LONDON— In support of Lily Allen’s tour promoting It’s Not Me, It’s You, FOH engineer Shan Hira is using Soundcraft's Vi6 large-format digital live sound console, which builds on Studer’s Vista and OnAir 3000 series of consoles with its Vistonics II user interface. Hira said he is using all onboard effects except for a Manley Voxbox and an XTA â…“-octave graphic EQ on Allen's vocals. “I especially like the onboard effects package,” he said. “Having eight Lexicons to play with is a rare old treat!”
Hira, who has also mixed for the Chemical Brothers and The Streets, has been a fan of the Vi6 for some time. “I had used it before and liked the layout, ease of use, and most importantly the sound of the desk,” he said.
The Vi6 features include 64 mono inputs into 35 outputs and a 32-group/aux matrix, plus main LCR Mix and LR Solo busses, in a compact space.
“As we were doing a sold-out club tour, the footprint at FOH was an issue, as was truck space,” Hira said. “So its small size fit the bill perfectly. It made FOH very quick to set up, and it was very reliable—never let me down once. It’s a great console.”
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