Southby Productions

05/06/2026

Excited to share that you can now hire Cedar DNS 8S Multi-channel Dialogue Noise Suppressors from our hire stock.

04/06/2026

What a privilege it’s been to work alongside Will Brown and SOFTMILK so far this year, providing a self-contained audio package for a variety of performances and showcases. We're delighted to be able to share some brilliant moments captured from a recent show on the run.

03/06/2026

A large prep going out the door yesterday in it's final stages. 9x DiGiCo consoles, 12x SD racks, 46x channels of IEM, 36x channels of Radio Mic, 2x Dual Redundant Playback systems, 270+ d&b Speakers and 120+ d&b Amplifiers.

01/06/2026

Can you record an acoustic instrument in a dry studio, using En-Space to inform the performance, subtly enhance the recording, and glue the final result together?

We were exploring exactly those questions with double bassist Marianne Schofield during her recording of *Balbulus* by José Manuel Serrano, for double bass and three pre-recorded double basses.

En-Space gave Marianne the acoustic environment to open up and play freely, with early reflections the room itself couldn't provide. The result is now installed and sounding absolutely incredible in our studio.

The answer, it turns out, is yes. 🎻

29/05/2026

One string. One channel. Infinite possibilities.

The outputs each string of an acoustic or electric guitar on its own discrete channel, unlocking a level of spatial processing we genuinely haven't heard before.

We got to explore exactly that with Icelandic guitarist Pétur Jónasson and composers from the in a private event at our studio, with musicians from bringing it all to life.

The guitar, reinvented. 🎸

27/05/2026

Multiple new Rupert Neve Designs OptoFET Dual Stage Compressors now in our Hirestock.

25/05/2026

The Gensler Research Institute's 2025 Immersive Entertainment & Culture Industry Report makes for compelling reading.

Immersive/interactive theatre is the runaway favourite format among audiences. 73% of immersive audiences are willing to travel to experiences that pique their interest. And 76% of respondents say there simply isn't enough immersive work in their area.

The demand is there. The question is who can deliver at the quality and scale audiences now expect.

Worth a read for anyone working in this space.
👉 https://www.gensler.com/gri/immersive-industry-report-2025

Explore the most comprehensive evaluation of the state of Immersive Experience available today, published in partnership by Gensler and the Immersive Experience Institute.

22/05/2026

In addition to lots of new speakers last week, we also took delivery of more DiGiCo in the shape of even more Quantum 326, Quantum 112 and many more SD Racks.

20/05/2026

New processing engine UNLOCKED!
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The DS110 brings expanded I/O options and full 96kHz processing with the same licenses and price. Built for

20/05/2026

It was a very busy week last week for our warehouse team unboxing pallets apon pallets of d&b audiotechnik including significant increases in GSL, KSL, SL Sub, XSL Sub, M4 and a whole host of point source. All ready for another busy summer season!