Putting the system through its paces on this vibrant show was German front of house engineer Werner Schmidl who, by his own admission, didn't get to choose the audio equipment on this tour. "As someone who was used to using another brand of digital console, it was hard to convince me, especially as I only had a few hours to get into the PRO6," he says.
"However Lars Lüdemann (from Midas' German distributor Mega Audio) did a great job in training me quickly. The whole system can be easily set up in a few minutes. The PRO6 is very logical and user friendly to operate. The control surface, which works with all the parameters of a channel strip, is very intuitive, and the POP(ulation) groups make it easy and clear, bringing everything to where you want it on the console. I've never worked on a digital desk which sounded as good as the PRO6.
"The desk's reverb and delays sounded nice and natural, and the reverb gave the choir a warmth which I combined with some delay effects if needed. But what really surprised me was the multiband compressor. I used it on Queen Esther's vocal and was overwhelmed by the quality. It did what I needed, without influencing the colour of her voice."
(Jim Evans)
