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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...
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The Strategy Behind Dolby Atmos for Live
If the launch of Dolby Atmos Music is a movement still in its infancy, then the introduction of Dolby Atmos for Live might be...
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...
Tours
New Solutions for Danny Elfman Tour
Emmy-winning sound engineer Paul Bevan switches to EMBRACE earmount mic to create a more natural sound for violin virtuoso Sandy Cameron.
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The Last Seat in the House: The Story of Hanley Sound
New book about one of the founders of modern live sound, the man who put together the system for Woodstock, by author John Kane,...
Live Sound
Meyer Sound Loudspeakers Enhance the Natural Ambience at Helsinki Airport’s “Aukio”
In contrast to the noise and bustle of most airport concourse lounges, Aukio provides an island of aural and visual serenity—high-quality and perfectly balanced...
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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: 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...
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ITU Resolution Benefits Wireless Microphone Operators
Joe Ciaudelli, Sennheiser’s director of spectrum affairs, was selected to be a member of the U.S. State Department delegation to the international Radiocommunication Assembly,...
Live Sound
David Byrne: Big Performance, Small Stage
These Days David Byrne Is Burning Down a More Intimate House — Broadway’s Hudson Theatre
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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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Mix Blog Live: Is It Live, Or Is It???
A few nights ago, some of my coworkers were discussing the song “Bad Guy” by Billie Eilish, the video for which has collected more...
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Mix Blog Live: Best Show Ever
I’m lucky to have a close-knit family and we often find excuses to get together, whether it be for a holiday, a birthday or...
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Mix Blog Live: The Expensive Seats Aren’t Always the Best
One of the issues that I deal with on a constant basis is making a P.A. sound good for the front rows of a...
Live Sound
L-Acoustics Helps Revamp Pittsburgh’s Legendary Roxian Theatre
Reopened Roxian Theatre features upcoming headliners including Snarky Puppy, Bruce Hornsby, Bad Religion, The Psychedelic Furs, Common, Avril Lavigne, and !!!
Live Sound
Amadeus Brings Immersive Sound to 5-Star Resort
The Domaine des Étangs “hotel resort” in France has a new Amadeus immersive sound system
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Mix Blog Live: No Excuses
I almost never have the luxury of touring with production, so on any given show there are a ton of variables in the P.A....
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Mix Blog Live: Resurrecting an Audio Dinosaur, Part 3
When last we left my Ampex 351 Audio Dinosaur, I had installed a newly rebuilt power supply, ensuring that all sections of the 351...
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Mix Blog Live: The Power of Chicken Nuggets
July 5, 2019, 11:30 P.M. Mountain Daylight Time I return to my hotel room after a gig at the Rialto Theatre in Tucson, Ariz....
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Mix Blog Live: Resurrecting an Audio Dinosaur, Part 2
At the close of the first episode of “Resurrecting an Audio Dinosaur,” my lovely Ampex 351 tape machine channel was alive and working—though I...
Live Sound
Allen & Heath at Coachella with Billie Eilish and Kanye West
Celebrated as a premier cultural event and arguably the most well-known music festival in the world, Coachella 2019 did not disappoint. According to Pollstar,...
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Mix Blog Live: Resurrecting an Audio Dinosaur
You’re looking at the electronics for a single channel of an Ampex 351 tape machine that was built in the early 1950s. Ampex manufactured...
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Mix Blog Live: Victor Jay Solotoff, 1945 – 2019
Brooklyn, N.Y., 1979 My friend John is a year ahead of me in the same school: John Dewey High School in Brooklyn. At the...
Live Sound
San Luis Obispo Performing Arts Center Upgrades With Allen & Heath
Allen & Heath dLive digital mixing system helps lead audio technician Robb Albrecht and his audio crew manage a busy schedule at Harold Miossi...
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Mix Blog Live: O Ware, O Where
The wheels of progress never stop grinding, especially when it comes to digital audio, so it’s no surprise when manufacturers of digital gear introduce...
Live Sound
Storstova Culture House Upgrades with EM Acoustics
Having first opened its doors in 1964, Storstova has hosted thousands of cinema shows and has been home to hundreds of performances of all...
Live Sound
Aerosmith Launches High-Tech Las Vegas Residency
“Aerosmith: Deuces Are Wild” launches at Park Theater at the new Park MGM resort
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Mix Blog Live: Formation, Transformation and Deformation
On April 17, 2019, one of my classes had the opportunity to participate in a very special event. Held in the Rotunda, Mercy Hall...
Live Sound
The New Sound of the Ryman Auditorium
Nashville’s Iconic Concert Venue Gets a Sonic Refresh from JBL
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Mix Blog Live: Cabot Theatre
This past week I visited the Cabot Theatre in Beverly, Mass., which opened on December 8, 1920, as a venue for vaudeville and silent...