Posts tagged: desk

Brand new DiGiCo SD9 in stock!

AMP Sound Systems are delighted to announce that we now have one of the world’s leading digital mixing consoles in stock! When DiGiCo introduced the SD9 – a complete, integrated system, which includes the mixing surface, a D-Rack digital stage interface and CAT 5E digital multicore, with the additional ability to simultaneously record 56 channels – [...]

Monday December 6th, 2010 in , , , , , , , , | 6 Comments »

Cheap & Cheerful VS Big Brand!

Will that Midas desk really make your band sound better? Surely that Klark Teknik graphic cant make a whole lot of difference? Pay €100,000 for a PA or €10,000? All the above questions are questions that I have asked myself before – other than the band bit, so in my case my client’s band. I [...]

Tuesday October 5th, 2010 in , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 5 Comments »

When an engineer gets bored…

Every so often, you get a gig which isn’t terribly entertaining. Maybe cos it aint your type of music, or is just too easy and not a challenge. Now, it doesn’t happen much I have to say, but when it does you have to find some way to keep yourself occupied – and the saving [...]

Monday August 2nd, 2010 in , , , , , , , , , , , | 3 Comments »

Bray Festival from monitor land!

Friday of the Bray Festival 2010 was a bit of fun when I hopped into monitor land and mixed wedges on the bandstand for a couple of acts! I replaced the audio on this video, as I have not yet got permission from the bands to use it, but the video should give you a [...]

Tuesday July 20th, 2010 in , , , , , , , , , , , , , | No Comments »

Sun, skateboards, live music! Lovely day at the office!

I had never heard about the “Kings of Concrete Festival” before. Maybe because I have never been interested in skateboarding. But the second I walked in the gate, I knew this was going to be a good gig! There was a great atmosphere, and it was a completely family friendly event. The rig consisted of a [...]

Monday July 12th, 2010 in , , , , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment »

A gig in pictures….

I’m sure you underestimate the amount of work that goes on before you arrive at a show. Rather than write any more about it, I will attempt to show you this 20 hour day at the office using only pictures. I have taken the exact time stamp from the images to guide you through the [...]

Monday July 5th, 2010 in , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | No Comments »

Mixing on an analogue desk for charity!

This time 2 years ago, I presumed that I would be mixing the gig on an analogue desk. How things have changed! Up to last week, I had not mixed on an analogue desk in nearly 8 months. That stint came to an end on Saturday – for charity!

Monday June 28th, 2010 in , , , , , , , , , , , | No Comments »

Primary school show beats Broadway counterparts!

I had the amazing pleasure of doing the sound for St. Brigid’s School’s production of Mary Poppins and Aladdin! It ran for 2 nights in the Greystones Theatre. Usually these kids’ show are very samey, but this one blew me away!

Saturday June 12th, 2010 in , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | No Comments »

My next console – the DiGiCo SD8

Half way through every year, we sit down and work out what to spend our hard earned cash on next year in a bid to constantly improve our already impressive inventory of high-end live audio equipment. Decisions like this usually take about 6 months, so we can explore options and try out some gear. Last [...]

Friday May 7th, 2010 in , , , , , , , , , , | 4 Comments »

Home sweet home… behind a mixing desk!

No rants, no tech specs, just loads of pictures that will speak a thousand words! Click on the thumbnails for a larger view. Ok I will shut up now…. Enjoy

Thursday May 6th, 2010 in , , , , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment »