When Burna Boy took to the stage at London Stadium as part of his Love, Damini tour, the production team behind the show had audio and video partner Solotech onside, who in turn had Shure’s Axient Digital Wireless System and software solutions on theirs.

The production team required a robust and reliable sound system capble of handling 40 audiochannels for Burna Boy, his core band, 11-piece marching band, and ten-piece choir. A range of the Shure Axient Digital Wireless System equipment was selected and deployed by Solotech Hire Project Manager for Live Productions Jamie Skey, and Solotech RF Technician, Valentin James.

‘Having extensive experience with Shure wireless products in the field, I was confident we could achieve exceptional performance, even in the congested RF environment,’ Skey says. ‘Shure’s Axient Digital Wireless System was the only solution considered by the production engineers for this high-profile production.’

As part of the Shure solutions used for the performance, the Solotech team also chose the Shure AD600 Axient Digital Spectrum Manager along with Shure’s software solutions Wireless Workbench (WWB), Showlink and WaveTool by Shure, crucial tools to monitor and control RF during the show.

‘In terms of microphones, we harnessed Quadversity and Frequency Diversity within the Axient Digital product family, to ensure a robust performance on the lead vocal. The integration with Wireless Workbench 6 software and the new AD600 spectrum manager facilitated the efficient deployment of clean frequencies quickly, and precise environmental monitoring – it just works,’ Skey says.

‘The ability to remote-control the transmitter and the automatic sync between transmitters and receivers saved a significant amount of time,’ James adds. ‘We used Wavetool to monitor all outputs, which was incredibly useful for cueing whatever we wanted, whenever we wanted. Hearing the demodulated signal is crucial for me, identifying microphone issues and faulty cabling before the engineers do.’

‘For this production, Solotech employed all of the high-level features of Shure’s Axient Digital Wireless System, to enable complete redundancy in their RF system,’ says Shure Senior Manager of Pro Audio Sales, David Phillips. ‘Together with the AD600 Axient Digital Spectrum Manager, Wireless Workbench, and WaveTool providing command, control, and monitoring, it delivers the most robust RF performance currently available. I am very pleased that we were able to work with Solotech to ensure flawless, mission critical audio.’

‘The system’s reliability is unmatched, and I receive responses the same day when I have questions or encounter issues,’ Skey concludes. ‘You truly cannot ask for more.’

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