Cantopop singer-songwriter Hins Cheung recently kicked off his Live in Passion tour at the Guangzhou Gymnasium – with monitor mixing duties handled by Allen & Heath’s new dLive console and ME personal monitor mixing systems.
Leading Hong Kong production company, A Team Plus, managed audio for the tour, selecting a dLive S5000 Control Surface and DM64 MixRack, and ME monitor system provided by A&H Chinese distributor, EZPro. ‘Due to the size of the band, there are 64 inputs to manage,’ explains monitor engineer, Faymum Man. ‘Happily, dLive’s control surface is very user-friendly and intuitive – two screens provide a fantastic overview of what’s going on, and around the screens there are physical controls for compressor, EQ and gate, which are extremely helpful when I mix. I can operate very quickly thanks to the Harmony UI, which integrates screen and wrap-around control.’
The band on-stage includes a drummer, bass, two guitarists, one programmer, three key boards and four vocals, each equipped with a ME-1 personal mixer to control their own mix on stage.
‘dLive is smooth and natural, and this is the very reason why Allen & Heath mixers are my favourite,’ says Faymum Man. ‘I have to mention that the built-in FX are fantastic. There are 16 FX engines with reverb, delay and many plug-ins such as De-Esser. While I have to pay for these effects in other consoles, I can get them free in dLive.’
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