Sold by DiGiCo's Indian distributor, Mumbai-based Rivera International to local production company Rajan Amplifiers, the SD8 is part of a system which includes a large JBL and DAS loudspeaker system, with Crown and Lab.gruppen amplifiers.
"We had looked at a number of digital consoles and we were keen to go with a different one, but Rivera International were very persistent," says Rajan Amplifiers owner Rajan Panwar.
"We purchase all our high-end gear from them and have always been completely happy with their equipment suggestions. Their advice was to try the SD8 and so we agreed to give it a shot.
"It is simply a mind blowing console," he says. "The sound quality is excellent, it's simple to hook up, has superb headroom, smart features ... it was a totally new way for us to work, but at the same time it has a real 'analogue feel', which is unlike any other digital board."
He continues, "It also has great effects. There is an extremely precise and effective compressor/limiter on board, while the floating point effects are simply awesome.
"The SD8 is very user friendly and quick to navigate," Mr Panwar continues. "Rivera's engineer Allwyn Ferns came in to train us on the console and it took barely two days of training for us to be up to speed. We have found it very easy to handle."
(Jim Evans)
