De Montfort Hall's head of sound, Alan Smith, who first came across M7CL desks when both Bjorn Again and League of Gentleman used them at the venue, is clearly delighted with the new console. "In conjunction with our in-house PA system the results are truly impressive," he said. "It's very easy to use, in fact it's almost like an analogue desk in digital format. We've trained up 10 people to use the desk and without exception, everyone walked away thinking it was a great piece of equipment. It normally takes about 5 minutes to get a handle on the desk, everything is right there in front of you," he added.
Following its launch at PLASA 2005, Yamaha's latest digital mixing console, the M7CL has gone from strength to strength, says the company. The desk is available in either 48 or 32 channel versions, both incorporating Centralogic touch screen technology.
(Chris Henry)
