Appalachian State University in Boone, NC was somewhat ahead of the curve, building out a Dolby Atmos control room even before Apple took immersive music mainstream with its Spatial Audio service. However, it soon became clear that automating Atmos mixes by mouse was not ideal, so Wynne and the students installed an Avid S6 console and added a Genelec 7.1.4 monitor setup. After that, Wynne hopes to build an immersive broadcast room around an existing Lawo mc²56 desk to stream the school’s 200 annual concerts in stereo and binaural.