TH Audio invests in Eclipse

January 2011

As part of a significant expansion for major French rental company, TH Audio, based in south-western France, the company has recently invested in an Eclipse digital mixing console from Innovason. The move coincides with the purchase of a line array system and associated processing from APG as well as an investment in new premises.

TH Audio’s owner, Thierry Avignon, confirms that 2010 was one of their busiest and most successful years to date, and looks forward to more of the same in 2011. ”The Eclipse has been out virtually non-stop since the summer on a massive variety of events from major outdoor festivals with tens of thousands of people to traditional indoor concerts and corporate events. It has been a dream to use and has perfomed impeccably every time.”

”I was first attracted to the Eclipse because of its ease of use,” commented Avignon. ”Nothing has been left to chance on this desk – it’s easy to program, and people find their marks very easily because absolutely everything is assignable. In other words, you can set up the console so that everything is exactly where you want it, and all in a very compact, lightweight package. Another strong point is the onboard 64-track M.A.R.S. recorder for live recording and virtual soundchecking – it’s a big timesaver.”

”My current configuration is 64 inputs and 24 outputs, of which 56 ins and 8 outs are in the DioCore stagebox,” he continued. ”The cards are interchangeable which means you can swap out I/O cards as necessary depending on the application. As you would expect from Innovason, the preamps are very high quality and natural-sounding, and the effects in the compressor/limiter section are superb. All of the sound engineers who have used the board so far have been very impressed, including those who’d never mixed on an Eclipse before. They were up and running and comfortable using the board in no time. Finally, I’d like to make special mention of the technical support we’ve received from Innovason, which has been exceptional. They genuinely listen to their users, and have been a pleasure to deal with.”