MIDAS XL8 ROCKS EN ESPAÑOL AT “VIVE LATINO” FESTIVAL
Held annually at the Foro Sol stadium in Mexico City, “Vive Latino” has grown into one of the biggest Rock en Español music festivals in Latin America. This year’s two-day, three stage program ran on May 5&6, with tens of thousands of fans flocking to see dozens of Spanish-speaking acts from across all genres, including Ozomatli, The Magic Numbers, Devendra Banhart and Grammy winners Café Tacuba.
Excellent sound quality was ensured by two new Midas XL8 live performance systems at FOH position, deployed by Representaciones de Audio. In addition, a Midas XL4 was used to route the vast amount of broadcast feeds for the show. Steve Lotzer and Jim Pfitzinger of Midas where on hand to provide manufacturer support for the event: “The XL8 provided the ideal balance of digital flexibility with Midas rider-friendliness and sound quality,” says Lotzer. “While one band was being mixed, the next band’s engineer was on the second XL8, setting up his mix. Anything that was going to be re-used, drum mics, etc., was patched into both XL8s, so a rough mix, VCAs and groups, etc., could be dialled into the other console prior to the next set, allowing for seamless transitions during the fast-moving show. You set up your show on one XL8, upload it to a memory stick, bring it over to the other XL8, load in the show data, do your final tweaks and you’re good to go.”
“With so many bands on the bill, a lot of engineers came through FOH over the weekend, and most, being comfortable with the familiar feel and sound quality of analogue Midas desks, were eager to work on the XL8, and found it easy to look at the work surface and quickly dial in their mixes. “The visuals are such a great aspect of XL8,” Lotzer adds, “from the group colour coding system to the fact you can type your channels in, instead of laying tape. All these details add up to make XL8 as user-friendly as it is sonically impressive.”
Group photo, L-R: Gary Sangunet (Systems Engineer), Jon Schimke (Monitor Engineer), Nathan Klaeser (PA Tech), Michelle Sabolchick (FOH Engineer), Matt Larson (Midas / Klark Teknik), Andrew Colley (PA Tech)
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Klark Teknik was founded in 1974 and in the years immediately following, their innovative approach to design and development allowed them to introduce some truly groundbreaking designs. Klark Teknik was responsible for the world’s first digital delay and digital reverb units, however it was their concepts for equalisation devices that really changed the world of professional audio resulting in the DN370 and the famous DN360. Today Klark Teknik continues to bring innovation in design and dedication to engineering and sonic quality in both the analogue and digital realm of signal processing, with the Square ONE and Show Command ranges updating the brand.
Midas live performance mixing consoles have been used by the world's most demanding sound engineers, performers and rental companies for three decades. The company strives to raise the standards of sonic quality through its programme of continual research and development, implementing new control functionality and user-friendly desk operation to anticipate and accommodate the ever-evolving needs of audio professionals who specify Midas consoles for their major tours, festivals, international events, broadcast projects and prestigious fixed installations.