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The Sound Company at Ground Zero on 9/11
When the Twin Towers came down on September 11, 2001, one sound company was particularly affected: RSA Audio of Edgewood, NY.
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Mix Live Blog: A Different Kind of Pollution
The new $184 million Acrisure Amphitheater in Grand Rapids, Michigan is at loggerheads with nearby residents over noise from the venue. Can they find...
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Queen, Beatles Mics and More Head to Auction
Microphones that captured crucial classic rock performances will hit the auction block in October.
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Dave Brubeck Studio Piano, Mic and More Head to Auction
Multiple items from the home studio of Jazz legend Dave Brubeck are hitting the auction block through mid-September.
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Inside Eventide’s Temperance Pro Modal Reverb
Reverb plug-ins are familiar audio tools that get familiar results, but Eventide’s new Temperance plug-in sidesteps the familiar, breaking new ground as a Modal...
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Mix Blog Live: Is Your Data Really Secure?
Storage, backups, file transfers and one-click copying-made-easy force artists to keep an eye—and heightened security—on unreleased tracks.
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Mix Live Blog: I Take It Personally
"At some point during the show, two-thirds of the right side of the P.A. system stopped working...."
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From the Editor: Fine Food and Great Music
Is it me or is there an unusually high correlation between the recording industry and the “foodie” industry?
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Craig Anderton’s Open Channel: Everybody’s Favorite Price — Free!
Free and “pay-what-you-want” audio software has evolved into a music production staple—but is free any good?
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Mix Live Blog: Madison Square Madness
Have you seen MSG's schedule? Steve has, and he's exhausted just thinking about it.
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Craig Anderton’s Open Channel: The Price of Pursuing Perfection
“Perfection” matters to our studio world in diverse ways...but perhaps music software tells us what we need to know about perfection.
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Mix Live Blog: Your Ticket to the World Cup
Many popular ticket scams have jumped from the concert world to the FIFA World Cup 2026—including "Ghost Tickets."
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The Lost Blog: Casino Rama Resort Entertainment Centre
Upgraded P.A., amps, cabling and audio backbone showcases an L-Acoustics K2 rig at its best, especially when supported by a top-notch tech team.
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Mix Live Blog: “Yes Epics, Classics and More” Tour, Leg 2
Perhaps better titled "Planes, Trucks and Rental Cars," our intrepid columnist embarks on a cross-continent tale of transport, legacy tours and thunderous nights on...
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Mix Blog: The Ultimate Audition Tape
A legendary recording engineer, a legendary band, a long lost audition tape, and a potentially explosive court case. Get ready for this one...
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From The Editor — Billy Joel and the Birth of Digital Recording
The career of Billy Joel and the development of digital recording uniquely paralleled each other, as both began in the 1960s and lurched forward...
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Mix Live Blog: Sticker Shock!
Reports of 'Blue Dot Fever' are widespread across the concert business, but what does it actually indicate?
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Craig Anderton’s Open Channel: Influencers—Reviewers or Manipulators?
Let’s take a deep dive into today’s front line of reviewers: the “influencers.”
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Jimmy Douglass Archive Heads to Auction
Mics, reels and more used for Aretha Franklin, Dr. Dre, Justin Timberlake and others will go under the hammer in a pair of online...
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Genesis, Zappa, Nirvana, Elvis, Alexander Dumble Gear Heads to Auction
The 'Music Icons' auction has 800 lots, including an Elvis stage-used microphone, Phil Collins' headphones and the contents of legendary amp designer Alexander Dumble's...
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Diving into The Sounds of Star Wars
Author J.W. Rinzler discusses working with legendary sound designer Ben Burtt on his book, The Sounds of Star Wars.
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Mix Live Blog: Rocking The Rock Legends Cruise XIII—Part 4
It's TM/FOH engineer Steve La Cerra's final day on the high seas with Blue Öyster Cult and the Rock Legends XIII Cruise....
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Seen on the Scene: NAB Show 2026
NAB Show 2026 is well underway, following Sunday’s opening day. Here’s just a little bit of what we’ve seen on the show floor!
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Craig Anderton’s Open Channel: The Seismic Hardware/Software Shift
After decades of software/hardware couples counseling, let’s step back and see how that relationship is faring.
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From The Editor — Thank You for the Music; It Sure Helped
I don’t get out to see shows nearly as much as I did back in the day....
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Mix Live Blog: Rocking The Rock Legends Cruise XIII—Part 3
When Blue Öyster Cult recently played a cruise, TM/FOH engineer Steve La Cerra wound up behind the drumkit. Why? Read on!
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Thoroughly Implausible 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 and questions. So...
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Hitmaker Paul Anka’s Home Hits The Market
The legendary singer/songwriter is putting his Westlake Village enclave, complete with private recording space, up for sale.
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Mix Live Blog: Rocking The Rock Legends Cruise XIII—Part 2
When Blue Öyster Cult recently played a cruise, it was all smooth sailing, right? Wrong—but that didn't stop the band or TM/FOH engineer Steve...
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Chris Gelin’s MacBook Prose: Input Audio, Output Emotion
Chicago mix engineer Chris Gelin rebuilt his entire studio around one rule: fewer parts, zero failure points. With OWC Docks at the heart of...
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Editor’s Note: So Many Ways to Make Music
The symbiotic relationship between Talent and Technology has always driven pro audio innovation, from the adoption of nonlinear editing to the expansion of the...
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Mix Live Blog: Rocking The Rock Legends Cruise XIII—A Gig Diary
Blue Öyster Cult recently took to the high seas to play the Rock Legends Cruise XIII and now FOH pro Steve shares the experience...
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Craig Anderton’s Open Channel: Turmoil: Guaranteed Fresh Daily!
Craig Anderton looks around at the industry and sensibly ponders a question on a lot of minds recently: "What the hell is happening?"
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Mix Blog: Peek Inside Mick Jagger’s Home Studio
A man's home is his castle—but Mick Jagger's home really IS a castle! Let's see what the famed frontman has inside his home studio.
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Craig Anderton’s Open Channel: And So the Backlash Begins…
For wisdom about AI in music...listen to those who matter—and I’m not even talking about the artists, but the listeners.
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Mix Blog: Eagles Fly High
Longevity is a precious commodity in the music business, a trait that eludes many (if not most) artists.
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Mix Live Blog : Packing for the Sub-Zero Tour
If you think it's cold where you are, you should hear about the place engineer Steve La Cerra and Blue Öyster Cult just played...
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Seen on the Scene: The Road to NAMM
Shortly before NAMM, artists, audio pros, influencers and more gathered at Larrabee Studios in North Hollywood for 'The Road to NAMM.'
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Mix Live Blog: Less Pollution in the RF Air
Masque Sound is the first company to supply Sennheiser’s Spectera wideband wireless system for a Broadway production—and this is a big deal.
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Seen on the Scene: NAMM 2026, Part 4
The NAMM Show 2026 was a hit, bringing with it hot new products, cool new events and more. Here’s just a handful of notable...
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Seen on the Scene: NAMM 2026, Part 3
The NAMM Show 2026 was a hit, bringing with it hot new products, cool new events and more. Here’s just a handful of notable...
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Seen on the Scene: NAMM 2026, Part 2
The NAMM Show 2026 was a hit, bringing with it hot new products, cool new events and more. Here’s just a handful of notable...