Ref: Caroline Moss PR0602
Date: April 2007

SECOND MIDAS XL8 ARRIVES IN JAPAN

The second Midas XL8 live performance system to be sold in Japan has been delivered to leading PA company Zero-db by EVI Audio Japan.
Established in 1997, Zero-db has become well-known for its application of innovative solutions to the live music scene in Japan. The company has invested heavily in Midas technology over the past decade, with analogue consoles including XL3, XL250 and Heritage featuring on its inventory. These Midas classics are now joined by its flagship digital system, making Zero-db the first Japanese PA company to own an XL8, and the company is confident this decisive step will put them in the vanguard of high quality audio provision in Japan.

“When we heard that Midas was to launch its digital console, I instantly decided to add it to our rental stock,” says Zero-db president Mr Shunji Izawa. “As I’ve been using Midas products for a long time, I was assured of its ease of use and reliability of operation. Perhaps most importantly, we also know we can rely on the Midas philosophy towards concert sound and the audio quality we’ve come to enjoy from their consoles.”

EVI Audio Japan held a training session on the system’s arrival into the country, and the XL8 had its debut at a rock concert in Tokyo. One of Zero-db’s front of house engineers, Mr Junya Ito commented, “The sound is fantastic, with really high quality eq and dynamics. When it comes to operation, everything I need to touch is on the surface in front of me. Immediately after getting my hands on the control surface, I felt ready to operate it in a live environment. The show was wonderfully successful, and the XL8 did a great job.”

The new XL8 then embarked on its first major project for veteran Japanese rock band Moon Riders, who performed concerts in Tokyo and Osaka.

Photo caption: L to R: Zero-db staff: Junya Ito, engineer; Hiroaki Omiya,engineer; Nozomu Okada, technical support and engineer; Yasushi Iwashina, interpreter; Shunji Izawa, president; Kaori Shigeno, engineer; Masahiko Hayashi, engineer

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