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Mix Live Blog: 14 Days, 7 Countries, 10 Shows—On Tour with BÖC, Part 2
Mix contributor Steve La Cerra hits Europe with Blue Öyster Cult to mix and manage a whirlwind tour through Finland, Paris, Berlin and more.
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Craig Anderton’s Open Channel: If Cheating You Is Wrong, I Don’t Wanna Be Right
Craig asks, "What is 'cheating' in music?" The answer might depend on who you are, and your role.
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Blog: When Billy Joel was a Hassle
Before he became the Piano Man, Billy Joel cut his teeth in pop act The Hassles and the disastrous metal duo Attila—both of which...
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Mix Live Blog: 14 Days, 7 Countries, 10 Shows—On Tour with BÖC, Part 1
Mix contributor Steve La Cerra heads off to Europe with Blue Öyster Cult to mix and manage a whirlwind tour. Don't fear the Reaper—but...
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Craig Anderton’s Open Channel: Are We Having Fun Yet?
Some AI evangelists think musicians feel it's "not really enjoyable to make music." Craig sets 'em straight.
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Get Mix/Pro Sound News’ “Festival Sound 2025” Ebook Free!
The Mix/Pro Sound News “Festival Sound 2025” eBook takes you inside festivals around the world!
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Mix Live Blog: To Sleep, or Not to Sleep?
A FOH Engineer/TM's job is never done...even at the very end of the tour leg when they really need some shut-eye.
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Seen on the Scene: InfoComm 2025, Part 2
InfoComm 2025 was a hit in Orlando, Florida—here’s more of what we saw at the show!
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David Byrne Talks Sound in New Docu Series
David Byrne shares his insights on sound in “Sound is Fundamental,” the first episode of a new three-part online series, The Art of Sound....
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‘Buzz Me In’ — A Summer Beach Read for Those with Studio Tans
'Buzz Me In' features "tales of inspired performances, visionary engineering, needlessly destroyed equipment, pranks, drugs, government surveillance, fights, romance, sex and drugs. Yes, drugs...
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Seen on the Scene: InfoComm 2025, Part 1
InfoComm 2025 was a hit, packing the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Florida with exhibitors and attendees. Here's just some of what we...
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From The Editor: Talkin’ ’Bout My (Next) Generation
Young, old, emerging, experienced--the rise of immersive music mixing is affecting all kinds of pros and our event brought them together.
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David Lynch’s Audio Gear, Instruments Head to Auction
Often as unusual as the director himself, the late David Lynch's audio and music gear will be auctioned off in June.
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Mix Live Blog: Where’s My Credit Card??!
Heading to JFK Airport to start a two-week run of dates in the U.K. and Europe with Blue Öyster Cult seemed like a simple...
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Craig Anderton’s Open Channel: The Dopamine-Laced World of Gear Lust
Is “gear lust” just a clever phrase that caught on…or is there more to the story?
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From the Editor: A Voyage to the Vinyl Frontier
At Mix, we write about the start of music’s journey, but selling at a vinyl fair revealed a different part of the voyage.
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It’s the First Annual National Roadie Day
Today marks the first annual National Roadie Day, and if you didn’t know, don’t feel bad; we didn’t know until late in the day,...
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Mix Blog Live: The Mighty Wurlitzer at the “Showplace of the Tonawandas”
The 99-year-old Riviera Theatre has upgraded its console and P.A., and the audio improvements are noticeable, but the 75-year-old organ remains the star attraction.
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Mix Blog Live: Dumpster Diving? Crate Digging?
In which our intrepid live sound reporter visits a record store in Sacramento and walks out reminded once again why he loves music.
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Blog: It’s Raining Mics, Halleluiah!
If you're a live sound person, this might be the best thing you'll see all day—or it might be nightmare fuel.
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Editor’s Note: Speaking Truth on a Magical Day
You never really know how things will go when you wake up on the morning of a big show....
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Mix Live Blog: Pardon the Delay
File this one under “we almost didn’t make the gig.” Here’s the setup…
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Craig Anderton’s Open Channel: Did Someone Say “Workflow?”
As you navigate the maze of dizzying changes in studio technology, step back and ask yourself whether something encourages good workflow.
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Decidedly Improbable Pro Audio Gear Debuts
Around this time every year—on this very date, even—numerous products are launched that immediately raise not only expectations, but also eyebrows, questions and occasionally...
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Mix Blog: Ampex 351 Resurrection, The Sequel — Part 2: Rectifying an Age-Old Problem
After a few tweaks to bring the power connection up to modern AC standards, my refurb of a second Ampex 351 electronics module continues…
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Blog: Let’s Hear It for the Crews!
The show must go on. Downbeat at 7. That’s what drives a crew.
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Craig Anderton’s Open Channel: The New Gig Economy—Studio Edition
These days, artists have to do it all themselves and be their own manager, producer, mastering engineer, merch maven and more. How do we...
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Mix Blog: Ampex Resurrection, The Sequel
Can Steve La Cerra bring an Ampex 351 back to life? We'll find out—but the first stop is fixing that Death Cap!
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DJ / Producer Paul Oakenfold’s Gear Goes to Auction
DJ / producer Paul Oakenfold’s gear, awards, acetates and more will hit the auction block later this month.
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G-Eazy’s L.A. Home / Studio Hits The Market
Multi-platinum rapper G-Eazy has moved to the Big Apple, so his L.A. home—and studio—are going for $3.7 million.
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Mix Live Blog: A Birthday Look Back at the SM57 and SM58
Shure hits 100 this year, and in its honor, the Mix blog takes a look back at some of the company's best-known mics.
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Craig Anderton’s Open Channel: Strip-Mining the Emotion From Music
With the advent of digital audio, sound quality started to be confused with musical quality. Craig has some ideas on how to change that.
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Mix Blog: Who Wrote That? AI and Copyright Law
The Copyright Office released the second part of its Report on Copyright and Artificial Intelligence (“AI”), with a mix of good and uncertain news.
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What Would You Grab?
If I had 5 minutes, once family and pets are safe and in the car, what would I grab? Of all these “things” that...
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Tom’s Travels: Celebrating 40 Years With Apogee
For Mix co-editor Tom Kenny, the 2025 NAMM Show began the night before, with an annual—and this year, very special—kick-off party in Santa Monica....
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Seen on the Scene: NAMM 2025, Part 2
The NAMM Show 2025 is over, but what an event it was! Take a look at the gear, stats and more from across the...
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Nugen Maps the Wide World of Acoustic Spaces
Nugen Audio has created an interactive map on its website of places with unusual acoustic characteristics.
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Seen on the Scene: NAMM 2025, Part 1
Here’s just a handful of things we have seen at the 2025 NAMM Show so far.
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Mix Live Blog: When Things Go Wrong
I’m finding it difficult to come up with something meaningful to say in the wake of what’s going on in Southern California.
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Craig Anderton’s Open Channel: The AI Cesspool Has Arrived
Not only is the AI genie out of the bottle, the genie has acquired tactical nuclear weapons. Welcome to 2025.
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Mix Blog: If You Don’t Have It in Two Places…
Sometimes things are clichés because they're true.