Held annually over two days in July on a remote farm near Bedford, more than 30 bands played on the festival's main stage this year. London-based Autograph Sales provided the PA system, which comprised Allen & Heath's digital iDR10 stage rack with iLive-144 control surface managing FOH and monitors, Meyer Sound concert series MSL-4 long throw loudspeakers alongside EM Acoustics MSE118 concert series subwoofers, complemented by the EM Acoustics i12 Ultra Low Frequency subwoofers. On stage monitoring was the EM M-12 monitor system and Meyer Sound UM-1P monitors.
The system was powered by MC2 E series amplifiers and the speaker processing and routing was controlled by the Xilica DLP4080A-ETH system. On stage microphones were by Swedish manufacturer, Milab Microphones, and were employed for the drum kit, brass and acoustic instruments.
The DC196 microphones were used as overhead mics - as well as for guitar and cello - and the VM44 mics were used on the snare and kick drum.
"A small festival doesn't have to have a small sound," says festival co-organiser Ben Johnstone. "We were determined to employ top flight production standards for this year's event and the result was a sonic treat."
Freelance engineers, Mark Rochester and Ed Shackleton, covered mixing duties over the two days.
(Jim Evans)
