"I chose the evolution systems for backline, as their RF is rock-solid, the transmitter units are small and reliable and they are very competitively priced," explained monitor engineer Matt Napier. "And I couldn't imagine giving Madonna another monitor system, she has become so accustomed and comfortable with the IEM G2. And of course, Kristy Jo Winkler in the USA and Mark Saunders and Dave Hawker at Sennheiser UK are always great to work with. The whole Sennheiser team offer unrivalled support."
Jason Kirschnick from Eighth Day Sound Systems is Project Manager on the tour. He explains just how much RF equipment the tour requires. "Like the last time Madonna toured, the Confessions tour, I do all the advance coordination for the Sticky and Sweet for each city and Chris Messina is the day to day on site coordinator and RF tech. I developed the band plan for the whole RF package with frequencies ranging from 400 mHz to 2.4 GHz totalling over 100 channels of wireless. This included production intercoms and production radios as well."
Radio technician Chris Messina comments: "The 3732 is probably the best receiver I've used, aside from the Sennheiser EM 1046. I've found the learning curve to be practically non-existent. The unit contains all of the standard Sennheiser features which have become necessity such as a reliable frequency scan for consumers as well as professionals, superior RF makeup gain and the ability to link units, eliminating the need for a combiner."
(Jim Evans)
