Feist’s European/UK tour used a customized immersive audio system used at every cease to enhance in-house PAs.
London, UK (October 16, 2023)—Feist is well-known for her uncompromising method to a rock present, and the latest European/UK leg of her world tour supplied yet one more instance of that. Alongside for the experience was Solotech, offering audio and lighting options for the manufacturing—together with a customized immersive audio system used at every cease to enhance in-house PAs.
The front-of-house combine place, made use of nightly by Sound Designer and FOH Engineer Mark Vreeken, sported an Allen & Heath Dlive S5000 console on the Entrance-of-Home place, joined by a close-by set of racks outfitted with outboard together with a wide range of unites, akin to a Manley Vox Field, Neve 5045, Bricasti M7s, BSS DPR901s, Summit DCL200 and a Rupert Neve 5059 Summing Mixer.
In the meantime, the monitor system, sorted by Ed McGlogan, Monitor Engineer, was centered round a management bundle that discovered a DiGICo SD9 console sitting at stage aspect. On the deck, Feist and her band made use of Shure PSM1000 IEMs and Shure Axient Radio Mics. All system processing was all dealt with with a half-dozen Lake LM44s and a pair of d&b audiotechnik DS10s.
Touring’s New Efficiencies – Half 1: Loudspeakers
Though the tour used every venue’s home PA programs, it nonetheless toured with its personal B Stage PA System, flown on a truss within the heart of room, and a encompass system which used 12 audio system across the out-sides of Left, Proper and Rear of the room. The touring B-stage PA system included eight d&b Y10Ps and 4 E12s hung above, supplemented by a half-dozen E8s used as frontfills on the B-stage.
In the meantime, the encompass PA was primarily based round a dozen d&b Y10Ps. Two of the rear encompass racks, positioned at again of venues, had been fed audio sign through RF utilizing Sennheiser Twin 2050 transmitters to Sennheiser EM3732-II twin receivers.
“We had been thrilled to have had the chance to work with Feist on this worldwide tour” stated Ben Malone, Solotech’s System Engineer. “Our staff within the UK, headed up by David Preston, and with tech prep carried out by Phil Collins, was devoted to making sure that each sound and lighting ingredient exceeded expectations, enhancing the general expertise for each the performers and the viewers. It’s clear from the unbiased critiques that this actually was a exceptional occasion.”
