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SSE Gears up for Summer
SSE Audio Group has reviewed its hire inventory and made significant purchases ahead of a busy summer season.

From L'Acoustics we've added to our already considerable stock.
8 x L'Acoustics ARCS 2
16 x L'Acoustics 115XT HiQ
32 x L'Acoustics SB28
30 x L'Acoustics KARA
40 x L'Acoustics LA8
Plus the addition of another 34 x L'Acoustics VDOSC cabinets.
SSE and Canegreen remain committed to the
Meyer Sound brand: 6 x Meyer Sound MJF 212A Monitors
DIGITAL MIXING
One of SSE's new Yamaha CL5 mixers
The company's already considerable stock of digital mixing consoles is expanding again with purchases from Digico, Midas, Avid, Yamaha and Soundcraft:
1 x DiGiCo SD7
2 x AVID VENUE SC48
3 x AVID VENUE Profile
2 x Yamaha CL5 - the newly released digital console
2 x Yamaha PM5DRH
2 x Soundcraft Vi6
4 x Midas PRO2C
2 x Midas PRO2
1 x Midas PRO9
Plus a Midas DN9696 High Resolution Digital Recorder by Klark Teknic.
From Lake processing /and Lab.gruppen amplification, SSE has added:
18 x LabGruppen PLM 10000Q
6 x Lake LM44
1 x Lake LM26
From Californian manufacturers, Summit Audio, a dual channel compressor / limiter:
2 x Summit Audio DCL200
And finally, SSE Hire's radio stock has expanded
16 x Channels of Sennheiser IEM G3 300
5 x Clear-Com wired Intercom systems
2 x Clear-Com wireless Tempest Intercom systems
The new equipment will help to meet the demands of our summer schedule of tours and festival that
includes
Blink 182 The Stone Roses Metallica The Kooks Chase N Status Example The Vaccines The Maccabees Rock Im Park - Germany Download Friendly Fires Jessie J Lovebox Paul Weller Mika Radio 1 Big Weekend T4 On the Beach The Wanted Machine Head T in the Park Lattitude Global Gathering V Festival Reading/Leeds.
FLIGHT CASE FRENZY
Meanwhile, over at SSE's manufacturing operation, Sigma Fabrications, the chaps have been working flat out to build cases and packaging for all the new kit.
That's in addition to the cases and packaging required by SSE's French subsidiary, Melpomen, who have also been busy shopping.
At the same time, over the last six weeks Sigma Fabrications has continued to supply cases for the console sales made by the company and they've built everything to support the KARA and Midas order for Pro Productions (
see separate story).
Sigma Fabrications order list over the last few weeks looks something like:
4 x 12U Amp Racks - Sales
10 x 4U Radio Racks - Hire stock
2 x 22U Racks special design for Stone Roses - Hire stock
3 x Midas DL251 7U Racks - Sales
4 x SSE LA8 12 Pack Amp racks (pictured above) - Hire stock
4 x SSE LA8 12 Pack Amp racks - Hire stock for Melpomen
2 x SSE NX4 6 Pack Amp racks - Hire stock for Melpomen
7 x Laminate Stage/Local Rack - Sales
4 x 22U Double Bay Racks - Hire Stock - pictured
Wheelboards for all new ARCS2, SB18 and SB28 - Hire stock
4 x Nexo 45 N12 Case - Melpo
5 x Case to hold 4 x 8XT - Hire stock & Melpomen
12 x Case to hold 3 x KARA - Hire stock & Melpomen
4 x Laminate case to hold 3 x KARA - Sales
3 x Case to hold Meyer Wedges - Hire stock
5 x KARA Bumper Dollys - Hire stock, Sales & Melpomen
1 x PS15 R2 Dolly - Melpomen
2 x Vi6 Case - Hire stock
2 x PM5D Flightcase - Hire stock
4 x PRO2 Case - Hire stock, Sales
6 x PRO2C Case - Hire stock, Sales
3 x PRO6 Case - Hire stock, Sales
4 x Profile Case - Hire stock, Sales
13 x SC48 Cases - Hire stock, Sales
13 x SC48 Cases - Hire stock, Sales
6 x CL5 Case- Hire stock, Sales
20 x 45" Cable trunks
10 x 30" Cable trunks
and that doesn't include cases made for other manufacturers. Who said British manufacturing is in decline?

Released on 31st May 2012 (Ref. GP/AP)
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