Front-of-house engineer Jon Burton says: "At the beginning of this tour I had approached Sennheiser about radio systems. We had been very straight with them as we get through a lot of mics. It is a hot, sweaty, unpredictable show, and Mr Flint isn't averse to toe punting the odd mic into the crowd if it malfunctions. In a world tour lasting a year we have never completely lost a mic. Also, the radio side has always been spot on, all around the world, from South America to Russia."
Burton adds: "We were using a rival popular kick drum mic, but as we had a kick drum with a solid front head, the mic needed mounting internally permanently and this had proved difficult. However the shape of Sennheiser's Evolution e901 helped as we could cable tie it into place with the help of a couple of holes and some Velcro! As it is so loud on stage, spill on to the drum mics had always been a problem. I have always been a fan of the e604's as they tend not to break when drummers hit them, and we also opted for e901's inside the toms which worked very well too. We have just added an e905 for the snare top, and the guitars as always use an e606."
Vocals are through SKM935 G2 and EM550 radio systems, supported with Evolution 300G2 Series IEMs. Lead singer Maxim enthuses: "Sennheiser mics are the best I have used. They have a dynamic clarity that I like in a mic, plus the most important part, they can handle the depth of my voice and my extreme vocal delivery. Not many mics can do that."
Monitor engineer Joe Campbell says: "The G2 IEMs proved to be the most reliable, easiest to set up and the best sounding in-ear monitor systems I have ever used. Despite the battlefield conditions on stage with the Prodigy, none of the units let me down in any way, the transmission and reception was rock solid and the build quality was bulletproof."
(Chris Henry)
