SOWETO GOSPEL CHOIR SING PRAISES OF XL8
Midas and Klark Teknik's Irish distributor Sound Communications recently supplied a Midas XL8 Live Performance System to one of its main Midas clients, Murt Whelan Sound and Lighting, for a prestigious show by the double Grammy award-winning Soweto Gospel Choir in the Concert Hall at Limerick University.
Alan Murphy of Sound Communications Ltd takes up the story..."I had been in discussions with Murt about XL8 and upcoming digital products from Midas when talk of this show was mentioned and since we had an XL8 in our warehouse at the time I decided to offer it for the show - even though the artists rider requested a more modest console. After a more than positive response from the SGC's FOH engineer Paul Bardini - the XL8 was on the show"
"I was delighted to offer the XL8 for this show, and to my clients at Limerick University," says Murt Whelan. "After an initial prep day at Sound Communications where we programmed the console for the gig I felt confident to go ahead with using the XL8 even though I had not mixed a show on it. The control surface is extremely user friendly. Paul Bardini, the SGC's sound engineer, had never even seen an XL8 but after a few minutes' training on the surface he simply mixed the gig, and really seemed to love the console."
Despite this being his first outing on the XL8, Bardini is a longtime Midas fan. "I've mainly used Heritage 3000s and XL4s, so when production at the University Concert Hall offered an XL8 I didn't really have to think twice!" he says. "I was very impressed with control surface and loved the POP (population) groups and the classic Midas EQ and preamp characteristics. I also ran external PC software, and the ability to view that on the XL8's screens kept my eyes forward. I have to say it's hard to go back to others consoles after XL8!"
The Soweto Gospel Choir was formed to celebrate the unique and inspirational power of African Gospel music. The 26-strong choir, under the direction of David Mulovhedzi and Beverly Bryer, draws on the best talent from the many churches in and around Soweto.
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Editors' information:
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.