Mix Live Blog: Southworst
Every live sound pro has survived their fair share of travel nightmares, but the experience never gets any easier.
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Every live sound pro has survived their fair share of travel nightmares, but the experience never gets any easier.
DiGiCo's DiGiCo Quantum 225 was designed to bring the power of Quantum to a compact work surface.
Earlier this week, Sennheiser revealed its been developing a wireless technology that could be a game-changer for large-scale, multi-channel RF applications.
FOH engineer/audio professor Steve La Cerra tested the new Audix A127 condenser microphone in both live sound and studio settings.
Meyer Sound's 2100-LFC is a powered subwoofer employing a single 21-inch driver delivering a frequency response from 125 Hz down to 30 Hz.
Despite the promise of high-res streaming, the sad truth is that for many listeners, the last step in the signal chain is Bluetooth; thankfully,...
Alcons Audio's QRP40/90 is a passive, two-way, point-source column system with high-Q directivity for controlled projection.
The Wormhole from DrAlienSmith is an electret condenser microphone that has a six-foot, airtight hose attached to the front of the capsule!
On the road with Blue Oyster Cult, Mix blogger/FOH engineer Steve La Cerra and company touched down in Florida's famed The Villages.
Jeff Beck's career was built not only on his wild guitar work but also his drive to surround himself with top players.
Watching New Year's Eve on TV with family is always a bit of an adventure because I like to gauge their opinion of whether...
The PBS documentary 'Bombshell' brings insight into how 1940s Hollywood starlet Hedy Lamarr invented the precursor to the modern frequency hopping technology used in...
Veteran FOH engineer and pro-audio educator Steve La Cerra shares the story behind a recent Mercy College student showcase.
Lectrosonics has announced the M2Ra Digital Wireless Monitor Receiver, the newest addition to its M2 Duet Digital series of wireless monitor gear.
Clarity Vx from Waves is a new plug-in designed to help reduce or eliminate unwanted noises that can creep into a mix via mic...
Developed in collaboration with DPA Microphones, Ambient Pro IEMs from JH Audio add a new twist to in-ear monitoring.
Veteran FOH engineer/blogger Steve La Cerra is in France with Blue Öyster Cult, and is now very impressed with a new venue, Le Radiant.
Rational Acoustics recently announced the release of Smaart v9, a major version upgrade to the acoustic measurement software platform.
“One vocal mic, and one guitar mic or mic on the guitar amp. How can you screw this up?”
Sony Pro Audio doesn't announce a new mic everyday, so we're taking a closer look at the Sony C-80 Condenser Microphone.
Blue Öyster Cult just marked its 50th anniversary. La Cerra, live sound engineer for three of the band's five decades, looks back.
Veteran live sound pro Steve La Cerra puts ASI Audio's unique 3DME BT G2 Active Ambient In-Ear Monitoring System to the test in this...
There's a lot to be said for the American Music Fairness Act, but those who oppose it have a strong argument, too. Who's right?
Metric Halo has announced hardware upgrade kits for the ULN-8, LIO-8/4p, and LIO-8 multichannel audio interfaces.
In Part 2 of our review, we discover what happens when binaural mixes created with L-ISA Studio are transferred to an immersive playback system...
Veteran live sound pro Steve La Cerra dives into L-Acoustics' L-ISA Studio 2.4 software to create an immersive sound experience.
The market for the resale of audio gear took a huge leap forward recently with the announcement of the Sweetwater Gear Exchange.
There's two new additions to Fulcrum Acoustic’s CCX compact coaxial speaker line—the CCX8 Series and the CCX 15 Series.
Tour travel can be a drag, but occasionally there's more -- much more -- to see of this big, gorgeous world beyond the alley...
Just announced by Plugin Alliance is the NEOLD U17, a plug-in compressor based on a rather obscure hardware unit manufactured in the 1950s.
The unemployment rate has been 3.5 percent for months, causing job vacancies everywhere—and that in turn is affecting every part of touring.
The summer festival season is back in a big way, as Steve La Cerra reports, though he adds that if you are working...
Announced this week by the folks at GIK Acoustics, the Sound Block collection is a unique, modular system of acoustic panels.
For the first time, the CMA Festival banned display of the Confederate flag on festival grounds. My reaction when I heard the news? What...
FOH engineer/Tour Manager Steve La Cerra checks in with his latest tale of getting from Point A to Point B without losing his band,...
Rolling out just in time for the NAMM Show is the new 3000 Series Wireless In-Ear Monitor System from Audio-Technica.
The music world — particularly the country music community — is mourning the recent death of singer/songwriter Naomi Judd.
Patch XT is a 96-in/96-out digitally controlled patch bay, providing digital control over analog patching without unnecessary A/D or D/A conversion.
FOH engineer/blogger Steve La Cerra caught a (technical) bug the other day—and then it traveled with him to other gigs.
Shure has unveiled the KSM11, a new premium condenser microphone capsule for use with its top-shelf wireless systems.
Scheduled to be unveiled next week at NAB is the Model 5304 Intercom Station from Studio Technologies.
Taking a break from the road, Steve La Cerra discovers that Andy Griffith — yes, that Andy Griffith — could really lay it down.