Royal Albert Hall places DiGiCo at the heart of its audio system

This iconic London concert hall has once again relied on audio technology from DiGiCo to improve and continue the sound quality offered by their consoles.

Con 143 years old, the building that houses the Royal Albert Hall It is not just an icon of the city of London, but a dynamic enclosure, con capacity for almost 6.000 personas, which hosts various performances every night of the week.

Due to its complicated acoustics to amplify the most modern music in the auditorium, A few years ago, its managers made a large investment in the audio system (more details in Digital AV), In addition to trusting the audio settings in the DiGiCo consoles, specifically with the acquisition of the models Quantum 852 y 7; SD10, SD9 y SD11.

"In 2018 We put out a tender and hired a system of d&b audiotechnik designed for us, in addition to a new network infrastructure -explains Ben Evans, room audio operations manager-. We have a different show practically every day, so our five consoles allow us to prepare and rehearse efficiently. When combined with our fiber network, we can provide service to a multitude of shows effortless”.

This investment in DiGiCo consoles guarantees, As Evans points out, "the continuity of sound quality, whatever the performance.”, and allows the audio department to prepare shows in advance, which improves workflow during fast daily delivery times.

For this reason, This person ensures that the sound system must be flexible and fast to keep pace and after-sales support, and also be ready by the team for anything, including out-of-room rehearsals.

As pointed out Tom Marshall, sound designer and mixer in the main hall of the Royal Albert Hall, “DiGiCo is my reference tool, It is the core of my work and I feel very comfortable with it. There are always demands from directors or producers, either to design or mix, and thanks to the speed of the console I don't have to keep anyone waiting, I can make changes instantly”.

When mixing, especially at the Royal Albert Hall, Marshall trusts the eIntegrated effects and processing by DiGiCo, and points out that having continuity throughout the Quantum range has been another advantage of using this manufacturer's consoles

“I use a lot dynamic compression and equalization. Being able to add it to an entire group is very useful, especially if you are doing something with a large number of channels, “It makes your life easier,” he says.. If we add ergonomics to this, the user interface and the size of the screens, “It allows you to see and access much more at the same time”.

As Ben Evans concludes, Another advantage of DiGiCo “is that it is a very personal company. They are always available by phone and having support like this is very important for an in-house sound team like ours.. It's fantastic to have that relationship.".