SR/Live Sun, November 23, 2008

Kool & The Gang’s current monitor sound can be attributed to Alfred ‘AL-Tee’ Williams, who for the past four years has been using a Yamaha PM5D digital audio console. Williams, has also been mixing front of house for over ten years for bands like The SOS Band, Bar-Kays, MIdnight Star Daze Band, Confunksion, and Lake Side, to name a few.

“One of the best things I like about the Yamaha PM5D console is its Recall capabilities, “states Williams. “Self-taught on the console, ‘Al-Tee’ takes his 5D card from gig to gig and pops it into a console with his saved settings to any production-supplied PM5D console.

“Routing my outputs and inputs is wonderful, plus the updated software version allows me to use 24 GEQ on my mixes,” he adds. Williams says he looks forward to checking out the new PM5D-EX with DSP5D Expander capabilities. NEXO stage monitors are used for most Kool & the Gang shows.

For more information:
Yamaha Pro Audio Website
Yamaha PM5D Section