Welsh heavy-metallurgists, Bullet For My Valentine, recently embarked on a summer tour of the UK and Europe, supported by two Allen & Heath dLive S Class mixing systems.
Supplied by SSE Audio, the band’s set-up includes two S5000 surfaces, each paired with a DM64 MixRack, covering FOH and monitors, with gigaACE split and Dante Cards for virtual soundcheck. ‘The Allen & Heath Range has been a go-to for a number of years for me,’ says FOH engineer, Adam Boole. ‘I used to mix BFMV on iLive, then the GLD for fly shows, before making the move to dLive at the end of 2017.
‘The effects on the board are great – he depth of the sound is deep, warm and very precise. Functionality wise, I’ve not managed to get into a situation I can’t get out of with this console, there’s always a way and it is limitless.’
The band have used A&H digital mixers for many years. According to monitor engineer Scott Howarth: ‘dLive gives the band exactly what they want in their personal mix. They like a big sound with lots of bite and depth, they don’t want a super clean polished sound and the dLive achieves this with very little effort. Cranking the PEQ and driving things into the onboard FX achieves the perfect blend of tonality and drive for the band.
‘I really like the adaptability of the surfaces and the ease of putting things wherever I want on my board,’ he adds. ‘The desk sounds fantastic, that is the main focus for me and it seems to surprise me every day. I can confidently say I am loving using the dLive on monitors for Bullet.’
The tour covers multiple dates across Europe including several major British and European festivals such as Rock am Ring, Download Festival, Graspop and Impact Festival.
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