The theatre has a varied programme, taking in plays, musicals, dance, live bands, comedians and corporate events, so a digital console was the ideal solution. "We had been considering various options over a two year period," says Lowson. "When the SD8-24 was introduced, it seemed to offer more capacity and functions than digital consoles from other manufacturers. The chassis size was another major factor, as it's the ideal size for medium theatre but doesn't lose any capacity or functionality."
When the SD8-24 became a serious choice, Lowson had an SD8 on demo for a week from local audio company and DiGiCo long standing customer, Apex Acoustics.
"I was immediately impressed both by the sound quality and how intuitive the desk was to use," he says. "Apex staff gave me a quick run through of all the main features and both they and Paul [Smith - Apex director] were available to answer any questions I had.
"But I found that you just think how you would do something with an analogue desk and carry out the same steps on the DiGiCo. For anyone coming to the desk with no DiGiCo or even digital experience, its quite straightforward to put a mix together."
Convinced that the SD8-24 was the right console for Dundee Rep, one was purchased from Apex and it has already proved a great success.
(Jim Evans)
