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feedback to the designers and developers
at Avid.
That was the case after Forgues had a
chance to mix on the S6L prior to the Grand
Théâtre’s purchasing process. The event was
Hugo Larin of Avid’s Canadian representa-
tives, LS Media, for his guidance through the
purchasing process as well as his after-sales
support, helping them “really get inside the
software” and also being willing to take their
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a television broadcast for Quebec’s Saint-
Jean Baptiste holiday in late June 2016.
“When I worked with the S6L there, I
had a few questions and concerns,” Forgues
says about the then-new console. “Hugo
was there and made some notes and shared
my comments with the team at Avid.
“The company listens to us and what we
need, so they’ve already updated the software
twice since we acquired the consoles and
are loading each version with new features,”
Forgues continues. “Like as of now, we can
use a tablet with the desk. They’re constantly
taking input from their users and updating,
and that’s really cool. The product isn’t fixed in
time; it’s always evolving and progressing.”
In the larger Salle Louis Fréchette, the
new desk is driving a d&b audiotechnik
J-Series PA that was installed in late 2011.
The left-centre-right configuration features
main left-right arrays of nine J8 cabinets and
two J-SUB subwoofers per side and a cluster
of seven T10s in the centre. One C7 and two
Q7s per side handle side fill while an addi-
tional four T10s handle front fill.
“The room is very square and the stage
is very large, so each side of the PA is really
close to the side walls and balcony,” Forgues
explains. “That’s one of the reasons we went