One of the gigs just before Christmas gave me the excuse to talk about a bit of kit I’ve used quite a bit over the last year or so. I already said that I took a PA rig over to Lowestoft and didn’t have to use it, as they had one in the venue. Who’d be a soundman? I did end up using our own...

Another free plugin – but this time it’s for anyone who listens to music on their PC. The SRS Sandbox reckons it can make your music sound better by expanding the audio image and ‘creating a deep rich bass response’. Could be cool for your...

All you touring engineers can feel more at home when you stop by in Edinburgh in future without carting your M7′s all the way up there. New venue ‘GRV’ is not only due to open by November 16th, but the 1200 capacity venue will be home to a Yamaha M7CL. It’s a step in the right...