In recent years, the necessary legions of equipment movers known as roadies have evolved to become true technical wizards as live music has morphed into ever more advanced production events. For better or for worse though, cinematic representations of them tend to fall short of reality, and that seems to be the consensus of critics and real roadies of Showtime’s comedy-drama Roadies, which debuted … [Read more...]
DiGiCo SD9 Lures Soundlink Away From Analogue
Since its launch, the compact DiGiCo SD9 has made a significant impact on audio rental and sound reinforcement companies who need a digital console for medium-sized productions. An example is Soundlink, a Dutch audio company whose SD9 has been in constant use since it was purchased a year and a half ago. Owned by Bas Jansen, Floris Roelfzema and Hugo van Meijeren, Soundlink is based near the … [Read more...]
5 Star Snaps Another DiGiCo Deal
Continuing its long and successful relationship with cutting edge sound console manufacturer DiGiCo, 5 Star Cases is supplying flight cases for their latest console – the SD9, which was launched last week at the Prolight+Sound exhibition in Frankfurt. The partnership started with the case design and build for the SD7 in late 2007, and has continued through DiGiCo’s SD8, SD8-24, D5 and D1 … [Read more...]
DiGiCo SD9 brings a Red Revolution to ProLight+Sound 2010
For most companies, going ‘into the red’ would be a bad thing. But for DiGiCo the exact opposite is true, because the company’s new mixing system - the SD9 - features the coolest shade of crimson. Launched at ProLight+Sound 2010, the SD9 is set to redefine what the audio industry expects from a compact digital console. Where the SD8 is DiGiCo’s ‘gold standard’, the SD9 is the company’s ‘red … [Read more...]
