Monitor engineer, Jeffrey Löwe, knows that whatever the gig his DMI-KLANG and DiGiCo Quantum 338 will be able to give him what he needs to let his artists perform at their best.
“I’ve been monitoring with Álvaro Soler, since the end of 2019 and have been using KLANG with him since 2021,” Löwe recalled. “Since using KLANG, the band has really connected and grown stronger together, they wouldn’t want to think about doing a show without KLANG now.”
Having enjoyed a career with United Brands, Düsseldorf based distributero for pro-audio brands such as KLANG and DiGiCo, Löwe left when his live sound engineer work got too much to juggle with a full-time job. It was a natural choice to invest in his own equipment and purchasing a fully loaded DiGiCo Quantum 338 with DMI-KLANG was a pivotal moment, as he explained: “I had got to know DiGiCo technology intimately at United Brands, and the combination of KLANG and DiGiCo is a totally different world,” he said. “If I have to work with another set up, I feel the difference in a second. Without KLANG, mixes are too busy and loud, and together with DiGiCo Quantum processing, the result is precise and has unbelievable clarity.”
The combination of DMI-KLANG’s processing directly accessible via the DiGiCo console gives engineers the control that makes tackling high-profile shows simple.
“KLANG keeps everything consistent, naturally,” he added. “It works for me because it gives space for every element of the music. Whether that’s vocals or strings, you can place everything comfortably, without having to turn the volume up for the artists. Together with the Quantum 338 and Mustard Processing, the KLANG system cleans up the whole mix, giving them a better experience, even in long sessions, protecting their hearing and preventing listening fatigue.”
Before using KLANG, Löwe found that his ears would ring at the end of a long rehearsal session, but the combination of KLANG and great in-ear-drivers ensures that his experience is fatigue free.
“All the systems work together in harmony,” Löwe concluded. “With Quantum, the audio is super clear, but in the stereo field everything is too compacted, and you can’t place audio efficiently. Even in difficult acoustic environments, using KLANG, I don’t have that problem. I can only confirm my good friend, monitor engineer Ravi Rai’s statement: ‘With KLANG, I only have half as much stress on stage’. At the end of the day, you’re less tired; it’s just a better way of working!”
