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ASIIS Indonesia Chooses eMotion LV1 for Streaming the Unlimited Fire Conference – Power 2020

Sep 30, 2021

“Waves’ eMotion LV1 is the most effective and efficient system that exists today,” says ASIIS Indonesia’s production director and mix engineer Andy Sutikno. He tells us why he needs a Waves console and plugin setup to achieve the live mix he wants.

Andy Mulya Sutikno, Production Director/Mixing Engineer and Owner and Director of PT. ASIIS Indonesia

Andy Mulya Sutikno, Production Director/Mixing Engineer and Owner and Director of PT. ASIIS Indonesia

Andy Mulya Sutikno, Production Director/Mixing Engineer, Owner and Director of PT. ASIIS Indonesia, chose the Waves eMotion LV1 Live Mixer and Waves plugins for the broadcast streaming of the Unlimited Fire Conference – Power 2020.

The Unlimited Fire Conference is an interdenominational youth network in Indonesia connecting various churches, businesses, governments and communities and building relationships and networks with youth leaders. The conference, which was based this year in Solo City (Surakarta), featured the Unlimited Fire band, consisting of five vocalists, four musicians, a pastor and two hosts.

ASIIS (Acoustic, Sound, Image, Integrated, Solution), a high-end audio provider based in Indonesia, provided the internet system, broadcast system, tracking and mixing for the Unlimited Fire band’s main worship sessions.

Describing their setup, Andy says, “Our setup’s function is centered on direct-from-stage to the eMotion LV1 Stageboxes. We used two SoundStudio STG 2412 Stageboxes for the stage, one STG-1608 for monitor mixing and an additional one for broadcast mixing, feeding our nearfield AMPHION One18 monitors. When working with the SoundStudio Stageboxes, we are able to get VERY clean and controlled high frequencies, solid and tight low frequencies, and warm yet articulated mid and mid-low to get the Hi-Fi feel of a live mix. We supported the venue’s existing backline via a Waves SoundGrid network that connects the broadcast mixer with the monitor mixer – with gain sharing from the various Stageboxes in the SoundGrid network.”

Unlimited Fire Conference-Power 2020

Unlimited Fire Conference-Power 2020

Discussing the complex needs of the event, Andy explains, “The whole conference was broken down into nine sessions that involved a chat, a music video, hosts, worship and sermon. The chat was recorded elsewhere, and I recorded and mixed the worship and sermon. The music video was shot separately by the church. The church’s media team took the worship and pastor sessions that I mixed and then combined them with the other bits and streamed it. We used the eMotion LV1 for tracking and direct mastering for sermons that go direct to a multimedia team for video editing. So, we had materials that were recorded at the moment, together with materials to be sent direct, mixed and mastered, minus sound editing.”

“The sessions were recorded beforehand with the Waves eMotion LV1 live mixer, and we then supplied the band’s six sessions for the playback tracks using a Waves SoundGrid Driver to send data over a Cat6 Ethernet cable. We received their prerecorded tracks and prerecorded multitracks which included bass synths, 808s, claps, pads, synths, brass, strings, backing vocals, effects, clicks and guiding vocals – less than 20 hours before they were supposed to be on air! There were about 30+ channel sequencer tracks that we had to manually arrange in time, together with the existing tracks that we already recorded.”

Telling us why he chose the LV1, Andy comments, “Simply speaking, Waves’ eMotion LV1 is the most effective and efficient system that exists today. More often than not, we are not familiar with the venue that we are going to work at. We only receive photos of the room, which is usually very small, and it is almost impossible to bring our other huge consoles into such a room. The eMotion LV1 fits really well in terms of size and power.”

Using Waves’ plugins is an integral part of Andy’s workflow: “I constantly used the Scheps Parallel Particles to optimize the bass sound, which originally lacked presence and tended to be too boomy, and EQing didn’t really help. This plugin enhances the harmonic distortion causing the bass to stand out through the complex mix, and it also adds a thick bite. Using this plugin, you can shape the body in a very controlled way, yet it sounds as if the bass had on it an expensive pick up, went through expensive preamps and an expensive DI. I used Waves’ Smack Attack and Torque plugins for the kick and toms, since acoustic drum kits tend to lack accurate tuning and they can sound quite hollow. Smack Attack adds the much-needed attack and also the precise transient needed for fast-paced/upbeat songs to give more dynamics and excitement. The Torque plugin enables precise tuning and provides added body to the kits, making them sound bigger and richer. In this production, the $800 drum sounded like a $5000 one after using these plugins!

Smack Attack

Smack Attack

I insert the F6 Floating-Band Dynamic EQ on almost all channels. We like to do EQing and Dynamic EQing all in one window. With most vocal microphones, the F6 helps to reduce the mid-low and low proximity effects by using dynamic EQ, especially when the singer suddenly gets too close to the mic; or alternatively, when they sing at quite a distance from the mic and the dynamic EQ processing does not get triggered, the F6 ensures a full-bodied vocal. I also inserted the F6 for the whole vocal group, particularly when they hit on the same threshold, specifically on the 250hz when they sing together. The 250Hz area can sound muffled and at 3000hz-4500hz F6 successfully reduces the harshness of the vocals. An additional benefit is that it also helps in reducing ear fatigue during those times where they tend to shout. Overall, the Waves F6 helps to glue the whole signal together and create a balanced and pleasant vocal sound.”

F6 Floating-Band Dynamic EQ

F6 Floating-Band Dynamic EQ

“For the Bass and Drum Group I used the Waves Abbey Road TG Mastering Chain to first bring forth a very pleasant low saturation and warmth, something which we normally don’t hear so much in a pure clean digital recording. Also, the TG somehow just glues the drum and bass together. And again, the F6 also comes in handy here, to trigger the side chain of the Dynamic EQ for Kick and Bass, to safeguard them from closing each other off – it guarantees that they sound balanced throughout the songs. For me, the Waves L2 Ultramaximizer is a must-have for the Master Bus, to enrich the mix and make it more revealing in the mid-highs. It also adds more transient impact in the mid-low and low areas. I prefer to add clarity to the mids for these new modern mixes, considering that most people listen to mixes on Hi-Fi systems or a Lo-Fi one as well. The L2 makes sure that the mix never crosses the line of 0dBu, and adding a little dynamic EQ after that makes the mix sound as we intended it to, and at a loudness level that we expect.”

L2 Ultramaximizer

L2 Ultramaximizer

Summing up his choice of a Waves setup, Andy concludes, “The Waves eMotion LV1 enables smooth tracking, mixing and mastering on the fly in a very effective and efficient way. We are able to get the sound we desire effectively, with not only a correct tonal balance, but a correct tone and proper color for each instrument, including a proportional image size with certain harmonic acoustic characteristics. And equally important, using the LV1 helps us make sure that all the instrumentalists, worship leaders and singers are comfortable.”

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