Using Midas digital for the first time, Dolly's monitor engineer Jason Glass is finding his PRO9 invaluable for the complex show, which changes from bluegrass to full string pop to gospel and back again, performed by seven multi-instrumental musicians and three backing vocalists.
"I'm using scenes extensively as I have a lot of changes happening on layers that are out of sight and out of mind while I'm paying attention to Dolly," he says. "It really simplifies the show for me; it's also reliable and consistent. If I have a cue in the show, it's exactly when I recall the scene, instead of dialling it in on the fly.
"I also love the POPulation Groups. Everything I need is always right in front of me, just where I want it to be.
At FOH, Mike Fechner is equally appreciative of his Midas PRO6 system. "As a Nashville based FOH mixer for nearly two decades now, from carrying full production to guest mixing on the console du jour, I've laid hands on just about every digital desk there has been," he says. "Quite simply put, the Midas PRO6 does not sound like a digital console - period."
(Jim Evans)
