New Products
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...
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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...
New Products
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...
New Products
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...
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DPA 2028 Handheld Vocal Microphone
Smooth Off-Axis Response, Excellent Rejection, Clarity Throughout
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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.
New Products
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...
New Products
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...
New Products
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...
New Products
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...
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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"...
New Products
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...
New Products
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...
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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...
New Products
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...
New Products
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...
Reviews
Austrian Audio OC818 Microphone Review
Large-Diaphragm Condenser With Post-Tracking Pattern Control
New Products
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...
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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...
New Products
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...
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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.
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Mix Blog Live: Music for the Holiday Mood
Having a tough time staying in the holiday spirit? Here’s some music to lighten your mood, in no particular order… The Christmas Song, The...
New Products
Product of the Week: Behringer Wing Digital Mixing Console
The folks at Behringer have introduced a new digital mixing console called the Wing, a 48-channel, 28-bus desk with 24 motorized, 100mm faders. Onboard...
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Mix Blog Live: The Zombie Zone
What do you do when you show up to a gig and the mix position is, uh, less than desirable, and a bunch of...
New Products
Product of the Week: Appsys Pro Audio MVR-64 Multiverter
The MVR-64 from Appsys Pro Audio is a universal format converter for digital audio that could help solve some of your connectivity issues. It...
Live Sound
Mix Blog Live: A Legal Mess
The recent kerfuffle surrounding Taylor Swift singing her songs at the AMAs goes beyond a simple one-night performance, and the rights aren't as simple...
New Products
Product of the Week: Pliant Technologies MicroCom
Introduced at the AES Convention in New York City, MicroCom M is the newest wireless intercom system from Pliant Technologies. Intended for use in...
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Mix Blog Live: Why Does An Advance Have to Be So Difficult?
Voice on the phone: Is this Steve? Me: Yes. Hey I’m Curly Joe (not his real name). I’m doing sound for you on (date...
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Mix Blog Live: Resurrecting an Audio Dinosaur, Episode 4
Has it really been three months since we last visited the Ampex 351 Audio Dinosaur? I estimate that I’ve logged 200,000 miles since the...
New Products
Product of the Week: Clair Brothers C10-TrueFit Line Array Loudspeaker
The latest addition to the C-Series Loudspeakers line, the C10-TrueFit from Clair Brothers, is a mid-sized, passive line array element featuring a custom horizontal...
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Mix Blog Live: Newberry Opera House
Eighteen eighty-one, United States. President James Garfield is assassinated. Thomas Edison and Alexander Graham Bell form the Oriental Telephone Company. Billy the Kid escapes...
New Products
Product of the Week: Whirlwind Cab Driver
Here’s a really useful device from our friends at Whirlwind USA. The Cab Driver is a compact (4.75 W x 4.5 D x 2.5...
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Mix Blog Live: Back to the Future
Most audio engineers are familiar with the term snapshot memory, a method by which all (or at least most) of the settings of a...