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Allen & Heath Mixes A Cliffhanger

Two Allen & Heath iLive digital mixing systems were brought along for a special performance by the People’s String Foundation, held at the Minack theater in Cornwall.

The accompany images show the FOH iLive surface with engineer, Tommy Wiliams.
Cornwall, UK (July 18, 2013)—Two Allen & Heath iLive digital mixing systems were brought along for a special performance by the People’s String Foundation, held at the Minack theater in Cornwall.

The 12-member group held the concert to promote an upcoming album, set to release this summer.

“Positioned on a cliff top, the open-air amphitheatre was a logistical challenge, requiring a mixer that would fit with the rest of the PA in a van small enough to negotiate the narrow lanes leading to the venue but could also handle the 50 plus channel count,” commented FOH engineer, Tommy Williams.

An iLive-T80 surface with iDR-48 MixRack was selected at Monitors, expanded with an xDR-16 to handle the microphones from the string section. The xDR expander had an M-MADI card fitted for multitrack recording of the show on a Soundscape DAW. The other ACE link from the iDR-48 fed the FOH system, comprising an iDR-16 on stage and a T-80 on the upper terrace.

The iDR-48 was set up with 8 wedge mix outputs and 6 stereo in-ear mixes, to cater for extra requirements and supporting acts. In addition, two ME-1 personal mixers were used on stage by the drummer and bassist. The ME-1s received a premix by the Monitor engineer, plus a separate mix of the drums and individual vocals, so that the musicians could dial in what they needed on top of the default mix from the iLive.

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