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Oram's Stunning New Mic Preamp You can never have too many quality mic preamps in your system, especially with all the new high quality digital multitrack machines on the market today. John Oram and his company, Oram Professional Audio, knows this only too well, and they've designed their new Octasonic ($2118 list) eight-channel
Perfect for project studios, MIDI, desktop audio or direct to hard disk applications, Octasonic offers the same legendary quality preamps found in Oram's MWS (Microphone Work Station), Series 8 consoles, and the top-of-the-line Series 24 desks. With a preamp of such a high level, sound quality is what really matters, and the Octasonic is one of the finest sounding mic preamps we've ever encountered, regardless of price. Superb specs, exceptional transparency, warmth and detail, along with that special audio-enhancing Oram sound, combine to make this the premium choice for all multiple mic applications. Each of the eight channels features switchable +48V phantom power and a balanced output. When used together with soon-to-be-released Octamix, the unit becomes a stereo output, 8-channel mixer, ideal for live sound reinforcement, broadcast and theater applications. The unit was recently reviewed in the respected British magazine, Studio Sound, which concluded: "...this is a very desirable preamp, with a full, open, clean sound. It is superbly quiet and, to all intents and purposes, transparent." All Oram mic preamps handle levels up to +22 dBu, but sometimes you get things like keyboard mixers driving the main board, so it's great to be able to attenuate your signal further, which is why channels 7 and 8 are designated the "hot channels" with an additional 12 dB of attenuation. This gives you a max input headroom of +34 dBu - sizzling hot! But don't just take our word for it, try an Octasonic for yourself. Call your Sweetwater Sales Engineer right now for special pricing and additional information on the Octasonic. Master Index | Sweet Notes Index | Home | Back Page | Next Page |
