Mumbai-based PP Sound Light Production has earned the company the distinction of being the first equipment rental service company in India to take delivery of a DiGiCo Quantum 338 mixing console. The purchase process was facilitated through New Delhi-based DiGiCo authorised distributor, Hi-Tech Audio & Image LLP.
‘Almost every musical and large show that comes in for enquiry specifies DiGiCo, and we’ve noticed over the past few years that most performers, artists and event producers alike favour DiGiCo consoles,’ observes company Director, Prasad Parkar. ‘So, we’ve been pondering the decision to invest in a DiGiCo console system for quite a while now.’
The availability of the Quantum 338 in India came at an opportune moment, and its advanced feature set and capabilities made it almost the default option in their purchasing decision. ‘We knew that the being the first in India to acquire the Quantum 338 would not only assure us maximum ROI,’ adds Parkar. ‘It would also allow us the capacity to offer the very best in sound, features, performance, and reliability to our clients and the performing artists that we work with.’
‘We are already seeing positive feedback with the arrival of Quantum 338,’ reports Rajan Gupta, founder and Manging Partner of Hi-Tech Audio & Image. ‘As a distributor, it is our sole responsibility to work hand-in-hand with rental owners and audio engineers to figure out how we can give them the professional edge with DiGiCo. Just like we were able to market DiGiCo SD-series, we are confident that we will carve out a place for Quantum series in live entertainment industry in India.’
The PP Sound Light Production team wasted no time in deploying the newly acquired system at a high-end corporate conference and award ceremony that took place at the Taj Resort & Convention Centre in Goa. Indian Idol singer Pawandeep Rajan performed at the event with his band of live musicians.
‘The Q338 was deployed as the main FOH console; and Hi-Tech Audio & Image’s application engineer for DiGiCo, Satyam Rajvanshi, provided on-site technical assistance and support for the event,’ says Prem Bhoir, CEO of PP Sound Light Production. ‘The console has garnered a lot of praise from the performing artists, as well as guest sound engineer Rupjit Das, who mixed on the console during the gig,
‘The Quantum 338 scores really high points when it comes to being ergonomically stylish, functional and powerful,’ he continues. ‘The interface is smooth, friendly, familiar, and adaptive; while also sporting functions that are specific to the Quantum range, such as the True Solo function and Spice Rack plug-in style native FPGA processing options, and of course, the Mustard and Nodal processing options. The important thing with the Quantum 338 is that it supports DMI Cards and therefore Dante, which enables us with the capacity to provide a network enabled solution for intricately complex events and all types of major productions – from tours to festivals to high-end corporate events.
‘I’ve been doing live sound for nearly five years now and have always preferred using DiGiCo SD Series consoles. I like the preamp, there is good level of warmth in the tone and compression, reverb, etc, and the effects are spot on. It was my first time using the DiGiCo Quantum 338 at Goa. Satyam Rajvanshi from the Hi-Tech Audio & Image team was constantly with me and introduced me to the new features on this console, and I thoroughly enjoyed it. The nodal processing was very good. I used Spice Rack (Chilli6) on the master and Mustard Processing optical compressor, which ensured that the vocals were very smooth and clear.’
Satyam Rajvanshi , DiGiCo Application Engineer from Hi-Tech Audio & Image LLP adds: ‘DiGiCo’s cross-compatibility between the consoles is unmatchable. Even for a first-time user, the features of the SD or Quantum series are very straightforward and easy to understand. Be it ease of use, reliability or stability the Quantum technology offers you the best.’
‘Equipment must be accessible to all the live industry users in India. That’s one of the cornerstones of our business,’ says Hi-Tech Audio & Image LLP Managing Partner, Nirdosh Aggarwal. ‘At Palm Expo 2022, DiGiCo provided us with a Quantum 338 to showcase. These ground-breaking innovations from DiGiCo are always well received globally, as well as in India. I would like to acknowledge the effort and ceaseless support from Ian Staddon at DiGiCo; by providing us with the Quantum 338. We are overwhelmed with the association with Prasad Parkar and being able to offer him the first Quantum 338 in India. We are very positive about our association with PP Sound Light Production.’
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