PINK FLOYD - Quadraphonic Consoles To Be Auctioned
November 15, 2010, 14 years ago
Brain Damage reports that PINK FLOYD fans will have a chance to own a slice of the band's legendary live performance history when the unique, hand built quadraphonic mixing consoles used on the Momentary Lapse Of Reason and Division Bell world tours are auctioned at Bonhams in London's Knightsbridge on December 15th, with a percentage of the proceeds going to concert industry charity Stage Hand, the new name for the PSA Welfare & Benevolent Fund.
The consoles are being sold by their owner, Britannia Row Productions (BRP), the sound company originally formed and owned by Pink Floyd, which has been independent for the last 26 years.
The picture above (by Mike Lethby) shows the Midas XL3 Quad Board being prepared for Pink Floyd's show at the Pasadena Rose Bowl in California in 1994 on the Division Bell tour. The sound engineer is Dave Lohr, who mixed the quadraphonic effects from the special board.
Only six generations of quad mixing desks or external quad panning devices were made during the band’s performing history between 1969 and 1994, each using the best audio technology available at the time.
More details of the auction can be found here.
