Sound Effects by Uday Shah Updates Inventory with Allen &
Heath dLive Mixing Solution
Allen & Heath dLive S5000 Digital Mixing Console
Pune's sound rental services company - Sound Effects by Uday Shah - has recently
invested into
adding an Allen & Heath dLive Digital Mixing System to its existing hire stock. The company
currently holds a number of digital mixing consoles, but an increase in inquiries and requirements
of larger events prompted the necessity for a more expandable solution; with enhanced capabilities
of broadcast integration and redundancy being some of the key factors that influenced Uday's
decision-making process.
"The Allen & Heath dLive mixing system was something we needed in our rental inventory. In my
personal opinion, the S5000 as a pure mixing control surface is really impressive, in terms of its
capabilities as well as its look and stature. The new console has 128 inputs, 128 outputs with dante
integration. This combined with massive on-board processing means the system is an ideal addition to
the hire fleet. Additional Dante components have also been added to inventory allowing a more
flexible, resilient and responsive approach to system design. It's a rock-solid mixer with simple
drag-n-drop setup and extensive DSP and things our rental customers demand like redundant networking
capabilities and hot-swappable power supplies. It for sure ticked all of the boxes with the added
benefit of being rider friendly" explains Uday Shah, Founder and Director of Sound Effects.
As part of the rather comprehensive system purchase, Sound Effects bagged the dLive S5000 control
surface with DM48 MixRack 48-input digital stagebox and DX168 AudioRack 16 x 8
portable DX I/O
expander for dLive systems. And the Sound Effects' team wasted no time in deploying their newly
acquired Allen & Heath dLive S5000 digital mixing console, DM48 MixRack and DX168 AudioRack for a
grand corporate show that featured a rather elaborate theatrical unveiling along with several
musical acts performing on stage.
Speaking about the experience and representing the Sound Effects team's views about the Allen &
Heath dLive system in action, Uday shares candidly, "We purchased the system just a few days before
the show, and so it gave us the opportunity to test it out in pre-production virtual soundchecks.
This was a great way for our team of ace engineers to get familiar with the desk. We used
multi-track recordings from a previous gig on a Dante playback. On the day of the show itself, by
the time we arrived at the venue, we'd built up a reasonable mix and good confidence with the desk.
32 input channels were used, including playback at FOH. Six monitor mixes were also controlled from
FOH, with all the vocal channels being 'digitally split' onto separate inputs for monitors. This
allowed us to use the desired level of compression on the main mix vocals without affecting
monitors, and thereby helping us avoid issues of feedback etc. Needless to say, the show proceeded
in a super smooth manner, and at the end of it all, the entire Sound Effects team - especially our
mix engineers - were extremely impressed with the capabilities of the console. We can't wait to work
on this magnificent dLive system on the next show!"