Two Audient ASP4816 large-format analogue mixing consoles have been purchased by SAE as part of a huge expansion at its Melbourne facility.
‘We have expanded into the building next door and have fitted it out with a huge new staff area, five new classrooms, a 3,067-sq-ft sound stage, four new film editing and grading suites and a new studio control room, home to our new 32-channel Avid S6 M40 desk,’ says Studio Technician, Brad Toan. ‘It’s all coming together – we have finally finished the installation,’ says Studio Technician, Brad Toan describing the move as ‘…a new, more reliable solution for teaching our Trimester 1 students’. ‘The desks give commencing students an introduction to signal flow, basic patching, microphone techniques and a good insight into mixing – pan and level.’
The new desks are installed in identical studios, providing a consistency between the two. ‘Of course these smaller consoles are a great stepping stone to the ASP8024 as well,’ Toan says, referring to the large format, 48-channel Audient desk with Dual Layer Control (DLC) previously purchased by SAE Melbourne.
The ASP4816s offer all of the features of Audient’s flagship desk including Dearden-designed mic premaplifiers, but in a compact and ergonomic form. ‘The inline design is perfect for teaching signal flow, it gives the tutors the ability to really show the students how the signal is passing through the console,’ Toan says.
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