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Mix Blog Live: Business as Unusual
Steve La Cerra jumped on a plane last week, headed for Pittsburgh on his first fly-date since the shutdown in March. The airports, he...
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Technology
Product of the Week: beyerdynamic Touring Gear Series Microphones
The Touring Gear Series of microphones has expanded with the addition of the TG D70 and TG 151. both dynamic models that work...
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Mix Blog Live: A Steep Climb
With The Met canceling its entire Fall Season, along with others across the country, it's looking more and more like mid- to late-2021 for...
Technology
Product of the Week: Mikme Pocket
This tiny wireless transmitter is designed to capture audio on the go, primarily for videographers, at up to 96k to a smartphone; its applications,...
Live Sound
Mix Blog Live: Which Group Am I In?
Steve La Cerra returned to school last week, and everything you've been reading about education during the pandemic is true; but he's making it...
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Mix Blog Live: Surviving Sturgis
To find out what concert one-offs are actually like these days, Steve La Cerra called a friend who mixed front of house in mid-August...
Technology
Product of the Week: Adamson IS219 Subwoofer
High-power, high-SPL, passive subwoofer can handle 3,200 watts continuous and is able to withstand peak power up to 12,800 watts... in case you ever...
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Mix Blog Live: We Need the Good Kind of PR
With uncertainty growing ever greater in the concert touring industry, Steve La Cerra finds that cluster parties and pop-up live events can be damaging...
Live Sound
Mix Blog Live: Check Your Wireless Inventory
As of July, time's up on the 600 MHz band for wireless system users, and Steve La Cerra looks at options out there as...
Technology
Product of the Week: Waves FIT Controller for eMotion LV1
Hands-on control for the Waves eMotion LV1 software-based mixing platform, with touch-sensitive, 100mm faders and 16 channel strips.
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Mix Blog Live: Flash Your Headlights
Steve La Cerra worked last weekend! And he found that while the logistics of prepping for a live "drive-in concert" were a bit nerve-racking,...
Technology
Product of the Week: Radial Engineering HotShot 48V
A simple, though powerful pedalboard device designed for silently switching a single microphone between two discrete outputs, while also supplying 48 VDC phantom power.
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Mix Blog Live: The Real Numbers
Steve La Cerra looks at a couple of surveys taken during the pandemic and is crushed to learn of the value the average consumer...
Technology
Product of the Week: RØDE Microphones Wireless GO
With the launch of Wireless GO, in the 2.4 GHz spectrum, RODE makes wireless setup for field recording, ENG and field production available to...
Live Sound
Mix Blog Live: Meet Me at the Drive-In
The hunger for live music is real, and with very few outlets outside of looking at a screen, artists and fans are turning to...
Technology
Product of the Week: Avantone Pro Kick
Innovative speaker-as-microphone delivers ultra-low-frequency response, capturing 50 Hz to 2 kHz through a 7-inch driver from the Pro CLA-10 studio monitor.
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Mix Blog Live: A Slice and a Coke
When the 2020 concert season was canceled, it left a lot of supporting businesses throughout the country in a tight spot, including some favorite...
Technology
Product of the Week: Lectrosonics DPR
The new plug-on wireless transmitter can be used with any mic or line-level source via standard XLR connector and can be used as a...
Technology
DPA 2028 Handheld Vocal Microphone
Smooth Off-Axis Response, Excellent Rejection, Clarity Throughout
Live Sound
Mix Blog Live: Hello, Boston!
This Friday’s live streaming concert by local favorites Dropkick Murphys, in a baseball stadium with no fans, will raise money for Boston-area nonprofits.
Technology
Product of the Week: Yamaha RIVAGE PM3 and PM5 Digital Mixing Systems
Yamaha has expanded the PM Series with the addition of the PM5 and PM3 digital mixing systems, including control surfaces, processing engines and 4.0...
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Mix Blog Live: Rise Up, New York!
