Boys based the specification of his ProTools rig on FX's hire system following advice from the company's ProTools department, purchasing an HD2 Accel system with 24 IO on 192s, Sync IO, a Dual 2.7 GHz Apple Mac, 19 inch TFT screen , Glyph Firewire GT103 with Keydrives and a large selection of plugins including Waves.
"I used FX because I have known them for years and therefore I know they give good service and back-up," explains Boys about his choice to purchase ProTools from FX. "They were also very competitive on price."
Boys, who cut his teeth on the Beatles and the Rolling Stones, and also recorded and mixed the Buena Vista Social Club, has been working with the new ProTools rig on his latest project with Grammy-winning Mali artist Ali Farka Toure. Other recent clients for the new gear include producer Dennis Bovell who's been working with Jamaican roots reggae musician Max Edwards, producer Steve Lironi with Irish singer songwriter Luan Parle, and folk pop duo Nizlopi of JCB Song fame, working with producer Grant Showbiz.
(Sarah Rushton-Read)
