How to resolve AdBlock issue? SAE Institute Hamburg relies on Audient ORIA Mini
SAE Institute Hamburg has become one of the first educational facilities to adopt the new ORIA Mini, Audient’s advanced room correction system. Integrated into the facility’s Studio 4, the system is already transforming the way first-semester students approach critical listening and mix translation. As a dedicated desktop environment, Studio 4 is in constant use by students beginning their audio engineering journey. Jörn Buschmeier, Head of Audio Engineering at SAE Institute Hamburg, highlights the immediate impact of the installation: “The workflow has improved by enabling a much deeper, more three-dimensional listening experience with noticeably improved separation in the mix.”
The ORIA Mini provides a hardware-based solution for room correction, ensuring that the monitoring remains accurate regardless of the room’s acoustic challenges. “The ability to easily switch between the processed and unprocessed signal makes it an excellent reference tool,” explains Jörn. “It feels almost like a second, alternative monitoring environment and is clearly perceived as added value by the students.”
The installation of the ORIA Mini marks the beginning of a further hardware refresh for Studio 4, with an Audient Nero desktop monitor controller set to be installed shortly to further streamline the studio’s monitoring path. This latest investment reinforces a long-standing partnership between SAE Institute Hamburg and Audient. The campus recently refreshed its workstation stock with eight new iD4 audio interfaces, replacing a previous fleet of iD4s that had served the school for years. “In terms of size, build quality and usability, the iD4s are excellent compact desktop interfaces,” says Jörn.
In addition to the desktop solutions, SAE Institute Hamburg continues to rely on the Audient ASP4816 small-format console for its larger-scale tracking and mixing needs, noting that the console is “very well received and performs reliably” within the demanding educational schedule. With the addition of ORIA Mini and Nero, SAE Institute Hamburg continues to provide its students with industry-leading tools that reflect the modern professional landscape.