(L-R) Dominic Gross, Head Engineer at Oval Space and Sam Simon-Norris, Technical Sales at LMC Audio London, with the Allen & Heath GLD at Oval Space, East London

Oval Space, a multi-use arts and events venue in Bethnal Green, has recently invested in an Allen & Heath GLD-80 digital console, supplied by LMC Audio London.

Dominic Gross, Head Engineer at Oval Space discusses the requirements of a console in an environment and venue such as Oval Space: “As a truly multi-use space, we knew that we needed a flexible and user-friendly console that still sounded great, for both seasoned engineers and those users with more limited experience. The GLD seemed to tick all of the boxes.” Gross’s own experience with the console has been good, commenting, “The GLD just seems to work in all the right ways. Menus are where I would expect them to be, the touch screen is excellent, and most importantly, it sounds like an analogue desk! The stage box is a major plus for us too…I never want to see a 48-way multi-core ever again.”
Feedback from other users has also been positive, Gross adding, “The response to the desk has been excellent all round. It’s good to see a visiting engineer get into a mix within 30 seconds of laying hands on the GLD.”

Oval Space recently hosted the highly anticipated launch of Atoms For Peace’s album Amok, led by Radiohead frontman Thom Yorke, for which the GLD was deployed.

Mick Brown, Tour Manager for Atoms For Peace, comments:
“When advancing the Atoms For Peace DJ show at Oval Space, the first thing I mentioned to our sound engineer, Mikko Gordon, was that he might prefer a more modern mixing desk for our show. When contacting the technical team at Oval Space they informed me they were aware and were going to trial an A&H GLD-80. I told Mikko and he was happy with their choice of desk, as was I. Wearing my other hat as Gaz Coombes’ FOH engineer, I had used one on Gaz's UK tour in October 2012 and I was very impressed with the flexibility and, more importantly, the sound the GLD has. The small foot print was also important as the Atoms For Peace show was going to be a well-attended show so any space we could save at FOH was going to be very important. The show went very well and the GLD-80 proved its flexibility for the Atoms for Peace show.”

The GLD will become the in-house FOH desk for the majority of events at Oval Space and on the occasion that a larger FOH console is brought in, Gross explains that the GLD will take up monitor duties: “The flexibility of the CAT5 stage box system means that we can deploy it anywhere within the space as needed. This is important, as every event requires something different. We’re very much looking forward to adding MADI to the GLD shortly, to allow us to run all digital throughout our signal flow.”
He continues, “Oval Space is a great challenge, we host everything from small corporate events to full gigs and all-night parties, so it never gets boring. Having a management team so very passionate about every aspect - especially the sound - really helps make it an exciting place to work.”

Sam Simon-Norris, Technical Sales at LMC Audio London, who attended the Atoms For Peace show, providing technical support for Gross and the team at Space, comments: “The GLD has become a bit of a favourite for me in the small format market; it’s bursting with features, really simple to use and still retains an impressive price point. Like any venue moving from analogue to digital, I’m sure the GLD’s fast-paced interface and copy and paste functions are a welcome timesaving tool. It was a treat to get down and see Dom, the desk and the whole team in action, in what looks to become a very successful venue.”

Commenting on the service he has received from LMC, Gross says, “LMC have been great in all aspects. From arranging multiple demos, to even attending and instructing at an event, the service has been flawless.”

Stuart McKay, Allen & Heath Digital Console and Installation Specialist for Audio-Technica, comments, “Oval Space is a great new venue for GLD and I am really pleased that the console will be an integral part of the high quality audio system that they already have installed. Dom and the rest of the team will do a great job using it and I know that they will be well supported by the team at LMC Audio.”

For more information about upcoming events taking place at Oval Space visit www.ovalspace.co.uk.

For pricing enquiries and to book a demonstration of Allen & Heath GLD contact LMC Sales on: London, +44 (0) 20 8743 4680 or Birmingham, +44 (0) 121 359 4535 or email: sales@lmcaudio.co.uk.

For further information about the GLD range, and other products from Allen & Heath, visit the Allen & Heath website.

