In accepting, Sound Image president Dave Shadoan noted that his firm had actually purchased two of the consoles. "The products we purchase have to make good business sense - basically, to make our clients happy," he notes, "To get this much flexibility and DSP capability in a console, at this price point, made purchasing these two iLives a no-brainer for Sound Image."
The key to the sale was bringing the iLive-T112 in for a demonstration, according to Rick Stanley, director of corporate & regional events for Sound Image. "Our goal was to check it out and see what it does," he relates. "Dave Lewty from Allen & Heath did a one-hour presentation and left the demo unit with us. Literally by the next day, I had nine engineers who were ready to take it out. It's a really intuitive layout that can be set up to accommodate monitors just as easily as front of house, or even both. Perfect for a sound company."
Sound Image opted for the iLive-T112 with iDR-48 MixRack for a 48-in, 24-out configuration at the stage, with the control surface offering another 16 line inputs, eight stereo FX returns, and 12 additional line outs.
(Jim Evans)
