With a live backing band and the various different performers singing individually before all coming together for the finale, it is a complex show to mix. But with sales and rental company Wigwam Acoustics supplying a DiGiCo SD7 and D5 on monitors and at Front of House respectively, the show is able to maintain its pace.
On stage, monitor engineer Sean Horsman has a combination of in-ears, wedges and sidefills, with 56 input channels and 12 mono and 12 stereo outputs on his SD7.
"As each artist comes on, I recall a snapshot for their mix as well as the band mix for that number, the latter of which is probably the more important aspect because it has a greater dynamic range," says Horsman.
"There was a lot to get to grips with, but after the first few gigs, I had it nailed. I keep certain parameters within the snapshots recall safe and adjust them on a daily basis, depending on the venue. The SD7 gives you that kind of flexibility, which is great."
At front of house, Nigel 'Foggy' Fogg is enjoying his first tour with a DiGiCo D5. "I spent a couple of days in the warehouse with it and then it was straight into production rehearsals," he says. "Alex at Wigwam was really helpful to both me and Sean, giving us tips to find our way round the consoles quickly. It didn't take long to learn because it's logically laid out. Patching-wise it's really easy. Being able to move channels round as blocks or individuals makes programming very straightforward."
(Jim Evans)
