Allen & Heath has released an interim firmware update for its iLive range of digital mixing systems, v1.91, containing a series of presets created by sound engineer and regular iLive user Ben Booker.
Booker has toured as a monitor and front of house engineer with many artists, including Scissor Sisters, Spiritualized and PJ Harvey, and was named Monitor Engineer of the Year at the Total Production Awards in 2009. He has also produced, mixed and mastered various recording projects and mixed on stage sound and broadcast mixes on numerous TV and Radio shows, including MTV Awards and BBC Live Lounge.
He has extensive operating experience of iLive and has written his suggested presets for dynamic EQ and multiband compressors based on years of touring with the system. iLive users benefit from these powerful tools, from the “off mic boost” to deal with bad mic techniques to the “IEM help” to gently compress in-ear mixes, as well as “bass fix” to smooth out bass guitars.
“The dyn EQ and multi BD compressor are both creative and controlling in use. They are the Swiss knife off the audio world as virtually any sound can be fixed or enhanced with them. They are very powerful and worth taking the time to learn in depth,” explains Booker.
The firmware update can be downloaded from www.allen-heath.com
