Taking place in mid-August, the tour took in five Belgian cities in five days, visiting Sint-Truiden, Brugge, Gent, Mechelen and St. Niklaas. Featuring performances by a range of artists - including Level 42, Sister Sledge, ABC and heavy metallers Udo - each show was a free outdoor event and broadcast live on Q-Music.
DB Videoproductions and Unit 4 were brought in to provide a live mix for the live radio transmission, as well as making a multitrack recording. The show's live audio production utilised another pair of DiGiCo D5s on FOH and monitors, supplied by hire company Soundfield, with two stage racks and three local racks. Fibre optic multicores were used for the PA and monitors, with a MADI link for the Unit 4 console.
"It was a pleasure to mix on this tour," says DB Videoproductions unit manager (audio) Ivan Mangelschots, who was also acting as principal sound engineer on the Unit 4 truck. "Especially so because our D5 connected without a problem to the D5s on the main production. We only needed to make two MADI and sync connections from their stage racks and we were ready to sound check. Within 30 minutes of arriving on site, we were ready for the show."
(Jim Evans)
