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Craig Anderton’s Open Channel: Living With Uncertainty
There's a lot of uncertainty facing the pro audio industry, coming at it from many angles at once -- but is that a bad...
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Mix Live Blog: Help Wanted…But Not Found
Even after a year of post-pandemic touring, finding experienced pros is still a challenge.
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Blog: Building The ‘Mix Nashville: Immersive Music Production’ Event
Tom Kenny shares some of what it takes to put together a breakthrough event like the upcoming Mix Nashville: Immersive Music Production.
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Craig Anderton’s Open Channel: Does AI Stand for “Attorneys Incoming”?
Last September, I wrote an Open Channel about AI. Is it too soon to revisit the topic? Well, AI is reshaping the world at...
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Mix Nashville: Immersive Music Production Announces First Panels
Mix Nashville: Immersive Music Production, taking place on Saturday, May 20, 2023, has announced its first programming offerings!
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Mix Live Blog: Stone Knives and Bearskins
My, how times have changed. I’m advancing a show where we’ll be using an analog console at FOH and possibly one for monitors. Yikes.
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MIX SIDEBAR: Take Me to the Rink—The Surprise Creation of Talking Heads’ “Big Band”
FOH engineer Frank Gallagher's stories are always headed somewhere unexpected—like this one, which starts off in late-Seventies New York City.
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Mix Blog: (Re)Discovering Why I Love Music
I’ve had a whole lot of fun listening to music lately, and it all started about three or four months ago...
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Mix Live Blog: Jeff Beck’s Drum Shop?
Jeff Beck's career was built not only on his wild guitar work but also his drive to surround himself with top players.
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Mix Live Blog: New Year’s Eve Live…Or Is It?
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...
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Open Channel: The Future’s So Bright, I Gotta…Write About It
Craig Anderton feels music, and the general population, are reaching a tipping point—find out what it is.
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Innovations: Sound Devices’ SpectraBand
Sound Devices CEO Matt Anderson discusses the creative process behind the company's evolving SpectraBand line.
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Last Week in Nashville: Tuesday
Tom Kenny's epic travels through Nashville continue, as he scopes out Curb and Starstruck Studios, Belmont University and very respectable Mexican food at Nada.
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Mix Blog: The Personal Touch
Exploring the career of Dave Stewart—from Eurythmics to recording on Paul Allen's superyacht, he's kept it real every step of the way.
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Mix Live Blog: I Was ‘That Guy’
“One vocal mic, and one guitar mic or mic on the guitar amp. How can you screw this up?”
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Mix Live Blog: Where Have All the Workers Gone?
The unemployment rate has been 3.5 percent for months, causing job vacancies everywhere—and that in turn is affecting every part of touring.
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Open Channel: Vintage Gear Emulations
Craig Anderton ponders, "Why is there a fascination with vintage gear, anyway?"
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Vinyl’s Hot, But Who’s Buying All Those Records?
Vinyl records are selling better than they have in 30 years -- but who the heck is buying all those albums?
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Mix Blog: Pardon Me, I Didn’t Know You Strang
Taking a break from the road, Steve La Cerra discovers that Andy Griffith — yes, that Andy Griffith — could really lay it down.
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Spring Fever (I Got It Bad)
Mix co-editor Tom Kenny ruminates over a burning desire to go out and do stuff that is only exacerbated by the return of trade...
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Mix Live Blog: Finding Fire in a Bottle
With massive sanctions in effect against Russia due to the war in Ukraine, the supply of vacuum tubes is dwindling fast. Enter stage right:...
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Mix Live Blog: Higher Road Expense
FOH engineer/Mix blogger Steve La Cerra discovers another surprise side-effect of the pandemic: More concert security.
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Record Store Day Book Traces Vinyl’s Return from the Dead
'Record Store Day: The Most Improbable Comeback of the 21st Century' traces the remarkable return of vinyl records over the last 15 years.
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What To Get A Live Sound Roadie for the Holidays, 2009—Part 4: The Letter from ‘Mom’
Every year at Pro Sound News, we run a story on what to get your favorite live sound roadie for the holidays.
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What To Get A Live Sound Pro For the Holidays – 2007 Edition
There is one question that plagues all live sound professionals, and that is "What do you get your fellow roadie for the holidays?" After...
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