Korean new age pianists Kevin Kern and Daydream recently performed a joint concert at KEPCO Art Centre in Seoul, using an Allen & Heath Qu-32 digital mixer with AB168 remote IO audio rack.
The performers are well known for writing soundtracks for many popular Korean TV dramas, such asAutumn in My Heart and Winter Sonata, as well as providing music for documentaries and radio broadcasts. Technically, the focus of the concert was to capture a live recording for TV broadcast, and also use the recording to mixdown a live album, as well as provide live sound reinforcement.
The project was oversees by director, Jaehoon Um, who has a distinguished career in recording and mixing more than 6,000 K-Pop tracks, as well asfilm and TV drama soundtracks.
Each microphone was connected to the AB168, which was installed on stage and connected to the Qu-32 with a single Cat5e cable. All sources were processed and mixed on the Qu-32, which provided FOH mixes and broadcast feeds. The multitrack recording was made with Nuendo Live at 48kHz, 24-bits. An iMac was connected to the Qu-32 via USB for multi-channel signal transmission.
‘The performance of the Qu-32 and AB168 was outstanding,’ Jaehoon Um reports. ‘At first, I was concerned about achieving a studio quality mix but the system provided a flawless and clean sound and really surprised me. Also, the DSP quality of the Qu-32 is great. I think this console is among the best I’ve operated recently.’
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