PRAGUE,
Czech Republic — Production 1 is one of the Czech Republic’s busiest live sound
companies, providing audio, video, lighting and staging for high-profile events
like the Old Punx Tour 2014 at the Masters of Rock Café in Zlín, the Pilsner
Fest 2014 in Pizen, The Faktor Fest 2014 concert on Sokol Island and many more.
Recently, Production 1 added a HARMAN Soundcraft Vi3000 digital live sound
console to its growing live sound inventory.
“We
provide sound for a wide range of music festivals, corporate events and
everything in between, and needed to upgrade to a console that would have the
flexibility to accommodate any live sound rental situation,” said Stanislav
Benes, co-owner and sound engineer at Production 1. “We already had two
Soundcraft Vi1 consoles, which we purchased because their sound was superior to
what we had owned previously, and our positive experience with the Vi1 made the
acquisition of the Vi3000 a logical step up.” Benes was also drawn to the Vi1’s
space-saving form factor and attractive pricing. Production 1 purchased the
Vi3000 from Czech HARMAN Professional distributor Audio Master.
The Soundcraft Vi3000 offers
a host of high-end features including a new ergonomic design, 96 channels to mix,
new internal SpiderCore 40-bit floating point DSP, Dante compatibility and much
more. The Soundcraft Vi3000 features a
control surface with four Vistonics II™ touchscreen interfaces, making it the
only console in its class that can be used by two engineers at the same time.
The Vi3000 provides extensive connectivity and routing options and offers a
host of built-in Lexicon reverb/delays, dbx compression and effects.
Once
Production 1 started putting the Vi3000 through its paces, Production 1
realized it was exceeding expectations. “For us, sound quality is paramount and
the Vi3000 is absolutely superlative in this regard,” Benes noted. “The mic
preamps are exceptionally clean and have a great deal of headroom.”
Not
only has the Vi3000 expanded the services Production 1 can offer to its
clients, it’s now one of the most-wanted pieces of gear in the company’s rental
stable. “This console has become a favorite not just to me, but also to many of
the sound engineers of the bands we work with and other rental companies that
love to rent it,” Benes noted. He notes that although it has extremely
sophisticated capabilities it’s easy to operate, especially for experienced
pros like him and the Production 1 staff. “As soon as you put your hands on it
you can tell this is a board that was designed by people who know what live
sound engineers want and need.”
Production
1 looks forward to continued growth in 2015, thanks in no small part to its new
Soundcraft Vi3000 console. “In fact, we already know what our next equipment
purchase is going to be,” Benes said. “Another Vi3000!”
For
more information on Production 1, please visit www.production1.cz
For
more information on Audio Master, please visit www.audiomaster.cz
HARMAN
(www.harman.com)
designs, manufactures and markets premier audio, visual, infotainment and
enterprise automation solutions for the automotive, consumer and professional
markets. With leading brands including AKG®, Harman Kardon®, Infinity®, JBL®,
Lexicon®, Mark Levinson ® and Revel®, the Company is admired by audiophiles,
musicians and the entertainment venues where they perform. More than 25 million
automobiles on the road today are equipped with HARMAN audio and infotainment
systems. HARMAN has a workforce of approximately 16,600 people across the
Americas, Europe, and Asia and reported sales of $5.6 billion for the 12 months
ended September 30, 2014.
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