The Voiceover Gallery has recently installed ORIA with optional DANTE Card in its main mix room in the London complex in the heart of Soho.
“More recently we have been pushing towards immersive and surround mixing,” explains Max Russell, their Lead Audio Engineer. “Our main mix room in London currently has a nearfield 5.1 setup, but we are imminently turning this into a 7.1.4 immersive room, using the ORIA as a standalone audio interface and monitor controller.”
With four studios in the London office and a further two in Manchester’s Castlefield area, The Voiceover Gallery is set up for a variety of audio production workflows with a focus on voice over and dialogue recording.
“ORIA could fill all our requirements now and for the future.”
Max originally “stumbled across” ORIA earlier this year as they were in the market for an audio interface with Dante. ORIA’s optional Dante Card provides up to 16 input channels over AoIP, allowing quick integration and a plethora of IO options.
After further research however, Max realised ORIA would meet all of their needs. “With the ease of access to immersive monitoring as well as the DANTE capabilities, it was a no-brainer. It could fill all our requirements now and for the future.”
“ORIA has helped massively as we no longer need to switch any cabling in our setup between sessions”
Workflow has improved for them beyond measure, from the quick, easy setup – “out of the box and straight into our rack with no extra steps needed” – to day-to-day use. “As we do a lot of recording and mixing in surround, the ORIA has helped massively as we no longer need to switch any cabling in our setup between sessions, instead we can just press one button and we’re back in stereo for recording.
“Prior to getting ORIA we were running our 5.1 system straight out of our old interface. Honestly, the difference between this and the speaker calibrated setup we now have is incredible. We cannot wait to set up our full 7.1.4 system with ORIA.”
Max lists some of the highlights he has found working with ORIA so far. “One thing I noticed straight away is how clean and transparent the mic pres were, which is perfect for our work in voiceover and dialogue recording. Having the ability to mute on all outputs is handy, but having the mute option on inputs in particular has been great. Not having to worry about finding channels within a ProTools session but instead having a tactile option to mute a channel helps when playing back takes without having any spill. The reference level function is also a welcome addition to quickly get to a consistent volume so as to not be fooled by just turning things up and thinking they sound good!”
ORIA: “perfect for our work in voiceover and dialogue recording”
The Voiceover Gallery is equipped with the latest audio technology and driven by an experienced team of award-winning sound engineers. The bright, spacious studios in Manchester and London have Pro Tools and are Source-Connect certified, so can connect seamlessly to studios and voice artists with compatible technology around the globe.
Check out recent projects recorded at The Voiceover Gallery at this link here. Updates about The Voiceover Gallery can be found at their LinkedIn page. Alternatively, head over to their website to listen to their voice database and find out more about their most recently launched kids’ voiceover agency, TVG Kids.
The Audient ORIA was supplied by London-based pro audio specialist, KMR.
