The Quad Console: Reconstructing The Desk For Pink Floyd's "Live at Pompeii" Performance In 1971

ProSoundWeb: It’s October 1971, and the Pink Floyd sound crew is setting up for the filming of “Live at Pompeii” in an ancient Roman amphitheater, having driven the equipment by road for three days from the UK. Pride of place is a new Allen & Heath 28-into-6 “Quad” mixer, the brainchild of maverick Floyd road manager Peter Watts.