Hotly-tipped British metal outfit The Raven Age have recently completed a European
tour with the legendary Anthrax, during which the band relied on an Allen & Heath
Qu-SB digital mixer at the heart of an ultra-compact, flexible in-ear monitoring
solution.
Portable enough to be carried under one arm, Qu-SB nonetheless features 18
inputs, 14 outputs and a suite of acclaimed effects emulations and dynamic
processing. The band’s Qu-SB is complemented with an AR84 AudioRack (with eight
inputs and four outputs), allowing connection to the Qu-SB via Allen & Heath’s
dSNAKE protocol over Cat5.
As The Raven Age bassist Matt Cox explains, the units have proved the ideal touring
companions… “We invested in the Qu-SB to use in place of a traditional monitor
console for our in-ear systems,’ he says. “We needed something that would be easy
to transport – we have ours in a small flight case that also contains wireless
receivers, mic splitters and Wi-Fi system and it’s incredibly easy to set up. The Qu-
You iOS app is amazing – being able to take complete control of our personal mixes
is really useful. The fact that both the iPad and mobile apps work in sync is also
incredibly helpful; it meant we could all have a rough setup on our phones from the
get-go.
“In the past our in-ear mix changed from night to night because we were using all
local equipment – which naturally changed from venue to venue – now, thanks to
the Qu-SB, our mixes are the same every night.’