[L – R] Will Hinkly, Technical Sales at LMC Audio and Chris Scott, Design Director at Inspired Audio with the Optima 8 line array system, exhibited at the Prolight and Sound 2013 show in Frankfurt

Inspired Audio and LMC Audio Systems Ltd are delighted to announce their agreement to develop the UK and Ireland loudspeaker market together.

Following extensive research and collaborative testing, Inspired Audio and LMC Audio Systems Ltd have signed an agreement for LMC Audio to sell and service Inspired Audio products in the UK and Ireland live audio market.

Inspired Audio has developed a premium quality loudspeaker system family designed, manufactured, and tested in Nottingham, England, by the team lead by Design Director Chris Scott, who has a track record of over 20 years of original design success.
With an attention to detail, and an awareness of market requirements for precision-engineered line-array and point source boxes, Scott is utilising cutting-edge components and design techniques to create a new generation of expressive and daring loudspeaker products, which are, as Scott describes them, 'as close to plug and play as the laws of physics allow'.

The Inspired Audio product range delivers hugely common-sense integrated system solutions; premium quality loudspeakers and amplifiers that integrate together seamlessly to deliver consistently impeccable sound quality across all applications.

Scott comments: “Inspired Audio gives me a clean sheet of paper in terms of the product and, equally importantly, how that product was represented in the marketplace. It is fair to say that having been around the block a few times I had clear ideas on what does and doesn’t work and I knew that I wanted a clear, simple and controlled route to market, making a well-placed distributor the obvious choice for the UK.
LMC Audio demonstrate they understand the marketplace, they know and connect with the players from big to small and are endowed with a wealth of competent, energetic talent throughout the company.
My relationship with LMC Audio goes back a long way and resulted in an initial meet up at the Frankfurt show last year, cooperation at the PLASA show and now the combining of our strengths to deliver to the UK market, so we haven’t had to rush at it in any way. Life is about timing and, in this case, I am delighted that the timing was right for both parties and most importantly the market too. Exciting times, inspired times!"

LMC Audio’s Managing Director, Paul Hinkly, comments: “We are delighted to be partnering Chris Scott and his team in the UK to bring the Inspired Audio loudspeaker product range and ideas to the market; products including the family of premium quality Optima line-array systems.
Many industry watchers will note that it is long overdue that LMC Audio should be going outside the mainstream market and introducing a new UK market challenger to the premium quality users currently so intolerantly dominated by just a couple of brands in the UK.
We are very excited to be doing so now, and can't wait to begin the hard miles of bringing the easy, efficient, flexible systems to the users and applications. I say this to engineers and PA companies operating across all markets: Unlike rivals that require eye watering investment, Inspired Audio's aim is the delivery to you of realistic and sustainable audio and commercial returns, and is supported by both manufacturer and LMC Audio on an hour by hour basis. If you want your own work to turn listening heads in the search of growth and new revenues, then contact LMC to arrange a listen. You will be going outside the mainstream, and LMC are going with you.”

Hinkly adds: “We will be launching the Inspired Audio range of products at the PLASA Focus show and all are welcome to join us there for an introduction and demonstration session, 5.30pm - 7pm, on day one of the show, Tuesday 30th April, in the News Room at the Royal Armouries Museum. Come and pick up your invite from our stand, N-C28, at the show and we’ll see you there for a real listen. And the Competition? Come and have a listen! All are very welcome.”

For more information about Inspired Audio visit www.inspired-audio.co.uk.

For details about the Inspired Audio product ranges visit the LMC Audio web catalogue and to book a demonstration of the Inspired Audio range contact LMC Sales on: London: +44 (0) 20 8743 4680 or Birmingham: +44 (0) 121 359 4535 or email: sales@lmcaudio.co.uk.

Taking place at the Royal Armouries Museum in Leeds, April 30th - May 1st, PLASA Focus is the essential event for entertainment technology in the North of England.

Register for your free ticket to the show today, and join us at the show on stand N-C28, in New Dock Hall.

Click here to register.

We look forward to seeing you there!

