Front of House engineer, Dave Swallow, has been with the band for just over a year and has a long history of working with Sennheiser products. "Pretty much every tour I've ever been on has had Sennheiser product on it, so using it here was a natural choice," says Swallow. "I opted for this particular system because I've always liked the e 935 and e 945 mics. Using the SKM 500-945 on this tour, I found there are some lovely frequencies in the low end and you can really warm vocals up with them.
"Lead singer Elly Jackson likes the tone of it as well. She had a Neumann KMS 104 before, which is a very good mic, but it just didn't suit her vocal. Where she sings is in the high mid, which can be harsh and that mic pulls all those frequencies out, so it can be a bit bitey.
"When I changed her onto the 945, all of a sudden she had lots of presence in the low end and it sounded like a full vocal. I found it was a really good pairing of vocal and microphone and she enjoys it too, especially in her ears.
(Jim Evans)
