Control Hire
Digital mixing consoles, stage I/O, wireless and in-ear monitor packages for hire — Brisbane and Queensland-wide.
Mixing console and control package hire for engineers, venues, production companies and touring acts across Brisbane & Queensland.
Control is the heart of the show — the consoles, stage racks, digital snakes, wireless and in-ear systems that connect the stage to the speakers. When you already have a PA or an engineer, or a rider specifies a particular desk, you don’t need a whole production — you need the right control package, prepared properly and working the moment it’s patched.
Apex Live Audio hires professional digital control packages built to touring standard: consoles engineers ask for by name, stage I/O with the channel count to match, and wireless systems coordinated so nothing drops out.
The problems we solve
- Touring engineers whose rider calls for a specific console the venue doesn't have.
- Venues with a decent house PA but an ageing or undersized desk that can't handle a big act.
- Production companies short on consoles, stage racks or wireless channels for a busy weekend.
- Multi-stage festivals needing separate FOH and monitor control on every stage with consistent gear.
- Wireless microphone and in-ear systems that clash, drop out or aren't legal on the frequencies used.
- Show files, patch lists and I/O that aren't ready when the engineer arrives, eating into soundcheck.
What we do / What's included
Digital Mixing Consoles
Front-of-house and monitor digital mixing consoles from leading professional manufacturers.
Stage Racks & I/O boxes
Stage racks and I/O boxes with the channel count to suit, and digital snakes or fibre for long runs.
Wireless & IEM Systems
Wireless microphone and in-ear monitor systems, with RF coordination and antenna distribution for multi-channel shows.
Microphone Packages
Professional microphone packages, DI boxes, and signal splitters tailored to your event requirements
Show File Preparation
Consoles delivered pre-loaded with your show file or built to your input list on request.
Multitrack Recording
Multitrack recording and virtual soundcheck interfaces. (see Live Multitrack Recording)
Professional Dry Hire
Dry hire to qualified engineers and production companies under our hire terms.
Technician Support
Optional system technician to deploy, patch and support the package for the show.
Do
- Get us involved as early as possible — the best outcomes come from system design done before the site plan is locked.
- Send the artist's technical rider and stage plot as soon as you have it, even if it's a draft.
- Tell us the audience size, venue layout and whether the event is indoors, outdoors or under a marquee.
- Confirm power availability and access times up front — these drive the schedule more than anything else.
Don't
- Book the PA on a per-speaker basis and hope it covers the room coverage is a design question, not a quantity question.
- Assume the venue's in-house system is suitable for a touring act; check the rider first.
- Leave the running order and changeover times until the week of the show.
- Skimp on monitors — if the band can't hear themselves, the audience hears it too.
Frequently asked questions
PA hire is the equipment. Production is the complete service — design, gear, engineers, crew, the advance with the artist and running the show. If you want one company responsible for the sound, this is the page.
Yes. Front-of-house and monitor engineers, system technicians and stage crew are part of the production package. If the artist tours with their own engineers, we provide the system, the system tech and support them.
That's where our history is. We've worked closely with international touring artists across many shows and are used to advancing riders, spec'ing to them and providing what's asked for or an approved equivalent.
From club and theatre shows through to festival main stages and outdoor concerts. Tell us the venue and audience size and we'll design accordingly.
Yes — multiple stages, changeovers, shared and separate control positions, and site-wide RF coordination.
Outdoor sites need proper system design for coverage and wind, weather protection for equipment, safe rigging or ground stacking, and delay towers where the audience area is deep. We plan all of it.
Often, yes — we can supply control, monitors, wireless and engineers to a house system, or supplement it. We'll assess it first and tell you honestly whether it will do the job.
As early as you can, particularly for peak festival season and weekends. Once the date is held we do the advance work with you in the lead-up.
Yes — we service all of Queensland. Regional and touring work is quoted with travel and accommodation included so there are no surprises.
Every show is quoted on the venue, audience, programme, crew and duration. Send us the details and the rider and we'll come back with a clear package price.
Planning a show, tour or event?
Tell us the venue, the date and the act, and we’ll put together the right package.