LMC is delighted to announce Yamaha CL series training days, taking place in LMC London on Tuesday 12th March and LMC Birmingham on Wednesday 13th March.

Discover CL series digital mixing consoles and discuss the in-depth features at LMC's dedicated CL series demonstration & training events.

With experts from Yamaha on hand to guide you, you don't want to miss out on this unique opportunity to explore CL series.

Demonstrations will be carried out using the recently launched CL5 digital mixing console, Rio 3224-D I/O rack, and CL Editor for Mac, plus StageMix for iPad.

For more details & to register to attend, contact:
London saleslondon@lmcaudio.co.uk
Birmingham salesbirmingham@lmcaudio.co.uk.

Location & contact details:

LONDON - Tuesday 12th March, 10 - 5pm
Demonstration sessions: 11am, 1pm & 3pm
LMC London: Unit 10 Cowley road, Acton, London, W3 7XA
Contact: JP Cavaco, Sales Manager, tel: 020 8743 4680

BIRMINGHAM - Wednesday 13th March, 10 - 5pm
Demonstration sessions: 11am, 1pm & 3pm
LMC Birmingham: Unit 47 Phoenix Park, Avenue Road, Aston,
Birmingham, B7 4NU
Contact: James Lawford, Sales Manager, tel: 0121 359 4535

Visit our CL series product page for further information about the the CL range.

We look forward to seeing you there!

Hitchin-based audio hire and production company, Patchwork London, have invested in a MIDAS PRO1 console, supplied by LMC Audio.

Steve White, co-director of Patchwork explains, “We wanted a state of the art digital mixing desk, which was compact enough to use in small venues and powerful enough to use on big shows”.
So far, the desk has been out with artists such as Paloma Faith, Paolo Nutini, Beverley Knight, Katherine Jenkins and, most recently, ran monitors for the European leg of the Joan Armatrading tour. White explains that even in cases where the desk has not been specified on the rider, he’s had no problem convincing engineers to embrace the PRO1 and they have all come away singing its praises, having had great shows with the console.
White continues, “We love the console. It has performed very well mixing at both FOH and monitors on all of the live music events, awards ceremonies and private functions that it’s been employed for.”

Richard Van Nairn, Technical Sales at LMC, comments: "Supplying Steve and Patchwork with a PRO1 was a very rewarding sale. Something we take extremely seriously at LMC is supplying our customers with the best possible solution to match their requirements. Patchwork needed a compact desk that could take on whatever was thrown at it and keep going. That’s exactly what the PRO 1 provides; a first class compact desk which sounds amazing, and with its 24 physical inputs and outputs, is flexible enough to take on the demands of any live sound application."

Patchwork was founded in 2011 by White and his colleague and co-director Mark Donovan, who have a combined experience of 30 years in the live sound industry. They will be using the desk across a variety of applications, including live music events, private functions and dry hire. Currently, the desk is out on a 5 week stretch running monitors for electro-dubstep band Modestep.

For more information about Patchwork London visit their website: http://www.patchworklondon.co.uk/ and to contact them with your requirements, telephone: +4420 8144 6714 or email: enquiries@patchworklondon.co.uk.

To book a demonstration of MIDAS PRO1, contact LMC Sales on: London: +44 (0) 20 8743 4680, Birmingham: +44 (0) 121 359 4535 or email: sales@lmcaudio.co.uk.

For further information about the MIDAS PRO Series, visit the Midas Consoles website:
http://www.midasconsoles.com.

LMC is delighted to announce Sennheiser training days at LMC Audio, taking place in LMC London on Tuesday 5th February and LMC Birmingham on Thursday 7th February.

Join us for an interactive day providing an overview of:

- The Digital Switchover and future plans
- Wireless systems overview and how to set them up
- Basic Radio frequency (RF) training, covering frequency choices, basics of intermod, programming, WSM and multi-channel set-ups

For more details & to register to attend, contact: sales@lmcaudio.co.uk.

