London-based Capital Sound Hire, incorporating Capital Sound Design and Capital Productions, is responsible for hiring sound equipment, freelance technical crews and transport to the entertainment world. Touring artists make up a large percentage of its business - and their tours may involve anything from a few UK dates to major international events incorporating huge stadia and arenas. Kylie, for example, will be kicking off her latest tour in March at the SECC and ending with seven nights at Earls Court, London - and Van Damme cable, supplied by VDC Trading, will be ensuring that the show sounds as good on the first night as it does on the last.
"We'll be using Van Damme cable for the whole package - from the line system and stage boxes, through to the mic inputs and returns," Barron adds. "Van Damme's Black series is ideal because it has been specially designed to survive the touring environment. Life on the road can be pretty tough on equipment, especially cabling, so you have to be sure that whatever you use is going to withstand a lot of wear and tear."
Van Damme Black series has been proven in the toughest environments. Its low overall diameter combined with robust construction, comparative flexibility and excellent sonic performance all contribute to its success. The range runs from 4 to 64 channels in logical increments for, providing the highest pair count of any cable of its type available in the UK. The 64 pair cable, when terminated with the new VDM 201 pin connector, provides PA companies with a high enough channel count for most live sound applications. Running only one audio multicore for, say, a 48 send 16 return set-up is convenient, compact and very quick to rig.
(Lee Baldock)
