Hires

Prices & Discounts  All prices are exclusive of VAT, with a minimum charge of £100, and are priced per week. Discounts are available for hires over one week - a 2 week hire gets 10% discount, a 3 week hire gets 15% discount, etc. Additional discounts are available on hires over £1,000 or hires longer than 10 weeks. Unfortunately, we cannot offer discounts for hires under one week. Other hire companies are typically cheaper for one day hires - we are priced for longer term hires.

Delivery We are based in Woking, just off the M25, or a 30min train ride from Waterloo. Post, courier, pallet truck or delivery by hand/van options are available at extra cost. For courier deliveries we aim to recycle & re-use old packaging. Hires are available to UK customers only.

If you have any questions or special requirements feel free to email us. Not all of our equipment is listed on the website - if there’s something you need, but can’t see it, please get in touch. If you’re not sure exactly what you need, we’re always happy to offer advice or suggestions.

Mac Mini system with QLab & Ableton Live

This system has a high-power Mac Mini installed with QLab Pro Audio v4 / v5, and Ableton 11 Suite. Each Mac Mini has 16GB RAM and a fast 256GB SSD. A multi-channel soundcard is installed to provide 8 analogue outputs, or Dante Virtual Soundcard can be used. A network switch is provided to allow the easy creation of a network between the Mac Mini and any other computers. MainStage, Kontakt and ofter software is also available.

The system is provided with a monitor, mouse, keyboard, a 6-button Go Button, cables and a USB hub to allow everything to be connected 5m away from the rack. Add to this package with a Novation Launchpad, or BCF2000 fader control surface. The system is supplied in two cases: a 4u 19” shock-mounted rack, and a large Peli-style briefcase (containing the monitor, peripherals and cables).

The kit includes:

• Mac Mini M2 Mac Pro with 16GB Ram, 256GB SSD hard drive with QLab v4 and v5 Pro Audio (Pro Video also available on request), Ableton 11 Suite, Dante Virtual Soundcard, MacOS 10 Ventura

• Cisco SG300-10 Network Switch (Dante-compatible)

• Moto 828X sound card with 8 analogue outputs), 8 channel ADAT output; 8 mic inputs, MIDI in and Out.

• A set of 5 metre cables to get from the rack to where you need the kit, with an 8-way mains block, a, 7-port powered USB2 hub (ideal for plugging in Launchpads , BCF2000’s, etc)

• A dimmable USB light to plug into the USB hub

• Dell 24” 1920 x 1080 monitor (adjustable height, and can rotate between horizontal and vertical orientation), Apple mouse, trackball and keyboard

• 6 Button Go Box

• 5m MIDI Cable

• 5m Cat5 Cable

• 5m HDMI Monitor Cable

Cost is £125 per week

Lightweight Mac Mini system with QLab, Ableton Live, Logic Pro 10.4

This system is perfect for rehearsals, or for smaller tours where a large flight case is tricky to get into the operating booth. It contains a high-power Mac Mini M2 Pro installed with QLab Pro Audio v4 and v5, Ableton 11 Suite and Logic Pro. The Mac Mini has 16GB RAM and a fast 256GB SSD. A multi-channel soundcard is installed to provide 8 analogue outputs, or Dante Virtual Soundcard can be used.

The system is provided with a mouse, trackball, keyboard, a 6-button Go Button, cables and a USB hub to allow everything to be connected away from the rack. Add to this package with a Novation Launchpad, or BCF2000 fader control surface. The system is supplied in two cases: a 4u 19” Gator rack-bag, and a case containing the monitor,

The kit includes:

• Mac Mini M2 Mac Pro with 16GB Ram, 256GB SSD hard drive with QLab v4 and v5 Pro Audio (Pro Video also available on request), Ableton 11 Suite, Dante Virtual Soundcard, MacOS 10 Ventura

• ESI Gigaport HD+ sound-card with 8 analogue outputs

• A set of 5 metre cables to get from the rack to where you need the kit, with an 8-way mains block, a, 7-port powered USB2 hub (ideal for plugging in Launchpads, BCF2000’s, etc)

• A USB light to plug into the USB hub

• Dell 24” 1920 x 1080 monitor (adjustable height, and can rotate between horizontal and vertical orientation), Apple mouse, trackball and keyboard

