Oram consoles and modules are popping up everywhere. Over in Rockville, Maryland, a longtime Sweetwater customer, Steve Bishop of MusicMedia recently installed a BEQ-24. He was so pleased that
Steve writes: "We designed MusicMedia to be an extremely effective musical production facility which services artists doing material ranging from Broadway to rock and country to rap. We also fulfill all the musical needs for the Troika Organization, a theatrical production company which produces national and international tours. "I chose the Oram BEQ-24 because, well, Chuck wouldn't sell me anything else… really! But now I fully understand the benefits these consoles offer and share his excitement. The Oram desk simply sounds world class. It has a huge amount of headroom and an extremely low noise floor. The EQ section is extremely musical and sensitive, and who could go wrong with 30 Aux Sends? "Most importantly of all, every one of our clients has been ecstatic about their mix. The final products have been warm and richly detailed. This analog board is sonically superior to anything else in its price class." In Other News: By now, just about everyone has seen the hit movie, "Titanic." Some of you may have even seen it more than once. The film garnered an amazing 14 Academy Award nominations — and won 11! — including (not surprisingly) "Best Sound" and "Best Sound Effects."
One person who's certainly happy about this is Chris Boyes, the man who did the Sound Design (on an Oram BEQ Series 24 console) for the film at Skywalker Sound Speaking of modules, let's talk for a minute about Oram's single rack space Octasonic ($2118.10 list). If you've ever thought about having eight channels of Oram quality mic preamps available without the huge console attached, this is the box for you. Incredibly, John Oram somehow managed to lift eight channels right out of his big boards and fit them into this compact unit. Demand has been so great that we've been selling these modules by the boatload (really — a boat stops by and picks them up every other Tues-day). Okay, all kidding aside, you have to think about what a perfect product this would be for location sound recording, live sound or even broadcast work (matched with an Octamix 8-channel mixer, of course). Gosh, what will these Oram people come up with next? Maybe we'll save that news for our next issue… Master Index | Sweet Notes Index | Home | Back Page | Next Page |
and walked away with an Oscar for his efforts. Chris sums up the Oram with a few well chosen words: "It's quieter than digital — with headroom that goes on for days. I love this board. In its class, nothing comes close!" Obviously, when working on a picture with such a huge budget, Chris could have selected any console for "Titanic," but it was the Oram that had the clear advantage thanks to its superior design, amazing sonics and superb British EQ. By the way, Chris also owns (and loves) the Oram Hi-Definition EQ module!