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Craig Anderton’s Open Channel: The State of AI (as of This Millisecond)
If consumer acceptance is any indication, AI fails at the big picture. However, it also has real potential in the studio for accelerating workflow.
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Mix Blog: The Wide Range of Remotes
The true meaning of “remote” involves going out to where the people are and then sending the result out to the world.
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Mix Live Blog: “I’m On My Way Home”
FOH engineer/Mix contributor Steve La Cerra looks back at six weeks on the road, touring through Europe with Jon Anderson & The Band...
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Mix Live Blog: Mixing Inside The Glasshouse International Centre for Music
Mix blogger/FOH engineer Steve La Cerra mixed at The Glasshouse International Centre for Music in the UK and liked what he saw—and heard!
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Mix Live Blog: Update That Firmware!!
One of the rules of being on tour is never do a firmware update on the road. And then comes that one night when....
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Craig Anderton’s Open Channel: The Collapse of Artistic Ambition
Sometimes we can lower our ambitions without even realizing it; recalibrating them, however, can remind you why they matter so much.
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Mix Blog: The Only Thing We Have to Fear…
Few things grab a hold of us like Fear—Fear with a capital F. It makes us scream in a movie theater, grumble when we...
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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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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 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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Inside AKG’s Wallet-Friendly, Eco-Friendly, Ear-Friendly C-Series Microphones
AKG is launching its new C-Series microphones—three attainable, stylish mics that deliver that classic AKG sound but also look great on camera.
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Mix Live Blog: Don’t Toss That Old Computer Just Yet!
Steve would love to throw his old laptops away, but can't—and it's not because of nostalgia either.
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John Paul Jones’ Studio Gear Heads to Auction
Led Zeppelin bassist/producer John Paul Jones is cleaning out his studio and sending dozens of outboard units, amplifiers, speakers and more to auction.
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Craig Anderton’s Open Channel: Has Music Technology Made Us…Lazy?
Is AI making your production work effortless, less effort or no effort?
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Mix’s Top 20 Articles of 2025, Part 5: The Final Four!
As 2025 comes to a close, we’re counting down our most popular articles of the year, as chosen by YOU, the readers of Mix!
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Mix’s Top 20 Articles of 2025, Part 4: 8-5
As 2025 comes to a close, we’re counting down our most popular articles of the year, as chosen by YOU, the readers of Mix!
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Mix’s Top 20 Articles of 2025, Part 3: 12-9
As 2025 comes to a close, we’re counting down our most popular articles of the year, as chosen by YOU, the readers of Mix!
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Mix’s Top 20 Articles of 2025, Part 2: 16-13
As 2025 comes to a close, we’re counting down our most popular articles of the year, as chosen by YOU, the readers of Mix!
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Mix’s Top 20 Articles of 2025, Part 1: 20-17
As 2025 comes to a close, we’re counting down our most popular articles of the year, as chosen by YOU, the readers of Mix!
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Pro Audio In Memoriam 2025
From producers of classic hits known the world over to company founders who created gear that we use every day, these were among the...
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From The Editor: You Can’t Buy Vibe
You can spend millions amassing the best recording equipment ever made if you want, but you can’t buy vibe.
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The Mix 2025 Gift Guide
It’s halfway through December and you still haven’t gone shopping for that audio pro in your life....
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Mix Blog: All I Want for Christmas…
Auctions of music-related memorabilia, from guitars to demo tapes, are becoming top draws for collectors and those looking for alternative investments, but will they...