Location & contact details:

LONDON - 5th February, 10 - 4pm
LMC London: Unit 10 Cowley road, Acton, London, W3 7XA
Contact: JP Cavaco, London Sales Manager, tel: 020 8743 4680

BIRMINGHAM - 7th February, 10 - 4pm
LMC Birmingham: Unit 47 Phoenix Park, Avenue Road, Aston,
Birmingham, B7 4NU
Contact: James Lawford, Birmingham Sales Manager, tel: 0121 359 4535

We look forward to seeing you there!

LMC Audio welcomes Carl Skeats to the team, joining the London office in Technical Sales.

Carl joins LMC from a background rich in live sound experience. Kicking off his career working in the Technical department of his local Youth Theatre in Salisbury as a teenager, Carl went on to study a diploma in Performing Arts, Technical Theatre at Southampton City College and then a Live Event Technology degree at the University of Glamorgan. Throughout his studies Carl gained all the production experience he could, working part-time at both the Mayflower Theatre and Nuffield Theatre in Southampton and, later, at Buxton Opera House. More recently, Carl’s experience includes Stage Crew at the Hexagon Theatre in Reading, Production Coordinator at HTB Church in South Kensington and freelance Sound Engineer for, amongst others, Kensington Temple in West London. Carl also recently spent a year with SFL in Reading working as Trainee Production Engineer.

Carl joined LMC in September, while PLASA 2012 was taking place. He comments, “Joining during the PLASA ‘week’, I got a chance to meet lots of customers and suppliers, whilst learning more about LMC Audio itself and its position in the industry.” He adds, “I’m looking forward to broadening my product knowledge and developing my skills within the Sales team at LMC, with a view to delivering the right sound solution for our customers.”

JP Cavaco, Sales Manager at LMC London, comments, “I’m delighted to welcome Carl to LMC. His practical experience as an engineer brings real-world perspective and understanding of the audio industry and he is a welcome addition to our team.”

LMC's London and Birmingham offices will be closed for the Christmas break from midday Friday 21st December, returning Wednesday 2nd January 2012.

Please ensure that any orders you wish to place are made with plenty of time to allow for Christmas deliveries.

From all of us at LMC, we wish you a very Merry Christmas and a prosperous New Year!

Right, top: Bertie Hunter, TD at NCA; bottom: Reay Grant, Designer and FOH Engineer for NCA at the Red Bull Culture Clash

Noise Control Audio, a North London-based loudspeaker manufacturer and production company, have recently added two MIDAS PRO2 digital consoles to their hire & events stock, purchased from LMC Audio.

Bertie Hunter, Technical Director at Noise Control Audio (NCA), comments, “The event side of NCA has really taken off this year with lots of high profile bookings, and we knew we needed to buy a good quality mixing desk. NCA have spent 10 years making some of the purest sounding speakers in the industry. We are extremely picky about every element in the PA chain and we needed to be just as picky with the choice of mixing desk. JP (Cavaco, Sales Manager) from LMC London and Rob (Hughes , UK Customer Support Manager at MIDAS & Klark Teknik) came down to demo the desk for us and from the moment we heard the audio come out of the desk we knew it would be perfect to drive our system. Once we actually got our hands on the desk, it took no more than 10 minutes to feel completely comfortable with it, and the use of POP groups make mixing on the console a pleasure.”

Hunter continues, “We have had the desks out with us every weekend since we got them. PRO2 is a perfect companion to our speakers. I use the desk mainly as a monitor board; the use of flip to faders and the new MCA function is really handy and makes mixing monitors almost as easy as FOH. I have also found that the use of EQ is minimal, and the sound of the pre amps is so good that only slight adjustments are ever needed.”

The desks were very busy on the festival circuit this Summer, including the Tree of Light project (part of the London 2012 festival for the Olympics), the Strummer of Love festival, the Red Bull Arena at Notting Hill Carnival and Bestival. More recently, the desks took part in the Red Bull Culture Clash for Channel One Sound System at Wembley Arena, where NCA were looking to defend their 2010 title against 3 other UK manufacturers; Funktion One, Turbosound and Void.

