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COLLEGE MAKES SOUND DECISION
Installs second-in-nation Trident Series 80 5.1 Audio Console

Boston, MA - The audio production students who returned to class at The New England Institute of Art & Communications (Ai New England)
this past September were in for quite a treat. There, in the studio was the new - custom-designed and ready-to-go, analog,
48-channel console, designed and installed by the "Father of British EQ," John Oram.

"It's only the second of its kind in the United States," says Oram. "Half the modules are tried-and-true Tridents,
with the special sound only they can deliver.
The other half are new, Oram modules, with automated, motorized faders and complete recall."

"When the College began thinking about upgrading its facilities to meet the ever-increasing student demand,
we had to carefully consider what console would best serve our needs now and in the future," says Rob Lehmann,
Chairman of the audio production department. "We've grown a tremendous amount over the past decade.
Our student body has doubled, and we are continuing on a huge growth curve.
We needed to decide whether our current and future students would be best served by investing in a digital or analog console."

The solution was a hybrid. The Trident half of the board is the Series 80 5.1, based on the 1975 design, according to Oram.
"We have gone to a lot of trouble to keep the board the same, with the same mic pre-amps and EQ.
We've been able to pull off an authentic reproduction of the consoles used by such artists as The Beach Boys, Neil Young and others."

The Oram modules, making up the right-hand side of the console, are based on "21st century requirements,
but both the Trident and Orams produce the highest quality analog sound. Sound is a feeling, and analog is just better," says Oram.

"We are excited about the studio environment we've designed," says staff audio systems engineer, Andrew Lypps.
"The board interfaces extremely well with our equipment. The 21st century Oram modules are clean and don't add
any noise to the signal path of our two-inch machines. The other half (the Tridents) add personality
and are sonically a good complement to the digital."

From an educational standpoint, "this is the perfect choice," adds Lypps.
"The console is infinitely flexible in all the routes and it is logical. A student can look at it and find everything clearly labeled and it's really easy to use.
Our instructors can teach many methods with this piece. Also, because it can be put in so many different configurations,
it can interface with equipment anywhere in our entire facility, from our live music studio to our television production studios
to our internet radio station."

"We've created a fantastic learning - and recording environment" for our students," says Lehmann.
"They will get a better experience at Ai New England than they might at professional studios.
Sound is about character. We're confident our choice of console will not only provide a quality space in which to record,
but will offer our students the best preparation for jobs in the industry."

The New England Institute of Art & Communications is one of The Art Institutes (www.artinstitutes.edu),
a system of 24 education institutions located nationwide, providing an important source of design, media arts, fashion
and culinary professionals.

The parent company of The Art Institutes, Education Management Corporation (www.edumgt.com)
is among the largest providers of private post-secondary education in North America, with 40 primary campus locations
in 26 major cities, and with approxi- mately 39,000 students as of fall 2001. EDMC's education institutions offer doctoral,
master's, bachelor's, associate's and non-degree programs concentrated in the creative and visual arts, the behavioral sciences
and education fields. EDMC has provided career-oriented academic programs for 40 years,
and its education institutions have more than 150,000 alumni.

The photos are provided by photographer, Adam Gooder