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Eder Sousa of Gabisom with a pair of
Soundcraft Vi6 consoles. |
RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil — Soccer
(football) is ingrained in Brazil’s spirit. The Brazil national football team (Seleção Brasileira) is the most successful men’s soccer team in the
history of the FIFA World Cup with five championships, and Brazil is the only
national team to have played in every World Cup. Everything the team does is
passionately followed by Brazilian soccer fans, so when the team debuted their
new uniforms with classic yellow and blue styling, it was an occasion for a big
party. The launch event was hosted by Nike at Copacabana Beach in Rio de
Janeiro and featured Brazilian singers Seu Jorge and Naldo and the Escola de
Samba Mangueira samba school dancers and musicians, with two HARMAN Soundcraft
Vi6 digital consoles providing the live sound mix.
The
Soundcraft consoles were provided by Brazil-based Gabisom Audio Equipment, one
of the industry’s biggest tour sound companies. “This wasn’t your typical
launch party—the Brazil soccer team event was held in a large outdoor space,
with a full stage and lighting,” said Eder Moura of Gabisom. “To enable us to
mix the show most efficiently, we brought in two Soundcraft Vi6 mixing
consoles. We had plenty of room in the front of house tent, so we decided to
use two Vi6 consoles at FOH, one just for Seu Jorge and one for Naldo and Escola de Samba Mangueira.”
Both
singers have distinctive styles. Seu Jorge’s music is a mixture of MPB—Música Popular
Brasileira or Brazilian popular music—samba, rock, soul and other genres, and
Naldo is a Brazilian singer, musician and producer who is deeply into reggaeton
and rock. “Rather than change console
settings between acts, even though this is relatively easy on the Vi6, we
decided it would be even easier to just swap out consoles for each artist,”
noted Moura.
“We
mounted the two identical Soundcraft Vi6 consoles in a ‘V’ configuration, one
directly in front of the stage and the other at 90 degrees to the left.
Although having a console on the left of you might seem a little unusual, the
Vi6’s open, uncluttered layout gave the FOH engineer easy access to all the
controls and faders and we knew exactly how the console was set up from
previous gigs, so the engineer basically just had to adjust some faders and
bring a few effects in and out here and there rather than hover over the board
frowning in concentration.”
“We
were able to easily switch between consoles and it was seamless and
effortless,” Moura said. “You can’t get a better-sounding digital console and
its built-in effects make the Vi6 perfect for live sound use.”
The
new Brazil national soccer team uniforms feature the team’s classic yellow and
blue colors and reflect Brazilian soccer’s storied heritage combined with
modern touches like recycled material construction.
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