Communications company drpgroup has purchased the first Midas PRO6 live audio system to be sold into the British corporate events market. The sale confirms the PRO6’s flexibility in adapting to different applications and markets in addition to live sound and touring, which has rapidly adopted it in its first year. Established almost 30 years ago, drpgroup has grown into one of Europe's … [Read more...]
Midas-fest as first PRO6s head to Glastonbury
Despite being less than a year old, the Midas PRO6 live audio system made multiple debuts across the Glastonbury festival this year, joining the XL4 and Heritage packages which retain a familiar and much-requested presence at festivals across the summer. APR Audio deployed two PRO6s at front of house for the Jazz/World Stage, alongside an H3000 for engineers preferring to use an analogue … [Read more...]
Midas and Klark Teknik take UK distribution in-house
Effective 1 July 2009, Midas and Klark Teknik have brought their UK distributorship in house. Rob Hughes, previously employed by Shuttlesound to handle the brands, has joined Midas and Klark Teknik to continue his role as UK sales consultant. “With the UK being one of the most influential markets in concert touring, it warrants direct access to the factory,” says Hughes. “With this move, UK … [Read more...]
Midas PRO6 stars on Maximo Park academy tour
UK rental company SSE has supplied a Midas PRO6 live audio system for Maximo Park’s sellout UK academy tour. A Klark Teknik DN9696 was used to record all shows, including support bands, which were also mixed on the PRO6. FOH engineer Huw Richards had used an XL8 for orchestral concerts in the past, but this was his first time on a PRO6. “What I love about this board more than anything is the … [Read more...]
Midas PRO6 fulfills constraints for tour
A dual Midas PRO6 system provided by Britannia Row has been used for Paolo Nutini’s two-week UK tour. The PRO6s were used by Nutini’s front of house engineer Graham ‘Hutch’ Hutchinson and monitor engineer Tom Howat, who was also mixing support band The Panics, plus additional supports appearing on the tour. As this tour consisted mainly of smaller promotional gigs, the entire control system had … [Read more...]