• 6 Button Go Box

• 5m MIDI Cable

• 5m Cat5 Cable

• 5m HDMI-DVI Monitor Cable

Laptop Mac system with QLab, Ableton Live, Logic Pro 10.4

1x MacBook Pro 15" Touch Bar 16Gb 2TB SSD 2.9GHz i7 with power supply
1x 3.5mm to dual XLR Male iPod lead
1x That Little Box 6 button MIDI Go box
1x Yamaha UX16 MIDI Interface
1x USB-C to Ethernet adaptor

£100 per week

Dual Redundant Mac Mini system

This system has two high-power Mac Mini’s running in parallel, with a single button that allows changeover of monitor, mouse, keyboard and MIDI from the main to backup computer (audio can be switched independently on the mixing desk, etc) in case of a software crash or hardware problem. A redundant system is the best solution on shows where the sound is a critical part of the performance.

Each Mac mini is installed with QLab Pro Audio v4, and Ableton 11 Suite. Each Mac mini is a quad-core i7 computer with 16GB RAM and a fast 256GB SSD. Audio is over Dante Virtual Soundcard, with a dedicated network for Dante, and a second isolated network for File Sharing and Screen Sharing. The system is provided with a monitor, mouse, trackball, keyboard, an 8-button Go Button, cables and a USB hub to allow everything to be connected 5m away from the rack. Add to this package with a Novation Launchpad, or BCF2000 fader control surface. The system is supplied in two cases: a 6u 19” shock-mounted rack, and a large Pali-style briefcase (containing the monitor, peripherals and cables).

The kit includes:

• Two Mac Mini M2 Mac Pro’s with 16GB Ram, 256GB SSD hard drive with QLab v4 and v5 Pro Audio (Pro Video also available on request), Ableton 11 Suite, Dante Virtual Soundcard, MacOS 10 Ventura

• KVM system

• Cisco SG300-10 Network Switch for dedicated Dante network (which can connect to a fibre network for extra speed)

• Netgear GS105 Network Switch for File Sharing and Screen Sharing (separating this on to a separate network reduces the change of network traffic affecting Dante audio)

• A set of 5 metre cables to get from the rack to where you need the kit, with an 8-way mains block, a, 7-port powered USB2 hub (ideal for plugging in Launchpads, BCF2000’s, etc)

• A dimmable USB light to plug into the USB hub

• Dell 24”” 1920 x 1080 monitor (adjustable height, and can rotate between horizontal and vertical orientation), Apple mouse, trackball and keyboard

• 6 Button Go Box

• 5m MIDI Cable

• 2 X 5m Cat5 Cable

• 5M HDMI-DVI Monitor Cable

Novation Launchpad / Launchpad Pro

The Novation Launchpads are designed to work with Ableton Live, allowing fast triggering of clips and control over other parameters. They can also be used with QLab to create custom control panels for shows with complex triggering needs - for example using QLab to control a series of Looper devices in Ableton Live. The Launchpad Pro is similar to the Launchpad but has cables that provide a hardware MIDI output port.

£5 per week

Behringer BCF2000 motorised faders

The BCF2000 has 8 motorised faders that can control and mirror the fader positions in Ableton. This allows the operator to control Ableton, whilst also seeing changes in fader levels caused by other control software such as Ableton. Two BCF2000’s can be used simultaneously to control 16 channels of audio in Ableton. Having hands-on control of fader levels is particularly useful in rehearsals where sound is being improvised on-the-fly, or in devised shows where programming everything in advance isn’t possible.

£5 per week

Akai APC Mini

This mini control surface combines a mini Launchpad trigger surface with 9 non-motorised short-throw faders. It’s ideal for improvising in rehearsals.

£5 per week

Keith McMillen SoftStep 2

This is a foot pedal board with a series of pressure sensitive buttons on it, that can be customised to send out certain MIDI messages. It is silent in operation, unlike many pedalboards. It is perfect for onstage actor control for a looping system, for example, or for a musician. It sends MIDI over, and is powered by, USB. But an optional MIDI expander can be connected that converts the output to regular MIDI ports.

