DiGiCo provides flexibility for Rag’N’Bone Man
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Both Rob and Jamie say that the SD7s are not a necessity for the tour, with input counts that could be handled by smaller consoles in the range, but they are very happy with the luxury the SD7 affords. The choice of DiGiCo, however, has specific reasons behind it.
With six musicians on stage – Rory, AKA Rag'N'Bone Man, and five backing musicians - a full drum kit, two bass inputs, six electric guitars plus an acoustic, a Nord keyboard, Rhodes piano, a Leslie and a playback system, Rob and Jamie can operate with one SD Rack each and the system is far from stretched.
At Front of House, Rob has 40 inputs and two on-board effects. This does not use the SD7 to capacity, but makes life easier and has the benefit that files can be transferred to any other DiGiCo consoles. This is the main reason for the choice, as it provides flexibility in places, such as festivals, where they are not able to take in their own consoles.
“I've been a big DiGiCo fan for as long as I've been mixing high profile artists,” says Rob. “I'm still relatively new to this tour and having a DiGiCo has made the transition easy for me. I'm getting to know the sound of the band without getting hung up on the technical aspects; the DiGiCo lets me focus on mixing and not getting myself lost inside a new console. I enjoy how it sounds, too; it’s very natural and the Dynamic EQ available onboard the console means that third party plugins aren’t needed.”
“I’d originally requested an SD10, as my previous console didn’t have enough busses to handle the building line up and output count,” says Jamie. “The SD10 seemed like the perfect console for the job, but there wasn’t one available at the time, so I was blessed with being given the SD7 and it has stuck since.”
Jamie ‘grew up’ on DiGiCo consoles, having used them for many years with other artists, and quickly learnt to love their speedy workflow and flexibility and has found the ability to put anything anywhere has greatly helped to speed up his mixing process.
“I haven’t yet found another console that does all the little things I want that make my life easier,” he says. “Everything for Rag’N’Bone Man has been kept relatively simple; it’s a straight up rock band with your usual I/O - drums, bass, guitars, keys, playback and a few vocals. We’re trying to keep the input list below 48 channels for ease when using other consoles on fly shows.
“We are all very pleased with how the SD7 performs,” Jamie concludes. “The ease of use, sound quality and durability make it the perfect choice of touring console, especially for mixing monitors.”
(Jim Evans)
