evolution microphones were chosen before the start of the tour by front-of-house engineer Matthew Kettle, after success using them on previous projects. "Sennheiser has provided not just top quality equipment for this tour," he said of the UK and European dates, "but as on previous occasions, the back-up has been first rate."
With the line-up comprising just guitar and drum kit, with Jack and Meg sharing vocal duties, a range of microphones was needed to accurately convey the desired sounds. Meg’s drum kit was set up with the new e664 condenser for overheads, e604 clip-mics for snare and toms and an e602 kick drum microphone. Meanwhile Jack’s guitar cabs were mic’d up with evolution e609s - a classic Sennheiser design for the job and a mic which Kettle has used in the past and was confident would provide the response and sound he was looking for.
With vocal duties split between them, Jack and Meg were each going to require a microphone of similar quality, but one sufficiently robust to take a fair amount of punishment both at the front of the stage and behind Meg’s kit. The evolution e865 super-cardioid condenser provided an ideal solution and was specified for all the live shows and television appearances on the tour. The band are currently back playing around their native US before returning for more gigs in the UK including the Leeds and Reading festivals.
(Lee Baldock)
