Los Angeles, CA (October 19, 2026)—No matter how well you get to know a new piece of live sound gear, there’s always that one challenging room that will prove to be its final test. That happened for veteran live sound engineer and CLP Audio & Staging owner JR Everhart, who recently got the opportunity he had been waiting for—to put his new mixer to work on a demanding show in a room he knows well.
Everhart has been using Violet Audio’s dMix 128 since early 2026 and had used the platform for smaller live events, corporate applications, DJ reinforcement and other production work. Then it came time to do a gig at Cancun Cantina in Hanover, MD outside Baltimore.
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The Cancun Cantina date, however, gave him an opportunity to evaluate his third system purchased under the more demanding conditions of a full-band performance in a room where he had considerable previous experience. Everhart brought his third dMix 128-based fly rig into the hall for a performance by longtime client Shake the Room, a high-energy party band. It marked the first live gig for that dMix 128 system.
“I was amazed by how quickly everything came together,” Everhart said. “The system sounded fuller and warmer, and I was able to get the mix where I wanted it very quickly. Soundcheck was essentially done within minutes. I actually had the band keep playing because I thought, ‘It can’t be this easy; I must be missing something.’”
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Using the dMix 128’s matrix processing, Everhart was able to address differences between the left and right sides of the installed PA independently, while the platform’s EQ, compression and processing allowed him to further shape the system for the room. “The dMix 128’s EQs are extremely responsive, and the compressors are warm and smooth,” Everhart said.
