For the first time, two DirectOut MADI systems were used for the live recording of two of the main festival venues. Moogfest documentation producer KamranV (CEO of CyKiK) and recording producer Nick Tipp (Soniferous Inc) were responsible for overseeing multitrack recording of the entire festival. Together they created a MADI setup based on DirectOut equipment as main recording systems and broadcast mix systems of the Diana Wortham Theatre and The Orange Peel venue.
Each system included one 32-channel ANDIAMO.MC preamp, several Breakout panels, an EXBOX.UMA, one MA2CHBOX and finally a JoeCo BBR64MADI which acted as a backup recorder using the second MADI signal from the ANDIAMO.MC. The preamps were controlled via MIDI by a recording/broadcast mix engineer using ProTools who used the EXBOX.UMA as the audio interface. The DirectOut Ma2chbox allowed an analog connection to engineers' monitoring as well as easy monitoring of broadcast mixes being sent to the web broadcasting partners TechZulu.
Recording producer Nick Tipp was more than satisfied with the performance and ease of use of the DirectOut gear: "The multitrack recording required a 32 I/O interface with preamps included," he explained. "Andiamo.MC is the only device on the market that allows 32 mic preamps, outputs for our broadcast feeds, a MADI signal to get our mix engineer far enough from the PA to allow him to mix, plus an additional MADI signal for a backup recording, whilst still being such a small package - at only 2RU it enabled our onstage footprint to be incredibly small, which is critical for staying out of the way of the live sound production on a festival with many acts using each stage."
(Jim Evans)