Hunter, who, as Technical Director, heads up NCA’s events department, explains that the events provide a useful publicity tool for their loudspeakers, “We have recently invested heavily in equipment, doubling our stock of microphones, consoles and of our own speakers. The main reason for this is the industry’s response to hearing our products, which has been only positive. We are only a small manufacturing company but our equipment is present at most festivals and events across the country (14 Stages at Glastonbury is probably our biggest.) I also support and work closely with a lot of our UK and European clients, notably the Outlook Festival in Croatia, for which we designed and co-managed, alongside PF Events, the system in The Moat, to much international acclaim.”

Hunter’s experience with LMC has been a good one, “The support from JP has been unbeatable. When you invest in a product like this you want to know you have all the back-up you need. We have received nothing but outstanding service and we will definitely use LMC for future investments.”

For more information about Noise Control Audio and to contact them about your requirements, telephone: +4420 8808 1923 or email: steve@noisecontrolaudio.com and visit the Noise Control Audio website.

To book a demonstration of MIDAS PRO2, contact LMC Sales on: London: +44 (0) 20 8743 4680, Birmingham: +44 (0) 121 359 4535 or email: sales@lmcaudio.co.uk and for further information about the MIDAS PRO Series, visit the Midas Consoles website.

Following the sad news of Steve ‘Bunty’ King’s passing away on 17th October 2012, Bunty’s family invite you to celebrate his life at his funeral, taking place on Thursday 1st November at 11.15am, at:

Easthampstead Park Crematorium
South Road, Nine Mile Ride
Wokingham, Berkshire
RG40 3DW (please click for details)

Following on at:

Blackwater Valley Golf Club
Chandlers Lane
Yateley, Surrey
GU46 7SZ
01252 874725 (please click for details)

Rather than sending flowers, Bunty’s family have asked for donations to be made to Macmillan Cancer Support. Donations can be made by cheque, payable to:

Macmillan Cancer Support
sent to:
The Co-operative funeralcare
68 Victoria Road
Farnborough
GU14 7PH

It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Steve 'Bunty' King, aged 58, on Wednesday Oct 17th 2012, after a long battle with cancer. We send our deepest condolences to wife Janice and all their family.

Steve started at pro audio sales company LMC Audio in 1996, after an illustrious career in the Concert Touring rental market with Entec Sound & Light and then Dimension Audio. He quickly applied his no nonsense approach to Export Sales, mastering many a tricky language in 30 seconds flat in the days before email and auto-translation.

In 2000 he was appointed London Sales Manager, and enjoyed fruitful and lively relationships with hundreds of customers, suppliers and staff alike. He was responsible for helping many a youngster find their industry feet, building on his gigging teamwork and enjoying the new challenge of achieving satisfaction through the success of others. During difficult times for dealership businesses, Steve ran very successful sales campaigns with Midas Heritage, Martin Wavefront and then Yamaha digital.

Steve answered the call for greater proactivity in 2008, and took to the road for LMC. He mastered the very latest skill sets and technologies from the industry majors, and additionally developed his own very special 'social' demo style, so very popular with customers and manufacturers alike. In April 2010 Steve suddenly became ill again and to his enormous credit he again fought his way back to work on a part time basis mid 2011 until June 2012 when tiredness caught up with him.

Paul Hinkly, MD at LMC, says, “I first met Steve back in the 80’s in that hotbed for talent down at Entec. His sales bravery was right to the fore even then as he robustly declined my proposals for deals on ex rental equipment before expertly doing the biz on his terms. When Steve eventually came to LMC in the 90’s he worked very hard, and became the master of relationship selling, with that huge 9 inch smile so often breaking over his face as he orchestrated a meeting or demo turning noisy.

Steve always made me feel proud when he was out there representing the Company. His values of doing the right thing by customers and suppliers alike could never be questioned and to this day cannot be bettered. He was brave in the sale, and brave as a man, fighting years of illness and discomfort with little or no outwards sign. He was reliable, steady as a rock, and exact in his work – the kind of employee any Company would want on their team. He will be long remembered by all those lucky enough to have worked with Steve in all capacities.”
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Kent-based KDK Sounds Ltd have recently invested in a Yamaha CL5 digital console.

