Plus 4's Stewart Chaney explains why he decided to create the company. "Quite simply I was frustrated at the lack of high quality audio facilities for TV, particularly in the music and entertainment sector where the need is particularly pressing. Having come from a rock and roll/corporate environment, both of which are extremely well provided for, I wanted to create the same service for the market I now work in, which is TV broadcasting, and so Plus 4 Audio was born."
The next question to address was equipment. "It soon became obvious that a high quality splitter system would make a big difference to the quality of service we could provide, so Fred Jackson, who does a lot of work with me, and I scoured the market to see what was available. We both felt that the DN1248 Plus from KT was the best system on the market for our requirements." For peace of mind Stewart decided upon the factory fitted dual power supply option for all of the units. "In live TV, failure is not an option," he stated.
Fred Jackson, currently using the three DN1248 Plus's on Johnny Vaughan Tonight, agrees. "There isn't nearly so much real estate in a TV studio as a live concert environment, so we are conscious of trying to condense the system as much as possible without compromising the quality, and these splitters are great in that respect. They are extremely flexible with great line-driving capabilities, but my favourite feature is that, aside from standard FOH/Monitor interface as with most active splits available, you have the option to connect straight into the front of the unit. The studio floor engineers love it!"
Fred Jackson is also using another labour and space-saving device from Klark Teknik on the show in the shape of the DN9848 loudspeaker processor. A 32-channel Midas Heritage 1000 and a DN410 dual parametric EQ complete the picture in a Front of House and monitor control capacity.
(Ruth Rossington)
