Audio engineer James O'Mahoney at the controls of the ML5000.
Leicester's De Montfort Hall is the latest UK live venue to select an Allen & Heath ML5000 live sound VCA console. The console was bought in to form the centre of the Hall's in-house PA system, which is based around Community loudspeakers and Carver amplifiers.

With a seating capacity of 2000, the De Montfort Hall regularly plays host to prominent artists such as recent attractions Louise, Atomic Kitten and Lee Evans (who tend to bring their own PA equipment), and has been part of the UK's well-worn touring circuit for decades. The Hall also provides a high quality venue for regional arts events. With its 16 auxiliaries, 8 subgroups and 8 VCA groups, the ML5000 can be easily configured for front-of-house, monitoring or combined roles to accommodate the varied needs of visiting acts.

De Montfort Hall's Operations Officer, Phil Giddings said of the ML5000: "I'm really impressed with the desk. It's good and reliable and people find it easy to use, thanks to its logical layout." The console was supplied by the Birmingham branch of LMC Audio Systems.

(Lee Baldock)


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