Extending their 2025 The Origins Tour, to include the UK and Europe, Queensrÿche FOH engineer Andrew Peters (Dragonforce, Iced Earth) will continue his use of the Waves eMotion LV1 Classic for his mixing duties.

Having formed in 1982 in Bellevue, Washington, Queensrÿche have become one of the most influential in the progressive metal genre. When asked about the technical performance of the eMotion LV1 Classic, Peters highlights its sonics and range of available plug-ins: ‘The sound quality is a significant step up from other consoles I have used in the past,’ he says. ‘With the LV1 Classic and the Signature Preamps in the Waves Ionic SoundGrid stageboxes on stage, it’s a whole other beast, making the sound sonically huge.

‘The user interface is incredibly user-friendly,’ he continues. ‘Navigating the system and patching is both straightforward and beneficial. I’ve never encountered a day where I was confused about how to operate something on this console. Even after my first use, moving around the system became second nature, like clockwork.’

Peters highlights the benefits of having integrated Waves plug-ins with a few of his must-have processors: ‘I use the H-Comp Hybrid Compressor as the perfect bus compressor for drums,’ he begins. ‘My go-to key vocal delay, which I use in almost every song to replicate the band’s albums to accuracy, is the Waves H-Delay Hybrid Delay. Using the Waves Space Rider on my vocal reverb gives my singer and backing vocals just the right amount of space and sauce. I insert JJP Drums and the Vitamin Sonic Enhancer on my toms to give it that extra snap and attack, making the toms always present in the mix. The Magma Tube Channel Strip always gets the job done on my bass channel for that rich analog sound, and I rely on the Q10 Equalizer on the majority of my channels as the ultimate multiband parametric EQ.’

Peters also uses Waves’ eMo IEM (immersive in-ear mixing for the eMotion LV1) for his lighting designer, providing an entire FOH mix that helps the designer follow along with the band.

‘Various people, including some well-known musicians, have told me that while other performances at some of the venues we’ve played at sounded terrible, the Queensrÿche performance was the best-sounding show they had ever witnessed at those venues,’ he reflects. ‘The eMotion LV1 Classic enhances the experience for both myself and the audience, allowing me to replicate the band’s mix as if listeners were hearing the album live. I will be using this console on every coming tour.’

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