The recent integration of an Allen & Heath dLive system into Kaylee Bell’s Boots ‘N All tour brought about a great transformation for both the renowned New Zealand singer-songwriter and her band.
Kaylee Bell’s Front-of-House Engineer and Production Manager Joshua Anderson described the arrival of the dLive system supplied by Jansen Pro Audio as a game changer for both him and the performers. “Eliminating the task of maintaining show files for multiple consoles has saved me endless amounts of time and has brought a whole new level of consistency to everything,” said Anderson.
In a notable shift, the band’s monitoring has been integrated into the dLive system, managed on a dLive Director setup handled by Nick Campbell. dLive Director serves as an editor and control software for dLive, enabling users to pre-configure the system offline, review and modify Show files from guest engineers, and conduct live mix control using a laptop or touch tablet.
“We have both loved the architecture Allen & Heath has built for gain sharing and separate show file/scene control within the one MixRack we travel with,” commented Anderson. “Shifting from the previous IEM system, the band instantly noticed the improvement in quality.”
“For our 17-date tour of New Zealand in May this year, we utilised a dLive C3500 control Surface for FOH, a CDM32 MixRack, and DX168 expander. While the C3500 offers a fantastic Surface size, we absolutely love our CTi1500 Surface too. The flexibility of such a small and lightweight Surface is incredible,” Anderson affirmed.
The C3500 is the largest C Class Surface for the dLive series and features 24 faders over 6 layers, with dual 12″ touchscreens for a smooth workflow. Meanwhile, the CTi1500 was designed for lightweight touring with a small footprint of 12 faders over 6 layers and one touchscreen, weighing in at under 23kgs including a flightcase.
