{"id":1827,"date":"2011-11-28T18:26:48","date_gmt":"2011-11-28T18:26:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.audiopronews.com\/?p=1827"},"modified":"2020-09-03T23:35:31","modified_gmt":"2020-09-03T23:35:31","slug":"andy-c-tour","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/audiopronews.com\/dj\/andy-c-tour\/","title":{"rendered":"Allen &#038; Heath Xone:DB4 takes center stage on Andy C tour"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Pioneering Drum \u2018n Bass DJ, <strong>Andy C,<\/strong> is currently on tour in the UK with a new ground-breaking, state of the art show, based around the Allen &amp; Heath Xone:DB4 digital FX mixer. The concept of the ALIVE tour is to take DJ\u2019ing to a new dimension, incorporating visual and audio clips, which are controlled by the latest technology.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cALIVE was not possible until the DB4 arrived \u2013 it is the piece of kit that cemented the fact I could do it,\u201d explains Andy. \u201cThe ergonomics and layout of the mixer was a culture shock at first, as the DB4 is different to every other mixer but I soon realized it was a new step, which would become a central point for control, as it\u2019s too complicated to flip between keyboards, controllers and computers \u2013 everything is controlled from the hub.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Allen &amp; Heath Xone:DB4 digital FX mixercontrols various MIDI devices, computers loaded with Traktor and Ableton, three turntables, and there are specific audio and visual clips assigned to the mixer\u2019s MIDI buttons.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe input matrix is incredible. Things get complicated with three records on the go but being able to load a tune into one channel, create a loop, flip it onto another channel, bring that loop back in, then add effects, is great for build ups.&nbsp; I can easily switch between effects because they are available on each channel, and I can control the MIDI on each channel too. The amount of control is unbelievable,\u201d Andy continues.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Andy also commented on using the DB4\u2019s internal effects: \u201cThese are truly studio quality effects. The way they affect and work with the tune whilst it\u2019s playing is amazing. They can be as subtle or industrial as you like, especially when using the expression and wet\/dry knobs.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The tour takes in various dates across the UK, with a custom built set housing all of Andy C\u2019s equipment. \u201cWhen we set up the DB4 for the first time on a big rig, the sound quality blew my mind. The dynamic range is amazing and I don\u2019t need to add much EQ as the engine inside the mixer just seems to gel it all together, so I can concentrate on blending effects and mixing the tunes,\u201d he concludes.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pioneering Drum \u2018n Bass DJ, Andy C, is currently on tour in the UK with a new ground-breaking, state of the art show, based around the Allen &amp; Heath Xone:DB4 digital FX mixer. The concept of the ALIVE tour is to take DJ\u2019ing to a new dimension, incorporating visual and audio clips, which are controlled [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1828,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[36,41],"tags":[61,170,172,366,424],"class_list":{"0":"post-1827","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-dj","8":"category-press-releases","9":"tag-allen-heath","10":"tag-dj-equipment","11":"tag-dj-software","12":"tag-music-production","13":"tag-press-releases"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/audiopronews.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1827","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/audiopronews.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/audiopronews.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/audiopronews.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/audiopronews.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1827"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/audiopronews.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1827\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/audiopronews.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1828"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/audiopronews.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1827"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/audiopronews.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1827"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/audiopronews.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1827"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}