"We have a connection with DiGiCo because we often use a D1 console for outdoor productions in our Theatre Square venue," says Lyttleton Theatre sound manager Yvonne Gilbert.
"So we had prior knowledge of the user interface, which helped our choice. But the truth is we looked at a lot of digital consoles and none seemed to do the job we wanted as well as the SD7.
"We're a rep house, we have a different show each night and they are extremely varied. We needed a console that would give us a wide range of possibilities, from mixing front of house on big musicals to just doing playback of sound effects, but would save costs by meaning we didn't have to hire anything else in for the big shows. We couldn't find any others that had enough channels, or whose software was so theatre friendly."
The SD7 has already been used on some of the Lyttleton's most prestigious shows, including the Olivier Award-winning August: Osage County, Burnt By The Sun and The Pitmen Painters.
(Jim Evans)