Steve Allan, founder and director of KDK Sounds Ltd, comments, “Since converting to digital, I have only bought Yamaha. I am obsessed with reliability and feel secure in Yamaha’s hands. The CL5 is powerful but light; it’s perfect.”

Allan reports that he has received “only positive jealousy” from friends and colleagues, and very positive responses from clients looking to hire the CL5. He continues, “I hope to really add some colour with our new CL5. I really like the way Yamaha have integrated the best parts of their desks into the CL5. And I am really excited about using the Rupert Neve plug-ins.”
Sam Simon-Norris, Technical Sales at LMC London comments, “The CL Series as a whole is a really exciting development from Yamaha; the consoles boast an impressive array of new features, including excellent new mic-pre amp sound quality, alongside Yamaha’s superior build-quality and thoughtful design. I’m really pleased Steve has been one of the first to take a CL onboard, paving the way for a host of small to medium PA companies, not just the industry big boys, to take on the new generation of Yamaha consoles. The CL is sure to become an industry standard.”

Discussing his experience purchasing from LMC London, Allan says, “I am really pleased with the genuine concern shown for my requirements, especially from Sam.”

KDK Sounds has been providing sound services to the south-east for over fifteen years, specialising in theatre sound, and building up a large portfolio of amateur and professional productions, including We Will Rock You, Wizard of Oz, Titanic, and many festivals including, recently, FOH for Keane at Hastings Beer Festival.
Allan comments, “The console will be used, primarily, as part of our hire stock inventory and I intend to use it for our upcoming shows and festivals.” Most recently, KDK Sounds used the console as FOH for the headline act at Rye International Jazz festival, Ginger Baker Jazz Confusion, where it performed “magnificently”, receiving a lot of attention from the audience, according to Allan. Ian Bowden, Festival Director for the event comments, "KDK Sounds well and truly stepped up to the mark and provided an efficient and highly professional service for our headline act. The subtleties and skill in providing the correct sound for jazz events can so often be missed by sound technicians, but not on this gig! Steve and his team got the balance just right and managed to ensure that the finer nuances of all of the musicians and the band as a whole were carefully managed and mixed to create the perfect sound".
Allan himself is a perfectionist, “I am passionate about getting it right from my end. I especially like working with a large orchestra and a talented cast. Music has always moved me, and to fill an auditorium with live sound that I have shaped is immensely gratifying.”

To contact KDK Sounds and to discuss your requirements, contact Steve Allan on +44 07769 817 997 or visit the KDK Sounds website.

To book a demonstration of Yamaha CL5 contact LMC Sales on: London: +44 (0) 20 8743 4680, Birmingham: +44 (0) 121 359 4535 or email: sales@lmcaudio.co.uk.

For further information about the Yamaha CL Series, visit the Yamaha Commercial Audio website.

Team CPL with their first Yamaha CL5 console

West Midlands, UK, based video and AV specialist Central Presentations Ltd. (CPL) continues its investment in premium brand technology and is one of the first UK rental companies to take delivery of the latest and highly acclaimed Yamaha CL5 digital mixing console.
CPL already has a large stock of Yamaha LS9 and other desks. One reason the CL5 was chosen is that it runs on the same operating principals as these, so all their engineers who are used to working with Yamaha digital consoles will be able to use the CL5 immediately, and quickly familiarise themselves with its many advanced features.
The CL5 system was supplied to CPL by the LMC Audio's Birmingham office.

CPL Managing Director Matthew Boyse explains that they were keen to be among the first AV rental operations in the UK able to offer their clients all of the benefits offered by the new CL series.
“The compact size and weight for 72 channels is a ‘no brainer’” says Boyse, who adds that it is “perfect“ for so many of the corporate events and presentations that CPL services. “It is a truly multi-purpose console that will fit neatly into any space and transport very easily,” he states.

