The Scala concert hall provides sound for its shows with dLive systems, GLD and Xone

Among London's most iconic concert venues, The Scala room has updated its audio system with digital mixing equipment from the manufacturer Allen & Heath for control of this enclosure.

Located in the central London neighborhood of Kings Cross, the concert hall Scala has welcomed important groups over the years; from Coldplay and The Foo Fighters to Ray Lamontagne and Sheryl Crow. Besides, It has become a mecca for London's nightclub community and is a venue where genres such as drum'n'bass regularly find their space., reggae, rock or garage.

As part of a recent upgrade to your audio system, those responsible for Scala have opted for a dLive S Class digital mixing system from Allen & Heath (which in the Spanish market sells Audio-Technica Iberia) for room sound control.

The installation, which has a dLive S5000 surface that works together with a DM48 mixing rack, It also uses a Waves V3 audio network card that allows multitrack recording - based on laptops. (until 128 clues)-, of live events over a single Cat cable.

In turn, The inclusion of an iP8 remote controller increases system flexibility through its ability to control, together with Allen Director software & Heath, the dLive DM48 modular mixing rack, thus achieving an ultra compact configuration.

Now, Scala also houses an Allen digital mixer & Heath GLD-80 for monitoring tasks - chosen in part for its compact design, ease of use and flexible functionality- and a professional DJ mixer model Xone:PX5.

As David Preston explains, Scala room engineer, “although it is a very powerful and sophisticated system, dLive is at the same time very easy to use, which is very important in a place like Scala, where we received visits from many engineers. I have a file that I use as a basic template for the show and that helps you get up and running quickly., and in ten minutes they are ready. The system is very customizable, It sounds great and has worked incredibly well at every gig., with the different styles of music and the club atmosphere”.

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