Lebanese rental firm QDB has become the first PA company in the country to purchase an Allen & Heath dLive digital mixing system.

Supplied by Seebeck Audio through Allen & Heath distributor PAXT, the system joining the company’s hire stock comprises the flagship S7000 Control Surface and DM64 MixRack fitted with a Waves networking card.

‘We were in need of a large-format digital console and, after a long and extensive search we were introduced to the dLive system,’ explains Samer Atallah, General Manager and sound engineer at QDB. ‘Like any sound company, our main concern is audio quality and Allen & Heath deliver that quality effortlessly.

‘Open and crystal clear are the two phrases that describe dLive’s sound quality to me. The first thing I noticed about the system is that the build quality is amazing – it’s rock solid. The surface design is great, giving a feeling of control when you stand in front of it. Managing inputs and outputs, from patching to customising 64 buses between mono and stereo, is very easy, and the dedicated knobs for EQ and dynamics are very useful. dLive is very fast to setup and run, and as you start using the copy, paste, and GEQ shortcut buttons, you realise how is it perfectly designed for live sound.’

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