRNet SAMP is a revolutionary tool designed by the Italian engineer Antonio Porcelli to work seamlessly with Dolby Atmos (for more information, visit the official Dolby website) mixes. It addresses a significant challenge that engineers face when working with this cutting-edge format: the absence of a master bus. This is a major departure from traditional stereo mixes, where a master bus serves as the central control for overall mix adjustments.

In conventional stereo mixing, the master bus provides a single point for making key changes that affect the entire mix, such as EQ adjustments or dynamic processing. However, in Dolby Atmos mixes, there is no single master bus, which creates a unique challenge for audio engineers. Imagine you’re working with a project that has 128 different tracks, and you want to lift the highs across the entire mix. In a traditional stereo setup, you would simply adjust the EQ on the master bus, but in the Atmos format, you’d need to go track by track to make these adjustments manually, which is incredibly time-consuming and inefficient.

This is where HoRNet SAMP shines, as it provides a solution to this issue. SAMP includes four classic master bus processors that are linked together, meaning that any adjustment you make on one instance of SAMP will be automatically reflected across all other instances in real-time. This ensures that changes, whether they involve EQ, compression, or other adjustments, are applied simultaneously to the entire mix, saving you valuable time and maintaining consistency throughout the project.

Whether you are working on a large-scale Dolby Atmos mix or simply want to streamline your workflow when dealing with multiple tracks, HoRNet SAMP provides a powerful and efficient solution. It allows you to work more intuitively with spatial audio and make adjustments quickly and accurately, eliminating the need for manual adjustments on every individual track.