LOAD ON THE BINS After reading the spec for the Roundhouse show, Knights ordered six extra bass bins. “I wanted three more per side and Stefan Imhof from Audio Plus told me there was more room on the truck. I used the extra F221A bass bins to reinforce the idea of making the sound bigger, rather than just louder, because louder just introduces more distortion. After the gig people told me that their ears weren’t ringing at all. Loudness is damaging and I try to take care of my ears. I wouldn’t want to hurt the crowd either.”
A HAPPY FACE FROM ALL THE BUMPIN BASS
EFFECTS Yamaha’s E1010 delay unit has been a mainstay in Knights’ bag of tricks since his early days as a dub man. Now on his forth box, he used the analog delay to manipulate various instruments during the gig. “The E1010 lets you catch a signal and play with the sound while its still in the box,” he says. “The signal doesn’t lose its decay and you can tweak it further and further, unlike digital units that do not sustain as long. “I also used TC Electronics’ M2000 effects processor, Lexicons for reverbs, a Yamaha SPX2000 processor for gunshot effects, and on the congos. I was always changing the patches for reverbs that I flew onto the delays and used TC’s D2 tap delay for the longer delays.”
JAZZY B insisted on a Funktion-One system for Soul II Soul’s return to the stage because of the audio character it delivers. “Having a big sound system myself, I know how interesting it can be for both the punters and the artists,” he explains. “I have a mix of analog and digital equipment on stage and we are trying to hit a level of sonic purity. “I always want to get the most natural sound possible during a gig. In the studio you have total control, which is a major issue as a producer because, on stage, you are in other people’s hands. That is what makes the real difference in my interest with what is happening at FOH. We spend a lot of time working on the songs in the studio, and the worst thing you can do is go to the cut and fuck it up. “Knights plays a big
ANALOG ONLY PLEASE
Knights has used digital boards in the past when working with American indie band Mice Parade, but requests analog boards wherever possible. “I have always insisted on analog desks because I need eight aux sends on every channel to coincide with my rack of effects. I use them to spontaneously fire off effects when I am locked in a groove. You can’t do that with a digital board and you can’t feed back effects on its own channel, so in my opinion, it takes away all the musicality.
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role in the live show. It is all about interpreting my thing and having him get it right out front. We are triggering lots of sounds from the original two- inch tapes, and blending the strings in with the bass is an art in itself. The system needs to be able to give us the ability to work with all of those elements, and Funktion- One definitely delivers.” >
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