“Any competent analogue engineer can walk up to an iLive and operate it with no prior experience, as the surface has the feel of an analogue console. Once you press ‘Select’ on a channel you can see all of the processing like on an analogue mixer. If you're still intimidated – you’re not really a legitimate analogue engineer!"
Jay Phebus, FOH engineer for Joe Bonamassa, USA
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“iLive is great for monitor applications as the copy and paste function makes mixes simple and quick to set up, and the colour coding makes identifying musicians very easy. There is also a limiter on all busses, which is ideal for In-Ear applications, and there is direct and instantaneous access to the mix buss by pressing the PFL button.”
David Copin, L’Art Scene PA company, France
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“iLive really is a sound engineer’s desk; there are no tricks or traps, every button and function just works the way you would expect it to work on a large format analogue console and outboard system. The mix was very clean and the built in reverbs are absolutely stunning.”
Toby Mills, Noise Productions, New Zealand
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“Set up, sound checks, performances and changeovers were completely trouble-free and we were always ready well ahead of schedule. Moreover, the shows sounded great! I really like the iLive concept of onstage processing with remote, networked, scalable control surfaces. The system sounds fantastic, transparent, with no digital harshness. Also, iLive’s high quality onboard input channel processing, effects and output processing made external equipment unnecessary.”
Kevin Davidson, Davidson Audio, Sydney, Australia
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“The engineer made full use of iLive’s virtual patch bay routing, and was very impressed with how quick and easy it is to assign the surface control strips,”
Azman, Broadcast Solutions, Singapore
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“Reactions from the band engineers was very positive. They all found it a very user friendly interface and were impressed with how easy it is to operate as many of them were using the system for the first time. Engineers were able to concentrate on mixing the show, rather than navigating menus, and they also praised the great sound of the system, and the excellent dynamics.“
Jorma Tikka, EM Nordic, Finland
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”It was my first live experience with the iLive and I have to say it came through with flying colours. It's fast, compact and very powerful, and I don't think anything in its price-range can touch it right now.”
Thomas Mikarlsen, Lydfiksern PA, Norway
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“The audio quality of iLive is magnificent; I’ve never heard the venue sound like this before - it has brought our sound system alive!”
Swan, Temple Bar club, LA, USA
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“The iLive is probably the most flexible digital console I’ve seen. It feels like it was designed by people who mix sound, and that understanding really shows in the user interface and front-panel features. I love the way the iLive digital console sounded with the VerTec arrays; it’s a Ferrari of a sound system!"
Mike Sinclair, Audio Incorporated, NJ, USA
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“iLive offered a very flexible design due to its Ethersound-based modular concept, which our technicians could operate with ease, and the system provides excellent sonic quality.”
Thomas Löffler, head of sound, Vienna Arena
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"iLive’s intuitive and flexible routing, the short learning curve for visiting engineers, and its great sound quality made it an easy choice. Everything I want at FOH is in this mixer, such as high-standard emulated effect engines, output matrix, compressors, gates, and processing on all busses."
Marc Noble, More Stage Services, Holland
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"It made our Glastonbury load in and set up really easy, as the rack is onstage and we only need CAT5 cable to connect it to the FOH surface - much easier than lugging a heavy multicore around. I’ve tested many digital desks and in my opinion iLive is the best-sounding of the lot, plus, it has to be the simplest system to navigate, especially for engineers migrating from analogue."
Kev Allen, Fearless Audio, UK
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"There were four reasons behind choosing the iLive system: it’s cost-effective, provides recall of settings for the various users, offers complete flexibility, and, with the addition of an EtherSound card, has the bonus of offering recording capabilities."
Pratama Budiman, PT Kairos Media Pemuja, Indonesia
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"iLive was a perfect choice for a high quality production, where the focus is on outstanding sound quality, reliability and flexibility, instead of automation,"
Toma Baranya, Margitsziget Budapest Theatre, Hungary
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"The compressors sound really good and are far better than you usually find on digital mixing systems. I’m very impressed with iLive!"
Ivar Ragnarsson, engineer, Iceland
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"It’s going to be a great console for touring, as it takes up so little space and yet offers enormous flexibility and power."
Richard Jordan, Sound 2 Light, UK
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"In the short amount of time I’ve worked with iLive it seems very easy to pick up. It’s a good surface to work on and a very smooth system."
Dan Bartley, engineer, The Bluetones
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"iLive’s got a good sound and easy operation. It surprised me actually, because quite often when we play festivals the desk I’m given is a Yamaha PM5D, and if I were to choose between them, I’d go for the iLive."
Nick Allen, engineer, Echo & The Bunnymen
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"It’s hard to say which feature of this mixing system impresses me the most but I must say that if I had to name a few of the things that really blow me away it would definitely start with audio quality - iLive is the most analogue-sounding digital system I have ever tried, configuring the system was so straight forward and simple; plus, that virtual patchbay rocks!"
Robert Grimard, Theatre St. Denis, Montreal, Canada
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"Even though I’ve had plenty of experience in the digital domain, I was surprised by iLive’s simple, straight-to-the-point, ‘analogue-like’ feel. The EQ section sounded very transparent - no digital harshness of any kind - and I am very impressed with the smoothness of the high ends - it’s great to be able to mix instead of just compensate, as I am used to doing on other digital consoles."
Dan Meir, engineer, Dany Bedar
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"I’m amazed that the system is so easy to learn, it took me no more than 20 minutes to find my way around set-up and routing. Coming into digital from an analogue background can be daunting but it really feels like iLive is written in English!"
Mark Rochester, freelance engineer, UK
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iLive’s analogue-style layout and easy recall system makes festival changeovers smooth and straightforward, enabling the engineers to mix instead of worrying about which menu they are in or button to push."
Simeon Ludwell, Autograph Sales, UK
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"The layout and functionality of iLive is remarkably easy to understand, which is essential given the number of visiting engineers we have throughout the year. It’s so easy to work with, sounds fantastic, and has the capacity to cope with whatever we throw at it."
Walter Novacek, Museums Quartier cultural hall, Vienna, Austria
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"I am very impressed with the system’s sound quality, particularly the reverb, and I like the ergonomics of the control surface, especially the processing strip. Most of all, I am amazed at how quickly I found my way around the desk - it is really easy to use!"
Patrick Clerc, FOH engineer, DK Band, France
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"The dynamics are really important to us and we wanted accurate compression and limiting to protect the various areas, and have EQ on all the channels. In iLive we have a compact one-stop solution, rather than a mixer and a load of outboard gear on the side."
Simon Mason, Comedy Store, London, UK
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"iLive is incredibly intuitive to use and sonically, is the purest I’ve heard of all the digital consoles I’ve come across."
Andy Pullinger, Remedy Sound, UK
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"I’ve always been an analogue engineer but iLive has convinced me that digital is the way forward. I got to grips with the system really quickly, and I really like the layout as all the mic pre amps, EQ, limiting and compression are in front of you, not hidden in menus. The sound is as rich as the best analogue desks – the clarity is stunning!"
Edd Higdon, FOH engineer, From The Jam
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"Within 10 minutes I had worked out all the controls – it’s surprisingly intuitive to navigate for a digital console, and I didn’t feel intimidated mixing live after only a short time with it. I’m keen to use iLive again as not only is it proven to be easy to set up and run, it is also compact and portable, and can cope with outdoor conditions,"
Steve Yelland, Eden Project, UK
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"iLive was chosen for its routing flexibility, ease of use, superior audio quality, and small footprint,"
Owen McClain, Emerald Downs racecourse, Seattle, USA
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