Supporting the release of his second studio album, Eternamente Ora (Forever Now), – which includes the hit single, ‘Amen’– Italian electropop singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Francesco Gabbani has embarked on a series of live dates across the country. Accompanying him is renowned FOH engineer, Fabrizio Fruzzetti and Allen & Heath’s ultra-compact Qu-Pac digital mixer.
Fruzzetti serves as sound engineer for many top artists and festivals in Italy, including the Primavera Jazz Festival, Stadio, Dolcenera and Nina Zilli, Grignani, as well as working on a number of TV commercials.
‘Qu-Pac is a great mixer offering dynamic management control options, which can be accessed via the iPad app or the mixer’s touchscreen,’ he says. ‘This enables very fast operation, and the possibility to include several operators or places, such as monitor or FOH position. The app is very comprehensive and intuitive, allowing you to keep everything under control simultaneously. Also, each control is customisable, so it fits perfectly into any technical set-up.’
The band set-up for Gabbani comprises drums, keyboard with Pro Tools, vocoder, and Francesco’s vocals, synth vocoder, acoustic and electric guitars. Fruzzetti uses stereo delay FX on vocals and synth vocoder and Hall on vocals and acoustic guitar.
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