The CL series provides accessible, intuitive mixing for a wide range of applications, combining sonic purity with advanced sound shaping capabilities in a user-friendly interface.
It is the first Yamaha console family to run natively using the Dante digital audio network protocol, with connections between Dante elements via Cat5e cable further reducing overall weight and truck space requirements.
Other Dante devices can be connected to the network keeping the domain completely digital, and in this context, CPL’s CL5 was supplied with two Yamaha RIO-3224-D stage racks giving 64 inputs and 32 outputs which connect via Cat5e in a simple daisy-chain or redundant star-network. Up to eight RIO stage-boxes can operate on the same network, including the smaller RIO1608-D, providing excellent expansion and audio distribution potential.
Developed in close collaboration with audio console guru Rupert Neve, the CL Series includes a Premium Rack with a Rupert Neve Designs five band Portico 5033 equaliser and a Portico 5043 compressor/limiter. Up to eight Premium Rack devices can be assigned, including VCM technology emulations of other classic analogue devices.
Via Dante, the console is also optimised for very straightforward live multitrack recording at the touch of a button utilising Steinberg Nuendo Live, which is supplied with the system and runs on Mac or PC, or any other Digital Audio Workstation.
Apart from all these features, the CL5 also looks very cool and the immediate reaction from CPL’s sound engineers has been impressive!
Nigel Griffiths says, “You can set the system up to minimise the need to run analogue multicores, and the multitrack record and playback facility, without needing additional sound cards or having to stray back into an analogue domain, is brilliant. I can’t wait to get my hands on it!”

CPL has arranged with LMC to provide training days for both their full time and regular freelance engineers and technicians, enabling them to maximise their experience with the console.
James Lawford, Sales Manager at LMC Audio Systems, comments:
“The CL5 is the largest in Yamaha’s new family of consoles titled “CL”. With the CL3 and CL1 differing only in the size of worksurface and number of input channels, CPL will be able to leverage the capabilities of the CL series across the broad range of work that they carry out, with the exact same processing features, detailed worksurface layout and ease of use in the smaller consoles as in the CL5.
“The availability of the RIO-1608-D stage-box, and the move towards Dante by other third party manufacturers, will allow CPL to harness the power of a fully integrated digital audio network, working across standard Cat5e cabling and Ethernet switches, future-proofed with the move towards AVB, and with the reliability, ease of use and wide industry acceptance of a Yamaha console.”
CPL is already anticipating hot demand for the console and it becoming an extremely valuable cross rental item.
In addition to further CL5 purchases, Boyse also has his sights set on Yamaha’s new CL1 and CL3 variations, which will become available late summer, the idea being that the company will stock the full CL range.

To contact Central Presentations Ltd , visit the CPL website.

For more information about Yamaha CL Series consoles, visit LMC's web catalogue. For pricing and demonstration enquiries, contact LMC London on: 020 8743 4680, LMC Birmingham on: 0121 359 4535 or email: sales@lmcaudio.co.uk.

For more details about other products from the Yamaha Professional Audio range, visit the Yamaha Professional Audio website.

[L – R] Tim Bamber, Technical Sales, LMC Birmingham and Dave ‘Lofty’ Lockhart, Owner of Codex Audio.

Midlands-based production and rental company, Codex Audio, have recently invested in a pair of MIDAS PRO2C digital mixing consoles, supplied by LMC Audio.

Dave ‘Lofty’ Lockhart, owner of Codex Audio, is currently working as system technician, tour manager and head sound engineer (amongst others!), for ‘The Blockheads’ and Bruce Foxton’s ‘From the Jam’. He has been using digital desks for a while now and, in his own words, “could be considered a convert.”
Codex Audio recently engineered the ‘Wake Up Woking’ charity event with ‘From The Jam’ where Lofty was “looking forward to giving some of the new FX an airing.” He adds, “The PRO2C is the best of both digital and analogue. It sounds and feels like the best desk with knobs you’ve ever used, and you don’t need a truck to get it to the gig. People (myself included) get excited just looking at them.”

Following a demo of PRO2C at Codex Audio’s warehouse by LMC Audio’s Tim Bamber, which involved a comparison test against Codex Audio’s existing stock, Lofty made the decision to invest. “The PRO2C demonstrated it’s benefits in terms of footprint, weight, capability and usability, and sonically it’s absolutely amazing value for the price”, he comments.

