DiGiCo deploys sound quality in the Gigant multifunctional center

This emblematic cultural space in the Netherlands has renewed its sound consoles with the models DiGiCo SD12, used in FOH, and Quantum225, for monitoring.

Partly funded by the municipality of Apeldoorn, southeast of Amsterdam, Gigant It is a versatile and emblematic cultural center that houses a cinema, A venue and stage for pop music, Two theatres, A cafeteria with terrace and a space to offer courses and educational workshops in visual arts, circus, Ensembles and orchestras, Contemporary music and theatre, among others.

Since its creation in 1977 in a former school building, Gigant has focused on popular music and art and rehearsal performances., in which international artists and bands such as U2 have performed, Nirvana, UB40, Etc.

The technical team of Gigant has recently completed the update of its sound consoles with the purchase of a model DiGiCo SD12, that is used in FOH on the premises, and the digital mixing console Quantum225 for on-stage monitoring, supplied by the specialist Ampco Flashlight Sales.

previously, Points Simon Kemme, Gigant Technical Coordinator, "We contacted several vendors to request demos and explain our requirements to find a solution that would interact with our digitally redundant PA., eliminating the need for external components such as a protocol bridge, and DiGiCo fulfilled them".

According to Kemme, the choice of the SD12 "was pretty easy. Despite the continuous advances of the console, It still retains the same familiar feeling as the first time I laid my hands on a. Is, No doubt, A reliable and proven solution with many interconnection capabilities, which were the fundamental factors in our decision".

Regarding the choice of Quantum225, "It was as if we were shown a new platform that retained the recognizable look of a DiGiCo console., but with improved capabilities and possibilities with each update. It has also given us additional flexibility., Not only for the in-house technical team, but also for visiting engineers to decide how to handle both consoles.".

One of the main advantages of the Quantum225 console is its Mustard native processing and nodal, that offer "a perfect fit for the needs of the premises, especially with the external display of this console, that the team can use in its workflow when monitoring. In addition, of simultaneous work for an in-house engineer and a visiting engineer, Very useful for touring groups that carry their own monitoring, but not consoles", Underlines.

Although they are mostly used for performances on the pop music stage, The consoles can also move other spaces of the enclosure if necessary, which is usually between FOH monitors, since Quantum225 is the preferred console for dance nights for its Spice rack, Your compressors and multiband equalizer.

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