AED MAKES SWEET MUSIC ACROSS EUROPE WITH MIDAS H4000s
The Dutch branch of pan-European dry rental company AED has purchased two Midas Heritage 4000 consoles from Midas Consoles Holland. The consoles were purchased primarily to supply its clients that specialise in large-scale musical productions.
Hannover-based Racks and Stacks is one of AED’s major customers, and the H4000s were purchased with their typical musical configuration in mind. This setup sees both consoles being used at front of house, with a double multicore cable delivering 96 channels to FOH. Monitoring is typically in ear and relayed to the musicians from the FOH position.
“With the H4000 we could provide stereo monitoring, which was an extra motivation for the customer to choose Midas,” says AED proprietor Eddy van Nuffel. “It’s also very straightforward for us to change this setup from two FOH desks to a standard FOH and monitor configuration.”
AED’s new H4000 setup will be doing the rounds of European summer festivals and concerts, accompanied by 16 channels of Klark Teknik DN370 equalisers for use with the monitor desk. From September the consoles will be put to work in their core market: musicals, starting with a touring production of Aida with Racks and Stacks.
AES has owned Midas products since acquiring two XL3s 12 years ago. The company now has a stock of 17 Midas consoles – including the existing XL3s. As well as supplying clients with an inventory of leading audio equipment, AED supplies two of the company’s specialised technicians to assist with setting up its complete PA system rentals.
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Editors' information:
Midas live performance mixing consoles have been used by the world's most demanding sound engineers, performers and rental companies for three decades. The company strives to raise the standards of sonic quality through its programme of continual research and development, implementing new control functionality and user-friendly desk operation to anticipate and accommodate the ever-evolving needs of audio professionals who specify Midas consoles for their major tours, festivals, international events, broadcast projects and prestigious fixed installations.
Klark Teknik was founded in 1974 and in the years immediately following, their innovative approach to design and development allowed them to introduce some truly groundbreaking designs. Klark Teknik was responsible for the world’s first digital delay and digital reverb units, however it was their concepts for equalisation devices that really changed the world of professional audio resulting in the DN370 and the famous DN360. Today Klark Teknik continues to bring innovation in design and dedication to engineering and sonic quality in both the analogue and digital realm of signal processing.
Pic cap: AED’s new Midas Heritage Heritage 4000s (and Klark Teknik DN370s) at the Greenfield Festival, Interlaken, Switzerland