Codex Audio recently supplied PA for the ‘Modrophenia’ show at Wulfrun Hall in Wolverhampton for FTJ and ‘The Beat’ (‘The Beat’ engineered by Chris Seymour). “I was very pleased with the sound”, says Lofty. “Comparing it to our previous consoles, I was impressed. I prefer to use a console I am comfortable on,” he explains, “so wherever possible I use my own console for the shows. It’s very easy to navigate the PRO2C’s and get a show out of them. They have excellent FX, dynamics, and graphics, and all in all they’re a great package.”

Bamber, Technical Sales at LMC Birmingham, comments, “Codex Audio have been a loyal customer of LMC for many years. Since dealing with Lofty I have quickly learnt that if a piece of equipment doesn’t sound great, it doesn’t get into Codex Audio’s hire stock. Sounds simple enough, but with Lofty’s high standards, some products just don’t make the cut. When I first saw how compact the PRO2C was, and heard that it has the exact same superior audio quality as the rest of the MIDAS digital range, I knew immediately that this was ideal for him. The way Lofty mixes is fairly unique so, in addition to the sound quality, the PRO2C’s flexibility, versatile routing and easy navigation have ticked all the boxes for him.”
He adds, ‘At the recent ‘Modrophenia’ show in Wolverhampton, where I accompanied Codex Audio, Lofty told me that it was ‘the best he’d ever heard his rig sound’, and that’s really saying something.”

The PRO2C’s have clearly had an impact on the quality of the shows. A recent review of a Blockheads gig at the Lexington in London reported: “There seems to be a collective sense of astonishment at what a stupendously good live band The Blockheads are. Next time they play live in your neck of the woods, go and see them.” (Word Magazine, June 2012)

Lofty is something of an icon in the field: “It turns out that The Blockheads have the greatest roadie ever. A man who wouldn’t look out of place on the cover of an Eagles album; the physical embodiment of his noble, largely unsung profession, his hair alone (long, dark – possibly dyed - and flowing at the back, shorter on top) is fighting a solitary battle to keep the rock spirit of the 1970s alive. Forgoing anything as pedestrian as the usual “one two, one two” his improvised spiel into various microphones isn’t so much a sound check as a performance – a rarely witnessed glimpse into the world of traditional roadie poetry.” (Word Magazine, June 2012)

Lofty’s relationship with LMC Audio goes back many years. “They were supplier to a company that I worked for before starting Codex Audio”, he explains, “and when I needed my own kit they were my first choice of reseller & supply company. Over 10 years later they are still my first choice. They have been responsible for supplying most of our hire stock and provide back-up and maintenance services whenever we have needed.”

Codex Audio provides sound engineering and production services to the entertainment industry. To contact them about your requirements, contact the team on +44 (0)1327 354777 or via email: services@codexaudio.co.uk and visit the Codex Audio website.

To book a demonstration of MIDAS PRO2C contact LMC Sales on: London: +44 (0) 20 8743 4680, Birmingham: +44 (0) 121 359 4535 or email Sales.
For further information about the MIDAS PRO Series, visit the Midas Consoles website.

LMC is pleased to announce Allen & Heath GLD & iLive certified training days taking place on 14th August at LMC London and 21st August at LMC Birmingham.

Sessions from 10am - 5pm

Light lunch will be provided.

LONDON - Tuesday 14th August
LMC London: Unit 10 Cowley road, Acton, London, W3 7XA
Contact: JP Cavaco, Sales Manager, tel: 020 8743 4680

BIRMINGHAM - Tuesday 21nd August
LMC Birmingham: Unit 47 Phoenix Park, Avenue Road, Aston,
Birmingham, B7 4NU
Contact: James Lawford, Sales Manager, tel: 0121 359 4535

Visit our web catalogue for further information about Allen & Heath GLD and iLive digital mixing consoles.

To register to attend, please CLICK HERE and complete the short survey.

For more information and to speak to a member of LMC about the training days, please email: sales@lmcaudio.co.uk or telephone LMC London: 020 8743 4680 or LMC Birmingham: 0121 359 4535

We look forward to seeing you there!