Cadac Console’s CM-J50 makes its first public appearance in the UK at PLASA Show 2024
United Kingdom – The 2024 PLASA Show will see the UK debut of Cadac Consoles’ CM-J50 digital audio mixer. Following the company’s recent announcement to shift production to the UK, Cadac Consoles will showcase the CM-J50 on stand E85 alongside Precision Audio Solutions, who played a central role in the CM-J50’s international beta testing program, and UK loudspeaker manufacturer Inspired Audio.
James Godbehear, Director of Marketing and Business Operations, explains: “We are delighted to be able to launch the CM-J50 in our domestic market and see the reaction it is generating. Having Precision Audio on the stand adds an extra dimension as visitors have the opportunity to ask questions of someone who has used the console in the real world. Our relationship with Andi Churchill and Precision Audio has been going since the launch of the CDC Six, and when the CM-J50 was ready for testing, Andi was one of my first phone calls.”
Andi Churchill, Managing Director of Precision Audio Solutions, continues: “When James called, I was immediately interested and keen to get involved. Before we sent the CM-J50 on tour, we spent six months thoroughly testing it in our warehouse; we tested everything from identifying software quirks to throwing it around the car park, loading and unloading it from vans and transporting it across the country. Despite Cadac accusing us of ‘breaking it’, the CM-J50 has withstood everything we’ve thrown at it. Over the last 18 months it has been used on over 250 shows, mainly with bands but also with the English Philharmonic Orchestra, handling up to 56 input channels and providing monitor mixes from FOH, so the desk has really been put through its paces.”
Churchill adds: “The rack end is also a big step forward, packed with features like fiber optic connections, a headphone amp, control screen and all the inputs and outputs you’ll ever need, all in such limited rack space. The CM-J50 itself is phenomenally easy to use and in my 20 years as a sound engineer, it really is the best sounding digital mixer I’ve ever heard.”
Godbehear concludes: “We are really looking forward to PLASA and the chance to discuss the CM system, our move to manufacturing in the UK and the next steps for Cadac.”