College Hill Productions adds Soundcraft consoles to inventory
Published: ASIA
NEW ZEALAND: Auckland-based College Hill Productions Ltd has added to its touring inventory with the purchase of two Harman Soundcraft Si Compact 32 digital live sound consoles. Leon Dalton, general manager of College Hill Productions, described the purchase as an ‘easy-to-use, ergonomic, compact and great-sounding drop-in substitute for our older small-format analogue consoles’.
‘We had been keenly awaiting the Si Compact 32 ever since we first got wind that Soundcraft was working on a line of small-format digital consoles with a rich feature set,’ said Mr Dalton. ‘When the Si Compact 32 finally shipped, we jumped at the chance to snap up a couple!’ he exclaimed.
‘Our primary reason for going with the Si Compact 32 was its audio quality,’ he continued. ‘We didn’t want to sacrifice sound quality just for the convenience and flexibility a digital console offers. In fact, we had found other small-scale digital consoles lacking in audio performance. The Si Compact 32, on the other hand, sounds fantastic,’ he enthused. ‘Each console also replaces two external racks of outboard effects,’ he elaborated. ‘The four built-in effects engines are plenty for our purposes and they sound superb.’
College Hill Productions ordered the desks with the Madi card option, which Mr Dalton said ‘complements our existing Madi inventory and gives us the ability to create cost-effective, live multi-track recording options for bands, television companies and radio stations.
‘I cannot emphasise enough how much of a benefit the Si Compact 32’s small footprint provides,’ he asserted. ‘It’s one of the console’s great strengths. In its road case it has the same dimensions as a monitor wedge case, making it perfect as part of a support band package for larger arena shows where truck space is at a premium,’ he concluded.