BEYOND THE ROOM

Rather than relying on the same familiar movie clips audiences have heard countless times, “Beyond the Room” was created from the ground up as dedicated home cinema demonstration content—designed specifically to showcase what a truly immersive audio system can do.

The experience moves far beyond a traditional demo reel. Sounds travel across the room, behind the listener and overhead, while carefully placed effects appear from precise locations throughout the soundfield. Quiet, atmospheric moments give way to dramatic shifts in scale, powerful low-frequency events and room-filling transitions—all crafted to create the sensation that the walls and speakers have disappeared and the audience has been pulled directly into the experience.

Enlisting the services of Nick Matzke of Bayview Audio, every sequence was developed with demonstration in mind, giving enthusiasts, dealers and integrators an engaging new way to showcase imaging, dynamics, spatial precision, height-channel performance, bass impact and seamless movement throughout an immersive theater system. The result is a demo that is not only technically revealing, but also simply fun to experience.

“One of the things we always loved about CEDIA was finding a great new demo and bringing it back to share with friends, family, and customers,” said Lee Weber, Co-Owner of NextLevel Acoustics. “That was the inspiration behind ‘Beyond the Room.’ We wanted to create something people would be excited to experience at the show—and just as excited to bring home and play in their own theaters.”

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STANDARD EDITION

The Standard Edition delivers the complete immersive demonstration experience, created from the ground up to showcase the imaging, dynamics, spatial precision, height-channel performance, bass impact and seamless movement of a high-performance home cinema system. Sounds move across, behind and above the listener, combining precisely placed effects, dramatic transitions and powerful low-frequency moments designed to make the room—and the speakers—disappear

SIGNATURE EDITION

The Signature Edition expands the experience with an exclusive immersive opening sequence designed to showcase the system before the main presentation even begins. Additional spatial movement, height-channel activity and precisely placed effects create a more dimensional and engaging introduction, setting the stage for everything that follows and presenting Beyond the Room in its most immersive format.

Four standout moments that make “Beyond the Room” a truly unique Atmos experience

“The Vortex”

When the theater scene starts spinning around you, you’ll feel like the actual room is spinning as sounds move around you in a circular motion on the vertical plane—not the horizontal plane.

“The Bass Drop”

The main bass drop, along with several other moments in this demo, features infrasonic frequencies that extend into the single digits. It hits high SPL all the way down to 10 Hz, and extends all the way down to 2 Hz at slightly lower SPL. Those with infrasonic-capable subwoofers will experience the incredible room pressurization this demo can deliver.

“Every Speaker, Every Direction”

Whether it’s objects moving overhead—broken glass, airplanes, voices, gunshots—or the countless other sounds traveling throughout the room, everything has meticulously precise movement. That precision scales beautifully to even the largest Atmos systems, with sounds moving seamlessly through each speaker. The height speakers are heavily utilized throughout the demo, making full use of your entire Atmos system.

“The Finale”

A late addition to this demo was our reworking of the final scene. It originally featured a pretty cool battle finale with a soldier’s voice moving around the room, but we decided to swap that out for a T-Rex taking center stage. Because, really, who doesn’t love dinosaurs. You’ll hear a T-Rex emerge behind you as people scream and scatter to your left. He charges through the room, his enormous footsteps pounding around you as he tears through the foliage, violently pushing it aside as he breathes and snarls around you. Then, just when the chaos seems to reach its peak, he stops directly in front of you—and immediately unleashes a massive roar from directly above you that explodes through the entire room and should leave you shaken.

Meet Nick Matzke – Bayview Audio

Guitarist and engineer Nick Matzke has been playing and recording music for over 25 years. He holds a Bachelor’s degree from Berklee College of Music in Boston, where he completed a dual major in Guitar Performance and Music Production & Engineering.

A lifelong home theater enthusiast as well as a full-time musician and recording engineer, Nick began incorporating Dolby Atmos mixing into his music production services several years ago. This quickly grew into a passion for creating cinematic-style Atmos demos specifically for the home theater enthusiast—designed to unlock the full potential of immersive audio in a home theater.

Through his audio production company, Bayview Audio, Nick continues to provide audio recording, mixing, and mastering services, as well as Dolby Atmos music mixes, cinematic Atmos demos, and custom home theater intros.