One of the first front of house engineers in the Czech Republic to use digital mixers, sound engineer Jiri Jehlar has now invested in a Yamaha Rivage PM7 digital mixing system.
A long-term user of the Yamaha CL5 console and Nexo loudspeaker systems, Jehlar was present when local Yamaha dealer and Nexo distributor MusicData demonstrated the Rivage PM7 system earlier in 2018. Jehlar chose to purchase a PM7 console and an RPio622 I/O rack.
‘I really liked the quality of the A/D converters, the Rupert Neve Sound Designs Silk processing, the effects and the high capacity of the system, thanks to the innovative TwinLANe network,’ he says. ‘As soon as I heard the system in action, I did not hesitate to invest.’
The first event Jiri used the system on was an open-air production of Verdi’s Nabucco in Prague, complete with a live philharmonic orchestra. Jehlar used 50 high-quality cardioid condenser mics to capture the orchestra, the Rivage PM7 and RPio622 routing the mix to a Nexo STM M28 and S118 loudspeaker system – provided by Prague-based Rental Pro – via a Dante network with full redundancy. The performance was recorded at 96kHz in Steinberg Nuendo, via a Yamaha AIC128-D Dante accelerator card.
‘It was great how the individual instruments could be distinguished in the overall mix, which can be a problem with larger orchestras,’ Jehlar says. ‘The overall sound was excellent and I am very happy with how quick and simple the Rivage PM7 system is to use. Everything is very accessible and easy to configure.’
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