FORMULA SOUND ON THE MOVE
From 1st October Formula Sound will be moving 8 miles towards Oldham and opening an office in London.
Our Manchester telephone numbers remain unchanged, our new addresses are as follows:
FORMULA SOUND LIMITED;
DEVON MILL;
CHAPEL ROAD;
OLDHAM;
OL8 4Q
TEL: 0161 494 5650
FAX: 0161 494 5651
FORMULA SOUND LIMITED;
UNIT 23 STADIUM BUSINESS CENTRE;
NORTH END ROAD;
WEMBLEY;
LONDON;
HA9 0AT
TEL: 0208 900 0947
FAX: 0208 903 8657
There may be some interruption in our ability to receive emails for a few days but otherwise service should be as normal.
Formula Sound remains committed to designing and manufacturing all products in the UK to the highest standards.
PLASA 2008
Another successful show with much interest in our products both new and old.
The new FSM 10 attracted a lot of interest, with the first production unit being completed just in time for the show.
The FSM 10 is now available (£495.00 plus VAT and shipping) and features include 9 Mic inputs on XLR (gain adjustment can allow line input) plus one line input on Phono (sums to mono), 2 band EQ, phantom power and record output.
We also had a prototype of our headphone distribution unit, which is a 2RU unit with one master input, one secondary master input and four auxilliary inputs. Driving up to 8 headphones in 4 pairs the user can send the master input to all 8 or an auxilliary input to each of the 4 pairs or a mix of master and 1 auxilliary to each of the 4 pairs (the secondary master input can be used to provide a "click" track) allowing it to be used as a foldback system.
The unit has 2 band EQ on each of the 4 pairs of headphones and additional units may be daisy chained to create a larger system. The headphone distribution unit will be available from January 2009.
If you require information on any of our products or services please call us (0161 494 5650) or email barry@formula-sound.co.uk, we are always pleased to help.
ZMR 80 Modular Zoner
When the best audio quality is required from a Zoner the ZMR80 has in just 6 months established itself as the only choice with many installers.
With its balanced inputs and outputs (can be unbalanced if required) and flexibility in configuration (from 2 to 8 inputs and from 2 to 12 Zones) it is suitable for most sizes of venue.
In recent weeks our distrubutors in Dubai (Reference Audio), Norway (EHS) and Spain (Lexon) have all taken deliveries for a range of projects requiring the best audio quality.
With analogue audio, remote plates, priority/fire alarm interface and many other features it truly is an outstanding Zoner.
Formula Sound - Hearing is believing
Based in Stockport we continue designing and building our products here in the UK to the highest standards we can achieve.
We design our products for high quality audio, we continue to use analogue signal processing because the audio quality is better, and while we use some control circuits that are digital the signal chain always remains analogue.
Our PCB designs continue to be based on through hole assembly and the high reliability this brings, and we continue to use high quality components such as gold plated phono's, Neutrik XLR's and ALP's faders.
But do not take our word for it, listen to a piece of Formula Sound equipment because hearing is believing. The major London musicals and many major clubs throughout the UK and all over the world use Formula Sound equipment because they believe in the sound quality.
Our two newest products the ZMR80 modular zoner and the FSM8PLUS both demonstrate our commitment to the highest quality audio.
The ZMR 80 is a modular zoner, each module comprising either two stereo inputs or two stereo outputs (zones). The chassis will take up to 10 modules, of which up to 4 may be double inputs and up to 6 may be double outputs.
With 2 stereo channels per module this allows up to 8 inputs and up to 12 outputs (zones),for example a 6 input and 6 output configuration would require 3 input module and 3 output module. Unused slots are fitted with blanking plates, additional modules can easily be fitted later up to the maximum allowable.
Each output (zone) can be controlled at the front panel or via a remote panel, there is also a paging facility.
The FSM8PLUS is a new version of the FSM8, as the name suggests it is the FSM8 plus additional features.
The additions include channels 5 and 6 switchable from line to Mic, front panel connectors for channel 1 Mic and Channel 7 which when used override the corresponding rear panel connections, aux/monitor facility, headphone output on the front panel, on the rear an aux output and sub bass output.
If you require information please do not hesitate to ring 0161 494 5650 or email info@formula-sound.com
Controlling Music Levels - Sentry and AT-1
Formula Sound offers a range of products to control music levels without affecting the music quality. There are two approaches to controlling music levels – one is to cut the power to the music source and the other is to attenuate the music. In a fixed installation it is possible to install a unit such as the AVC2 to control the level. But in a venue where visiting bands or DJs are bringing in their own equipment this is not possible due to calibration issues. Up to now the only option was the cut off approach. But with the introduction of the AT-1 visiting DJs need never be cut off again. Used in conjunction with the Sentry, the AT-1 acts as a volume control (not limiter or compressor) keeping the music within the set limit without affecting the quality of the music. As more than one AT-1 can be connected to the Sentry it is possible to connect one to the house system and have a second one available for visiting bands to connect to. (If they do not connect to the AT-1 the Sentry will cut off if levels are exceeded.
