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Howard Heckers with his front of house kit, which includes a DiGiGrid IOS interface, for Kings of Floyd.

FOH Engineer Howard Heckers Utilizes DiGiGrid IOS At Core Of His Work With Kings Of Floyd

Audio interface, working with Waves LV1 mixer, is an integral part of the live audio approach for Pink Floyd tribune band based in Germany.

Front of house engineer Howard Heckers utilizes a DiGiGrid IOS audio interface as the central hub of his work with Kings of Floyd, a popular Pink Floyd tribute band based in Germany that regularly undertakes national tours of theatre venues.

“I’ve been a DiGiGrid user for a while now, having started touring with the Waves LV1 around three years ago,” explains Heckers, noted for his work with Supertramp co-founder Roger Hodgson. “In 200-plus shows during that time, DiGiGrid products have never let me down. I use the DiGiGrid IOS for front of house — it’s the best option available with eight inputs, eight outputs, two headphone outputs and AES. It’s ideal for PA feeds and some local inputs like talkback and playback from a video stream for the show. I love the preamps — very transparent and clear.”

Heckers, whose career credits also include Liza Minnelli, Melanie and Randy Newman, adds that he owns several DiGiGrid units: “I actually have three Waves LV1 setups for different tours. The Kings of Floyd gear stays in the truck but I use a similar setup for other tours. I’ll be upgrading my IOS’s to IOS-XL as soon as I have a break in the current Kings of Floyd tour. I also use a DiGiGrid MGB (coaxial MADI interface) on another tour – this is my newest setup that deploys a DiGiCo rack on MADI to MGB on FOH and has an IOC at FOH.”

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