Macalik had spent time previously on a DiGiCo D5 on tours with Keith Urban and Rascal Flatts and had always been impressed with the sonics of DiGiCo's consoles. But for Newsom, this was his first foray into digital. "For the most part, I have been on analogue desks with Miranda," he said. "The decision to go completely digital this year was mainly because of our spot on Kenny Chesney's Sun City Carnival Tour.
"We knew that we had to get set up and torn down quickly, and having a small footprint would be advantageous on this tour. Jason and I looked at a few different desks and thought that the SD8 would be the better fit for us."
"We needed a smaller footprint on both ends of the snake," added Macalik, "and while production cost was a big issue for us, we did not want to give up audio quality. DiGiCo has always had great reliability and audio quality, and when the SD8 was available, it was a great choice for us. Sonic quality is great, it has exceeded everything that I hoped it could be."
(Jim Evans)
