Nicholson engineered the whole show from the Eclipse console, including monitors, and he also recorded it using the onboard M.A,R.S. system. "With the Eclipse I feel really comfortable having simultaneous control of FoH, monitors and multitrack recording as all the functions are at your fingertips and displayed on the surface and the screen," he noted. "I also like the fact that as the surface is fully user configurable and very analogue to the touch with no layers to get caught up in, I can watch the stage rather than menus and multiple screens which is the norm with other digital consoles. I have even been known to fold the Eclipse screen down while mixing.
"With Marta's band it was really easy to ride some of their on-stage mixes with the usual nod and a wink," continued Nicholson. "Being able to select a channel or an aux and see at a glance what is routed to either is a really neat way of managing the stage mixes."
(Jim Evans)
