When Midge Ure, Warren Cann, Chris Cross and Billy Currie decided to reform Ultravox for a reunion Return to Eden tour this spring, it was the first time the classic line up of the band had performed together since Live Aid in 1985.
They would be performing exclusively back catalogue material converting the classical analogue early ‘80s synth-driven New Romantics sound into digital and it seemed a natural choice for them to use Midge's long-serving FOH engineer Berenice Hardman and production manager/monitor man, Dave Claxton
Soundcraft Vi6 with AdLib's Hassan Essiahi
But Claxton and Hardman admit that in ‘switching codes’ to digital they only opted for the Soundcraft Vi6 for FOH after much evaluation, sourcing their requirements — including a JBL VerTec line array system — from Adlib Audio, with whom they have enjoyed a long relationship.
"I've used most of the digital boards on the market and never been overly happy with any of them. It always seems to be a compromise between footprint and usability, with the former winning the battle."
"We’ve known [Adlib Audio’ MD] Andy Dockerty since the late 80's and we went to him because he had the Soundcraft Vi6 and we knew we would get the correct standard of service." says Berenice. "It's intuitive and feels like a desk — I knew straight away that I had made the right choice. A very wise man once told me that the best engineers had nothing between their ears and their fingertips. I don't want to have to THINK about how to achieve something, it should just happen"
More information:
http://www.soundtech.co.uk/soundcraft/news/soundcraft-vi6-ultravox
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