RedTX has been the driving force behind many of the UK’s live broadcast performances for years, from sold-out Rihanna concerts to the UK’s popular TV show The X-Factor.
Providing sound for such a wide array of performances and events, the company required needed an arsenal of equipment.
It is because of this that RedTX recently purchased a Studer Vista 8 digital console for all of its recording and broadcast needs.
According to Tim Summerhayes, Sound Engineer for RedTX, one of the most important features of the Studer Vista 8 is the snapshot recall that comes standard on every console.
RedTX works at many events that feature multiple act and is often forced to change the sound parameters in a very short amount of time during many shows. With the Studer Vista 8, RedTX has the ability to pre-program before the actual show and adjust for each song live.
The Studer Vista 8 played a pivotal role during the broadcast of the UK’s hugely popular reality show, The X-Factor. The show pitted 12 contestants or bands against one another, with a panel of high profile judges eliminating one contestant each week.
According to Summerhayes, each song required its own arrangement, but the engineers had very limited rehearsal time before the broadcast. With the Vista 8 console, RedTX was able to work out the requirements with the engineers and producers before the show, and adjust for each band at the touch of a button during the broadcast.
“With the Studer Vista 8, it was like each performer had their own console,” said Summerhayes. “With the snapshot recall, we were able to dial in the recall for each band in about 2 seconds and at the touch of a button. With other consoles, the changeover is choppy and harsh, but with the Studer Vista 8, it’s absolutely seamless and fadeless.”
“Operationally, the Vista 8 is very intuitive and straightforward,” continued Summerhayes. “It’s like any computer when you know where all of the parameters are, and you can just go to it and change it. The headroom is good, the metering is excellent, and the fact that we can adjust with layers is amazing. It’s just a high-end board that we couldn’t do without.”
