Rollin Acro the Globe with Limp Bizkit, DiGiCo & Rat Sound

After two decades and over 40 million albums sold worldwide, Limp Bizkit is back with a new lineup, a new album (Stampede of the Disco Elephants) and a new tour hitting mid-sized venues in the US and Europe through the summer. Rat Sound is handling the production, consisting of an SD5 and a 16-input SD Mini Rack at FOH with a 56-input SD Stage Rack.

Engineer Bryan Worthen spec'd the SD5 for the tour, following its use on a string of shows with the Foo Fighters promoting frontman Dave Grohl's Sound City documentary.

I've used the D5 extensively with the Foo Fighters since 2005 and with Limp Bizkit since 2009, he states. Now that there is a next generation of D5 available, I chose the SD5 for the Sound City Players shows because it was so great on that. Consequently, I brought it with me over to Limp Bizkit world from RAT Sound. I dont have very much experience using other digital consoles, but enough to be able to say that the DiGiCo sounds a ton better than most. It's versatile and all 3 screens are functional, giving me the visual of an analog console. The layout makes it very easy to make things happen fast.

Limp Bizkit is 43 inputs from stage, he explains. In front, I have a Left and Right out, with subs running sometimes off an Aux. Subs off two Matrix outs (sometimes when subs are stereo) and I also have I/Os for three Avalon 737 preamps and 4 channels of XL 42 mic pres, plus nearfields at left, right and sub outs.

Additionally, my recording is very minimal, used for virtual sound check purposes only. I'm recording out left and right to a hard disc recorder and multi-tracking to Logic with my MacBook Pro via the DiGiCo UB MADI interface.

In the past year, Rat Sound has added DiGiCo SD5 and SD10 consoles to its rental inventory. In our quest to provide our clients and engineer friends with the tools they desire and to maintain our focus on offering world class pro audio gear, says president Dave Rat, the SD5 and SD10 expand the diversity of premium consoles we offer. There are a lot of choices out there with a wide diversity of applications and preferences, and DiGiCo consoles are among the best of the bunch. The SD5 and SD10 are currently out on tour with Ed Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros as well as Limp Bizkit respectively.

Links:

Limp Bizkit: http://limpbizkit.com

Rat Sound: http://ratsound.com

DiGiCo Press Contacts

David Webster at DiGiCo

Tel: +44 1372 845600

Email: webby@digiconsoles.com

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