Bringing control of the iLive series digital mixers over to the Apple iPad over Wi-Fi, Allen & Heath’s MixPad app has become invaluable to the First Baptist Church of Altamonte Springs Florida, where is has found further use in personal monitor mixing.

With the help of Byron Connerly (Vice President) and Gil Parente (Designer/Integrator), at Entertainment Arts, the church purchased an Allen and Heath iLive T-112 digital mixing console as well as wireless in-ear monitor systems for the entire band. ‘The iLive-T series has a ton of great options when it comes to personal mixing,’ says Gil Parente. ‘There are option cards that allow integration into various “big brand” personal mixing systems. But we knew that the church was willing to go the extra lengths to have the full benefits, and flexibility, that the iLive series has to offer.’

All band members having their own dedicated stereo auxiliary output from the iLive MixRack. ‘The iLive gives us the flexibility to choose, (out of 32 buses on the iLive system), what type of outputs we would want,’ explains John Williams, Media Director for FBCAS. ‘But now that we have the wireless freedom, how do we solve the personal mixing part?’

When Allen & Heath released the iLive Mixpad app early in 2011, the church purchased iPads for each band member. The MixPad App allows each of them to have full control over what they hear, freeing the FOH engineer to focus on the main mix. ‘We couldn’t be more pleased with the flexibility the app allows,’ says Williams. ‘We have full access to every channel on our console, and graphic equaliser on our personal auxiliary channel. This option far exceeds the limits of any eight- or 16-channel personal mixing systems. With the Custom Layer feature that the app offers, you don’t have to worry about your band messing with the main mix, or anyone else’s mix for that matter.’

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