Affinage

Russian acoustic-rock band Affinage hit the road with an Allen & Heath dLive, supplied by local hire company, Jamtech.

With social distancing measures beginning to relax and venues opening their doors again, Russian acoustic-rock band Affinage have embarked on a tour of their homeland to support the release of their latest album.

For much of the tour, the band relied on their compact Allen & Heath dLive CDM32 MixRack with a laptop running dLive Director software, but when the tour rolled into the prestigious Izvestiнa Hall in Moscow in late February, local hire company Jamtech was called upon to supply the sound and lighting equipment for the flagship show.

“The band have a busy touring schedule that takes them across the country, and they’re usually comfortable running their dLive CDM32 system for consistency from show to show,” explained Jamtech’s Andrey Balakhmatov. “However, for bigger shows, the band prefers to hire in a larger dLive system, which is simple for us as the show file is easily transferred between the systems.” A dLive S7000 Surface was partnered with a DM64 MixRack to handle both FOH and monitors duties from one system, with engineer Alexey Krivolapov taking full advantage of the 128 processing channels and 64 mix busses provided by the MixRack.

The 36-fader, dual-touchscreen S7000 Surface was chosen by Jamtech for its ease of use in combined FOH and monitor applications, with the DM64 offering 64 inputs and 32 outputs on the stage without the need for remote expanders and additional cabling.

“We are always happy to deploy dLive consoles for events,” Balakhmatov added. “The system has enough tools to solve any problem; it’s quick to navigate, and it’s easy to configure for the operator. Our engineers love the sound of the mixer.” TPi Photo: Allen & Heath www.allen-heath.com