Tallinn's MUBA has equipped its two-room Sound Recording Studio with Genelec monitoring solutions, giving the next generation of Estonian audio professionals a reference-grade facility to learn in.
There’s something fitting about one of Europe’s most forward-thinking music schools choosing monitors with a reputation for precision above everything else. MUBA, the Tallinn College of Music and Ballet, opened its Sound Recording Studio in 2022, and Genelec is at the centre of both rooms.
MUBA itself is a significant institution, uniting three of Estonia’s most prestigious music and ballet schools across a 26,000 square metre campus in the heart of Tallinn. The Sound Recording Studio, equipped and installed by local Genelec partner msonic Baltic, is designed to give students real-world studio experience from day one.
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The two control rooms serve distinctly different purposes. Control Room 1 is built around a Rupert Neve Designs 5088 console, giving first-year sound engineering students a fully analogue mixing environment for the first half of the year. A pair of Genelec 8341A coaxial nearfield monitors supports the room’s main monitors. “It gives us the nearfield accuracy that you definitely need when working long hours with the console,” says Sound Studio Manager Andres Olema.
Control Room 2 takes a different approach, set up in a 5.1 surround configuration with five Genelec 8351B coaxial models and a 7370A subwoofer — a practical introduction to working in the box and surround mixing simultaneously. Elsewhere across the campus, Genelec 8000 series monitors are deployed in production and classroom spaces, with a pair of 4430A Smart IP PoE loudspeakers handling talkback for live recording sessions.
The choice of Genelec’s The Ones family for both control rooms wasn’t arbitrary. MUBA’s roots stretch back to the Georg Ots Music School, which ran Genelec two-way monitors in its studios for years. “The Ones family offered us a familiar and trusted sound with even more precision,” Olema explains. “With The Ones, you can always rely on getting the optimal sound from your setup.” GLM loudspeaker manager software was used to calibrate both rooms, particularly important for the 5.1 system in Control Room 2.
For msonic Baltic’s Jürgen Urbanik, the project represents something bigger than a hardware installation. “It’s especially rewarding to see how actively the facility is being used across disciplines, from sound engineering to rhythm musicians and ensemble recordings.”
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