Due to the short get-in times and the fact that there is a new engineer in every venue, Smith opted to go digital and program every cue, including fades, muting, routing and effects. "I felt that it was better to give the operator as much help as possible and stick to one method of working, so that they don't have to remember programmed cues and still do other things manually."

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The long awaited Dolby Lake processor has arrived in South Africa. For more information or a demo please contact Richard Smith.

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The current configuration offers 104 Microphone inputs, 16 Line Inputs and 56 Analogue Outputs. There are also 8 AES EBU ins and outs onboard. The system uses both Ethersound & Coaxial Digital Multicore Systems with a total of three stage boxes. "The SY48 has already proven its worth on a number of shows where the channel list has exceeded 64 inputs and 40 outputs but we now have the ablity for the first time in South Africa to run big shows with over 100 inputs from one console with full automation

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