Kerns, who has only been with the band for a few weeks, has taken over from Jim Yakabuski who has retired from touring. "I had a week with Jim before I took over and did a few shows with him. This is my first tour actually taking a D5 and using it on a daily basis, but it is extremely flexible and it sounds great," he said. "Once you have it laid out and configured the way you want it everything becomes incredibly flexible."
As well as mixing the show, Kerns also records every performance directly out of the desk and into a Pro Tools HD system. "We utilise the MADI outputs from the desk to track directly into a Pro Tools session, which the band members and management team like for archiving and other mix projects while on the road." he added.
More on this show appears in the July-August issue of Lighting&Sound International magazine.
(Jim Evans)
