DiGiCo storms Europe on Saxon’s Thunderbolt tour
- Details
DiGiCo has been Jacky’s choice of console since 2011 and since he joined the Saxon crew in 2012, he has mixed over 300 shows. For the current tour, he deploys the SD12 with a D2-Rack, which he purchased himself, and an S21 and D-Rack for smaller shows and corporate events.
“I started with an SD9 / D-Rack setup, which was my main rig for a lot of Saxon shows in Europe at the time,” says Jacky. “I was looking for a smaller console for fly-in shows, so in 2013 an SD11i joined my setup. But to accommodate larger shows, I needed a console with more capacity, so I switched my SD9 to an SD8-24. I also upgrade the D-Rack to a DiGiRack, which was a huge step up.
“My beloved SD9 was also used in the studio to record the Sacrifice album in 2012. The band loved the sound of that small console and as a recording engineer I loved its flexibility and handling.
“Now we’re on the road again with Thunderbolt-Tour 2018, with an SD12 with DMI Waves integration,” continues Jacky. “It’s such a powerful setup and I love the worksurface. It’s because I love the DMI format on my SD12 so much, that I decided to invest in the S21 console and D-Rack. The S21 has the same feeling and the same sound as the SD consoles, so it was a really easy step for me.”
The Thunderbolt tour continues in Europe until the middle of November before travelling to the US at the beginning of 2019.
(Jim Evans)