£7.50 per week

DVI/HDMI KVM extender

Whilst you cn use Screen Sharing to control a Mac computer from a production desk, It is often preferable to have a directly connected keyboard, monitor and mouse. This can be achieved using a KVM extender (K=Keys, V=Video, M=Mouse), which allows a second set of these to be connected using a single Cat6 cable. The ADDERLink X-DVI PRO allows sharing up to 50m apart using a shielded Cat6 cable (providing a resolution up to 1900 x 1200). This system is suitable for use with all our QLab systems or any other devices which have a HDMI or DVI output. An additional mouse, monitor and keyboard is needed - it is best that the model of these match what is attached to the main computer.

This kit consists of:

1x ADDERLink X-DVI PRO KVM Extender - Local
1x ADDERLink X-DVI PRO KVM Extender - Remote
1x Cat6 cable, 50m, on drum
1x Neet 1:2 HDMI splitter
1x HDMI Cable - 5m
2x HDMI DVI cable

£35 per week

VGA KVM extender

The CE700 is similar to the DVI KVM extender above, but extends analogue VGA cables instead, at a lower resolution but over a longer distance using Cat5e or cat6 cable. Resolutions available are up to 1920 x 1200 at 60Hz over 30m; 1600 x 1200 at 60Hz up to 100m; 1280 x 1024 at 60Hz up to 150m. These can be used with any devices with a VGA output, or by adding a HDMI to VGA converter can also be used with out QLab racks. An additional mouse, monitor and keyboard is usually required - it is best that the model of these match what is attached to the main computer.

This kit consists of:

1x Aten CE700 KVM extender - Local
1x Aten CE700 KVM extender - Remote
1 x 30m Cat5, or 50m Cat6, or 125m Cat cable
2x VGA cable

£25 per week

USB extender

This allows a USB device, such as a Novation Launchpad, BCF2000, USB Go Box, Softstep pedal, or other USB device to be extended up to 100m away from the computer. It is fully USB 2 compatible. It is ideal for connecting a device onstage, or in the pit, to a computer at FOH.

This kit consists of:

1 x Icron Ranger 2104 USB extender - local
1 x Icron Ranger 2104 USB extender - remote unit with 4 port USB2 hub
1 x 30m Cat5, or 50m Cat6, or 125m Cat cable

£15 per week

MIDI extender and line driver

This allows two distant MIDI devices to communicate up to 500m apart over a standard Cat5 or Cat6 cable. They are ideal for connecting QLab to a Lighting desk or node, to send or receive MIDI to/from a lighting desk.

This kit consists of:

1 x Kenton MIDI LNDR extender - local unit, with power supply
1 x Kenton MIDI LNDR extender - remote unit, no power supply required
2 x 5m MIDI cables
1 x 30m Cat5, or 50m Cat6, or 125m Cat cable

£7.5 per week

USB Sharing Switch

The Aten US224 2 port USB sharing switch allows two computers to share the same USB devices, and to be swapped using a switch. This can be as simple as a printer, USB hard drive (Eject the desk first!), It’s ideal if you have a main and backup computer, each with a dedicated monitor, and you just want to swap keyboard and mouse control betwen the main and the backup. Or you could use it to swap a USB MIDI keyboard between a Mac and a PC without having to swap the cables around.

£5 per week

The Yamaha UX16 is a simple single USB MIDI interface.

£2.5 per week

MIDI power switcher

It can be useful to provide a light to the performer to indicate when their mic is on, and when it’s off, or to cue them.

The Canford MIDI AC Mains power switcher can receive MIDI (from QLab, for example, or from a Mixing Desk) to switch the mains power to any item connected to it on or off. This could be any domestic or professional light fixture. It could be used to cue someone, or to indicate that a certain microphone is live.

£10 per week

MM Productions MIDI GPO relay controller

This device has a MIDI In port, and 16 relay closure outputs. These 16 relay switches can be used to control a variety devices that are controlled by a switch or have a GPI interface. A common use for these has been to control CD players (many professional Denon CD players have a GPI port on the rear allowing this device to control Play, Pause, Fast Forwards, etc), and other devices that don’t have a MIDI input.

£10 per week

Kenton MIDI Merger-4

Kenton MIDI Thru 5

Kenton MIDI USB host

£5 per week each

MIDI Solutions Dual Footswitch Controller

MIDI Solutions power adaptor

MIDI Solutions Programmable Input Selector

MIDI Solutions Programmable Output Selector

£5 per week each