Engineers for the MIA's and Golden K Awards choose DiGiCo

The MIA's are Belgium's largest music awards, while the Golden K Awards are held to recognize the top Belgian Children's entertainment, voted for by children. Peter Philips and Pieter Pita' Tanghe, were front of house engineers for both the MIA's and the Golden K Awards, with seasoned monitor engineer Marcel Cortleven completing the mixing team at the monitor position. The engineers were supplied by MONO, with equipment and project management provided by SPLENDIT, overseen by Head of Production, Tom Logghe.

The Quantum powered combination was really down to artist insistence. They absolutely wanted it because of the processing, Logghe recalls. Previous editions of this show were done with the SD Range, but due to the extensive matrices and extra processing, the Quantum 852 and Quantum 338 won the day.

Both the MIA's and the Golden K awards present significant challenges, with multiple guest artists in quick succession, all being broadcast to millions via Belgium's national broadcaster VRT, plus multiple online outlets. With presenters speaking from multiple location on-stage, in the wings and in the audience, guaranteeing intelligibility without unwanted spill was very important.

All DiGiCo systems were connected via an Optocore loop, sharing SD-Racks, including the necessary MADI splits for the broadcast and multitrack recording trucks, he continues. This was a live production with more than 150 inputs and 142 outputs. Waves Extreme Servers were used to provide the required plug-ins for the DiGiCo consoles.

Quantum onboard processing was essential to deliver not only the sound expected by stadium-filling artists, like Axelle Red, who was awarded the lifetime achievement award and Pommelien Thijs, who won several awards, but also the clean audio feeds required for broadcast. With its low-latency sonic clarity, the Quantum 852 console was more than capable of handling the feeds, plus the speedy change-overs and reliability expected for this high-pressure evening. The presentation mixes were all handled with the Quantum 338 and, as Logghe expands, this was the reason for two separate consoles and engineers.

It really is the only way to do it properly, he says. Shows like these have lots going on all at once, live in front of the audience but also, in front of millions of people at home either online or watching on TV. At FOH, everything was multitracked for virtual soundcheck or post-production control, so timecode and Snapshot integration was a big part of getting everything seamless. The Quantum 852 is a big console with many faders on the surface and with the programming options, it gives you the flexibility you need.

Technical excellence, coupled with enough processing power to please any artist are key reasons why engineers turn to DiGiCo to deliver great results. With two hugely popular shows back-to-back, a full Quantum lineup was the only way forward. As Logghe concludes, when the shows are high octane and high stakes, only DiGiCo will do.

DiGiCo consoles excel in automation through powerful Snapshots and advanced Macros, allowing precise and efficient control during complex productions, he finishes. Because the video for both shows was driven by CUE Pilot, reliable timecode integration was critical. DiGiCo's robust timecode support ensures perfectly synchronised audio changes with video, lighting, and other show elements. The MIA's is one of the biggest television shows in Belgium, so there is no room for error, and that's why we chose DiGiCo.

High-res images available here.

Maria Fiorellino at DiGiCo

Tel: +44 1372 845600

Email: maria@digiconsoles.com

Web: www.digico.biz

Zoe Milton at Gasoline Media

Tel: +44 333 038 4964

Email: zoem@gasolinemedia.com

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