At the Leeds Metropolitan University show, the band used a pair of HK Audio CT115 Contour Series monitors which had been bi-amped off two channels of a Lab.gruppen FP+10000Q and Channel 1 of an HK Audio DSM2060 speaker management processor.
Taking the drum seat for the tour is acclaimed session drummer Karl Brazil who used HK Audio monitors from the Contour Series (a pair of CT118 subs and a pair of CT115 speakers).
"Karl is a very musical and dynamic player," says Dan Trowhill, Feeder's monitor engineer. "It has been difficult for us on previous shows as the drum-fills provided haven't delivered a satisfactory performance - they just didn't respond well to his technique. It's been brilliant since using the HK and Lab system as it is capable of delivering the subtle detail of the quiet moments without losing the mega volume, cut and clarity required for the heavier parts.
"It has a smooth clear top end on the CT115 and the CT118s bottom end is simply thunderous. The part played by the Lab.gruppen amp shouldn't be forgotten - it's a truly brilliant amplifier. The bi-amped CT115s running off two channels of an FP+10000Q are fantastic; the level I can get out of them before feedback is astounding."
The Feeder tour will be back in the UK in February 2011.
(Jim Evans)
