CKA sees the advantage of DiGiCo
Published: MEA
LEBANON: Rental company CKA Event Sound was called upon at short notice for the recent London Gospel Choir concert in Beirut. This show was one of many where the company has benefitted from its purchase of DiGiCo SD9 and SD10 consoles.
‘Once I told them that we had the DiGiCo consoles, they were very happy to use them,’ said Chady Akiki, who owns and runs CKA. ‘The DiGiCos are bringing work in for us, for sure. Sometimes when we use the SD10, people come and ask if they can have a photo taken next to the console.’
CKA initially bought an SD10, and following the success it had with this it added the SD9. ‘In Lebanon we always want the best equipment. Even if we don’t need all the facilities now, we think that maybe we will need them later, so we always buy the best we can,’ said Mr Akiki. ‘We looked at other consoles, but with some you have to go through lots of operations to get the job done. I found using DiGiCo mixers more simple, so it didn’t take a long time to make the decision to invest in them.’
The consoles were bought via DiGiCo’s Lebanese distributor Homsi Music. Homsi’s Elie Daher is an experienced sound engineer and trainer, but training CKA’s staff was his first time using a DiGiCo desk.
‘I have found the DiGiCo consoles extremely easy to use. The functions are comprehensive, they are easy to navigate and getting good results is straightforward,’ said Mr Daher. ‘You can hear and feel the difference in quality between DiGiCo and other consoles. The high frequencies are very crisp.’
Mr Akiki is certainly full of praise for the mixers and is already looking at further acquisitions. ‘We are very happy with them and I am sure that my next purchase will be an SD7.’