The Secrets Of Pink Floyd’s Quadraphonic PA

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Pink Floyd pioneered live surround sound as long ago as the early ’70s. Chris Hewitt has tracked down the groundbreaking 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 our exclusive video feature, Chris explains how the Floyd created a fully immersive concert experience more than 50 years ago. • Chapters • 00:00 - Introduction • 01:14 - Allen Heath quadraphonic desk • 01:39 - Desk designer Andy Bereza • 02:00 - Allen Heath Minimix • 02:19 - Pink Floyd mixing in quad • 02:43 - Teac A3340 4-track tape machine • 03:22 - Alan Parsons at the mixing desk • 04:11 - Binson Echorec 2 • 04:30 - Live mix engineers • 05:30 - Introduction of wedge monitors • 06:26 - Sennheiser MD 409 • 07:07 - Phase Linear amplifiers • 08:54 - WEM parabolic dish • 11:23 - Rebuilding the quad desk • Thank you to Chris Hewitt of CH Vintage Audio for inviting us to film his collection. • https://www.chvintageaudio.com • The following books by Chris Hewitt contain a wealth of information and further details about the Pink Floyd PA system as well as the history of WEM the pioneering British live sound company. • The Development Of Large Rock Sound Systems: Volume 1 • The Development Of Large Rock Sound Systems: Volume 2 • The Development Of Large Rock Sound Systems: Volume 3 • The Development Of Large Rock Sound Systems: Volume 4 • Available to purchase from: • https://www.deeplyvale.com/wem-pa-book • ______________________________________________________ • Subscribe to Sound On Sound: https://sosm.ag/subscribe • Visit our main website (over 17,130 articles!): https://www.soundonsound.com • ______________________________________________________ • Get FREE 170-page RECORDING TECHNOLOGY eBook: https://sosm.ag/recording-ebook • ______________________________________________________ • Get 50% SAVING off a Sound On Sound Digital Subscription. • Go to https://sosm.ag/digital and apply Promo Code: SOSYT50 • Like FACEBOOK: / soundonsoundmag • Follow X: / soundonsoundmag • Follow INSTAGRAM: / soundonsoundmag

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