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Richmond Studios' founder, Toby Alington, delivered his 12th successive BRIT Awards soundtrack on 16 February 2006. Going fully digital for the first time with a single recording mobile, the live music from all the bands was recorded and mixed on Floating Earth's SSL C200 console in their newest mobile studio

The challenge the audio team faces at the BRITs is considerable, with 12 major artists featuring on an as-live two-hour broadcast with almost instantaneous changeovers. "The speed and complexity of the turnarounds has grown steadily," says Alington, "so moving to one truck with instant recall of multiple setups and automated patching and routing made an immense difference. It provided even more capability than digitally controlled analogue or other hybrid solutions."

The show was broadcast less than 24 hours after the recording. Nick Berry and Toby Alington worked through the night at Earls Court and LWT to deliver a polished soundtrack for UK's biggest annual music event.