The city of New York sure knows how to rally in times of adversity, from supporting front-line workers to helping the poor when they...
Technology
Product of the Week: Yorkville Sound Synergy SA221S Subwoofer
The new Yorkville Sound subwoofer, the Synergy SA221S, features dual 21-inch woofers and was designed to complement the SA153 full-range active loudspeaker.
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Mix Blog Live: The Quietest of Moments
You know that moment at a concert when the band is killing it, the emotions and movement winding along in sync, and the entire...
Technology
Product of the Week: Fuse Audio Labs VCL-515 Vintage Vari Mu Limiter
The VCL-515 Vintage Vari Mu Limiter plug-in is based on the Webster Electric WSC-515 tube limiter manufactured in the 1960s, but now features much...
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Mix Blog Live: Zooming High(er)-Quality Audio
Besides spending many weekends on the road at front of house, Steve La Cerra is an audio educator; over the the last month he...
Technology
Product of the Week: GIK Acoustics VISO Booth
The GIK Acoustics VISO Booth is designed for singers, songwriters, voice-over artists and podcasters who are looking to deliver a high-quality vocal performance wherever...
Live Sound
Mix Blog Live: A Concert in Your Living Room?
The coronavirus COVID-19 has essentially shut down the 2020 summer touring season—and cost Steve La Cerra his usual weekend gig. So are stay-at-home, "intimate"...
Technology
Product of the Week: Industry Support for Online Educational Needs
With schools and universities shut down, what's an audio student to do if they don't have the tools to work at home? Steve La...
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Mix Blog Live: Coronavirus Fallout
“All New York City Public Schools are closed.” When I hear those words, it usually means there’s a significant snowfall in the area and...
Technology
Product of the Week: Audix A152 Studio Reference Headphones
Audix is entering the headphone market by introducing its first four models, including the A152 Studio Reference Headphones With Extended Bass. The A152 is...
Live Sound
Mix Blog Live: What’s With the Tape on the C#?
Frustration with a show’s backline provider led to a couple trips back to the warehouse, an angry phone call and, ultimately, resolution. A normal...
Technology
Product of the Week: L-Acoustics Kara II
Based upon its successful Kara Line Array, L-Acoustics has introduced the Kara II Long Throw Line Source. Intended for use in a variable curvature...
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Mix Blog Live: Rack Toms for Everyone
When a Rack Tom channel on a rented digital console started showing up across multiple scribble strips during soundcheck, Steve La Cerra did everything...
Technology
Product of the Week: DiGiCo Quantum 338 Digital Mixing Console
At the NAMM Show in mid-January, DiGiCo unveiled the Quantum 338 Digital Mixing Console. Based on seventh-generation FPGA technology, the Quantum 338 is designed...
Technology
Austrian Audio OC818 Microphone Review
Large-Diaphragm Condenser With Post-Tracking Pattern Control
Technology
Product of the Week: Drawmer 1970 Dual FET Compressor/Preamplifier
Owing its heritage to the hugely successful 1960 Mic Preamp/Vacuum Tube Compressor, the 1970 Dual FET Compressor/Preamplifier from Drawmer expands on the feature set...
Technology
Mix Blog Live: TLC for an XK-1c
Steve La Cerra knows that after years on the road, gear can take a beating. So when possible, he likes to take out some...
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Mix Blog Live: Lessons From The Professor
Steve La Cerra mourns the loss of one of his real heroes, the drummer Neil Peart, who lived life with passion and grace, not...
Technology
Product of the Week: NEXO P+ Series P8 and P10 Point-Source Loudspeakers
NEXO is starting 2020 by expanding its P+ Series of point-source loudspeakers with the addition of the P8 and P10. Both models are designed...
Technology
Mix Blog Live: Resurrecting an Audio Dinosaur, The Final Chapter
The Ampex 351 was working, but relatively noisy, so Steve La Cerra started replacing tubes; he found that not all tubes are created equal.