OceanAudio The Arc 900 Owner's Manual - Introduction
Ark - Owner’s Manual - Revision 3 - page 3
Thank you for your purchase of the Ark.
This manual is for all models of the Ark.
We hope you’ll have as much pleasure using your console as we had designing and building it.
The Ark is designed by Malcolm Toft, who was the founder of console manufacturer Trident Audio
Developments in 1972. Prior to that he was a recording engineer whose credits include the David
Bowie ‘Space Oddity’ album, three albums with T-Rex and James Taylor’s first album. He was
also involved with the mixing of the Beatles ‘Hey Jude’ single at Trident Recording Studios in
1968.
Malcolm has been designing recording consoles for over forty years and some of the artists
who have recorded hits on his consoles include: Stevie Wonder, Herbie Hancock, Rod Stewart,
Queen, David Bowie and Elton John. More recently, Radiohead, Muse, Dire Straits, Coldplay and
Oasis have added their name to the list. And now you !!
Malcolm was made a visiting professor by Leeds College of music in 2008 in recognition of his
unique combination of experience as a recording engineer and console designer. It is this wealth
of experience and pedigree that is brought to the design of the Ark consoles.
Enjoy working with the Ark
Best Wishes
and the Ocean Audio team
Introduction
Here are just a few artists, studios and bands whose names may sound familiar to you, and who have
used, or are still using, consoles designed by Malcolm Toft.
Elton John - David Bowie - Queen - Lou Reed - Harry Nilsson - James Taylor - Carly Simon
The Eagles - The Beatles - T-Rex - Dire Straits - Bachman Turner Overdrive - Linda Rondstat
Supertramp - Thin Lizzy - George Harrison - Jeff Beck - Radiohead - Tony Visconti
Ringo Star - Paul McCartney - Brian Eno - Supertramp - Chris De Burgh - Ian Anderson
Amy Winehouse - The Manic Street Preachers - Ricky Nelson - Paul Weller - Oasis - Muse
The Chemical Brothers - Hard-Fi - The Nice - Rick Wakeman - Joe Cocker - The Move
Aphrodite’s Child - Blood Sweat and Tears - The Nice - Phil Manzanera - The Record Plant LA
The Record Plant San Francisco - Chipping Norton Studios - Sarm Recording Studios
Trident Studios - Liverpool Institute of Performing Arts - Leeds College of Music - Sound 80 Minneapolis
Armin van Buuren - Lenny Kravitz - Dennis Ferrer - Vienna University of Performing Arts - Frank Sinatra
- Genesis - Cherokee Studios Hollywood - Esplanade Studio New Orleans - Uga Uga Studio Mexico -
Soundmind Studio Puerto Rico - and much, much more