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Friday, November 13, 2009

Soundcraft Vi6 digital console for Lily Allen world tour

Soundcraft Vi6™ large-format digital live sound console has been used F.O.H. on Lily Allen's worldwide tour in support of her hit album It’s Not Me, It’s You.


Artist Photo Credit: Fay Woodford, faywoodford.co.uk

Front-of-house engineer Shan Hira has found the Soundcraft Vi6 to be a comprehensive mixing and processing platform: he’s using all onboard effects except for a Manley Voxbox and an XTA ⅓-octave graphic EQ on Allen's vocals. “I especially like the onboard effects package,” he says. “Having eight Lexicons to play with is a rare old treat!”

Hira, who has also mixed for the Chemical Brothers and The Streets, has been a fan of the Vi6 for some time. “I had used it before and liked the layout, ease of use, and most importantly the sound of the desk,” he says. The Vi6 delivers a lot of power and features, including 64 mono inputs into 35 outputs and a 32-group/aux matrix, plus main LCR Mix and LR Solo busses. But it does so in a very compact amount of space. “As we were doing a sold-out club tour, the footprint at FOH was an issue, as was truck space,” Hira explains. “So its small size fit the bill perfectly. It made FOH very quick to set up, and it was very reliable—never let me down once. It’s a great console.”

More information:

http://www.soundtech.co.uk/soundcraft/news/soundcraft-vi6-digital-live-console-lily-allen


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