Allen & Heath’s dLive digital mixing system was employed on the main stage of the recent Bacardi NH7 Weekender, held in RBDSA Sports Complex in Shillong, India. The annual multi-city event is one of the largest music festivals in India, featuring emerging local artists alongside major international acts, and attracting 12,000 visitors.

PA company, Sound & Light Professionals (SNL), has managed sound reinforcement for the main stage since the event’s inception. This year, acts included Steven Wilson, Vertical Horizon, Farhan Akhtar, Dossier’s Urge, Vir Das Allen Chutney, Fossils, Undying Inc, and Aberrant. To meet the technically diverse demands for monitoring on stage, SNL deployed its recently purchased dLive S7000 Surface and DM64 MixRack, supplied by Allen & Heath’s Delhi-based distributor, Sun Infonet.

One of the most anticipated performances of the festival was Bollywood singer/actor, Farhan Akhtar: ‘This was my first experience of using dLive, and there are several features that really stand out,’ says monitor engineer, Madhur Hastikar. ‘First, the headroom is simply remarkable, also, the dual Touchscreens make the GUI very intuitive to the average user, and the rotary controls feel very responsive, similar to that of an analogue desk, which makes dialling parameters or gain a lot smoother.’

‘With dLive, my team was confident it would be able to cover each section of the stage,’ says SNL owner, Manish Mavani. The festival will also be staged in other cities across the country over the coming months.

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