Front-of-house engineer Philippe Dubich (Asian Dub Foundation, Archive, Massive Attack, Indochine, Christophe, Polnareff, The Streets, Zazie, Saez) has chosen Waves’ SuperRack LiveBox for the world tour of British trip hop/electronica/progressive rock band Archive.
Waves’ SuperRack LiveBox enables access to the power of your favorite studio-grade VST3 plugins, from Waves and other manufacturers, all running natively in a simple and robust turn-key solution. The new SuperRack LiveBox Dante® supports up to 128 channels, and features unrivaled low latency, PSU redundancy, and the reliable industry-standard SuperRack Performer audio plugin host—all in one 2U unit. Each SuperRack LiveBox Dante® purchase also comes with theWaves Livebundle, which includes over 50 must-have plugins for state-of-the-art live mixing. SuperRack LiveBox gives live sound engineers and creative artists access to their favorite VST3 plugins by diverse brands, all running natively on a turnkey device that’s quick and easy to set up in any live or broadcast setting. (SuperRack LiveBox units with MADI connectivity, are available for orders as well.)
Dubich comments, “I’m a big fan of Waves plugins, but I was waiting to be able to use some of my favorite non-Waves plugins like the Eventide H3000, and especially, to finally get rid of all external hardware. The fact that the LiveBox is 100% autonomous, meaning I don’t need any external computer to run software, is an incredible step forward from my point of view. It exceeded my expectations, as I could finally plug the LiveBox directly into the internal Dante card of my SSL! Now that I only have the LiveBox and the desk, this is a major improvement, and it will remain this way from now on!”
He adds, “Having access to all Waves plugins as well as my favorite VST3s, while reducing my FOH to such a simple setup, avoids many potential problems I had before with various pieces of gear. This is the biggest step forward for me since we entered the digital world! With Waves’ LiveBox, I can now have all my different templates on a USB stick, just like in my home studio!”
Remarking about his setup, he adds, “I'm touring with an SSL L350 Plus and just added a couple of personal hardware pieces like my PSA Tech 21 SansAmp and Roland RE-20. My objective was to minimize external effects and solely utilize the Waves LiveBox. As a result, I made the decision to part ways with my three M7 Bricasti and TC M6000 units!”
Asking about his favorite Waves plugins, Dubich remarks, “It’s very hard to choose a few favorites, as there are so many. I will say that I love my vocal channel strip chain: PSE (Primary Source Expander) + CLA 2A Compressor/Limiter + Schepps 73 + F6 Floating-Band Dynamic EQ + the CLA-76 Compressor/Limiter.”
