Guitarist Slash, touring Asia and Australia later this summer in support of his solo effort along with a band including Myles Kennedy of Alter Bridge, will be supported by house engineer and Waves Live Division Product Specialist Ken “Pooch” Van Druten, who will be deploying either Waves MultiRack or SoundGrid for Yamaha, depending on each venue’s FOH platform.
Most recently on tour with Linkin Park, Van Druten has decades of experience as a first-call live sound engineer.
MultiRack is the first-ever software application designed to run Waves plugins with live analog and digital mixing consoles. MultiRack is a software host that lets house and monitor engineers run multiple simultaneous instances of the same Native Waves plugins used in recording studios and mixing rooms the world over.
On this summer’s Slash outing, Van Druten decided not to tour with any console package, so every date presents a different FOH platform. By being prepared with both MultiRack and SoundGrid, he is able to use Waves plugins every day, regardless of what console is in-house.
“By carrying both MultiRack and SoundGrid, I am able to always have the best sounding insert and effects chains, regardless of what FOH console I am asked to use that day,” states Van Druten. “It significantly improves my mix, and gives me some consistency from day to day. I know that I am always going to have the same great sounding vocals, regardless of what front end I am on. That kind of uniformity is invaluable when I am asked to use a different console type every day.”
