Seen for the first time was the DN370 equalizer from Klark Teknik. Billed as "an analogue graphic EQ for the 21st century", the 370 offers 45mm faders (with protective dust covers) for precise control of a new configuration of the KT's 'proportional Q' filter type. Aimed particularly at monitoring applications, each channel also offers two swept and overlapping 18dB notch filters with illuminated combined frequency and in/out rotary controls. This is not a replacement for the 360, KT is keen to point out, but aims to broaden the equalizer options offered by the company.
The Midas Verona console, offering six models ranging from 24 up to 64 inputs, received its world launch at NAMM in California at the start of the year (see L&SI February 2004). Since then, according to the company's sales and marketing director Dave Cooper, its impact has been huge, leading to a reorganization of the Kidderminster factory which has trebled production. "This console is in demand from all live market sectors," says Cooper, "not just the traditional touring concert sound market. Verona has gone into houses of worship, corporate AV companies, theatres, conference centres and broadcast."
