With a pair of 'always-in-demand' Heritage H3000s already in stock, which have been used on all of the festivals they have supplied this year, Wayne Barker, MD of W E Audio, and his team are familiar with the audio quality of Midas products.
"We have always loved what Midas put into their consoles, especially the XL3 & XL4 and of course the H3000", explains Rylan Machin, project manager at W E Audio. "So when we saw what Midas had done with the Pro 2, bringing out a console with a small footprint, a respectable channel count, and the same Midas quality and attention to detail, we knew there would be high demand for hire on this console again."
Barker and Machin made the decision to invest in Pro 2 at this year's PLASA Show, where they took full advantage of the Pro 2 demo sessions available on the Midas stand throughout the show. Rob Hughes, UK customer support manager at Midas & Klark Teknik, comments, "It's great to see long standing Midas customers like W E Audio making the move over to Midas digital, and I am sure the Pro 2 consoles will be a huge success for them. The demand for the Pro 2 and Pro 2C consoles has been fantastic, and is set to become one of the fastest selling Midas consoles of all time. It's set to be a very high demand console in 2012 and beyond."
Tim Bamber, technical sales for LMC Birmingham, who advised W E Audio on their acquisition, comments: "W E Audio have been looking into new Midas consoles for some time now, so when Pro 2 was launched it made perfect sense for them. Coming with such a recognised 'Midas Sound', in a small format and with a great price tag, plus its intuitive way of working and exceptional monitor features such as MCA's and GEQ/FX features, it was a no brainer."
As well as adding the desk to their hire stock for touring and events, W E will be offering what they call 'The Bus Package' aimed, in particular, at those tours requiring a small footprint console with the quality of a Midas on a tour bus with a trailer. "The Bus Package will include our fully patchable stage box that we are very proud to have incorporated into the Midas DL251 with satellite boxes and breakouts, so that the console can be put into house systems and local supply, says Machin.
(Jim Evans)
