Tagged: PA System

1970s Pink Floyd Mixing Desk Viewings and Book Update

CH Vintage Audio will be displaying a reproduction of Pink Floyd’s quadrophonic surround sound mixing desk at several Australian Pink Floyd concerts in the UK. You will be able to see the Pink Floyd Dark Side of the Moon 1973/1974 original sound system including the re-creation of the Pompeii and Dark Side of the Moon tour 28 channel into 6 surround mix Allen and Heath Mixer. Audio enthusiasts and those interested in the history of...

Nick Mason with CV Vintage Audio's Chris Hewitt looking over Pink Floyd PA recreation

The Secrets Of Pink Floyd’s Quadraphonic PA

Pink Floyd pioneered live surround sound as long ago as the early ’70s. Chris Hewitt has tracked down the ground-breaking PA systems they used at Pompeii and on the Dark Side Of The Moon tour, and rebuilt the custom quad console operated by Alan Parsons. In Sound on Sound’s exclusive video feature, Chris explains how the Floyd created a fully immersive concert experience more than 50 years ago. Dig deeper links – Pink Floyd’s Quad...

Nick Mason memorabilia signing

Middlewick House Open Garden Event Reflections 2024

Nick Mason’s Middlewick House Open Garden charity event has concluded for another year and looked like an amazing success. My visit this year, my second year now, was much improved by meeting and talking to Nick Mason for the first time. He signed my Limited Edition Inside Out book and I had a very brief chat with him. Nick has a great skill in picking the weekend with the best weather well in advance as...