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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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Mix Live Blog: My New Favorite Venue
Live sound blogger Steve La Cerra is back on the road mixing Blue Öyster Cult and has a brand-new favorite place to mix. Find...
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Mix Live Blog: Stone Knives and Bearskins, Epilogue
Did Steve La Cerra survive going back in time (metaphorically) to mix once again on an analog console?
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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 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 Live Blog: The Audio Community Has Spoken
Steve La Cerra takes a look at Waves' much-discussed move into subscriptions and what that might mean for users and the company going forward.
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Mix Live Blog: Southworst
Every live sound pro has survived their fair share of travel nightmares, but the experience never gets any easier.
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Mix Live Blog: Hang On to Your Antenna—Here Comes WMAS
Earlier this week, Sennheiser revealed its been developing a wireless technology that could be a game-changer for large-scale, multi-channel RF applications.
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Craig Anderton’s Open Channel: Profiles in Gear Lust
Gear. We love gear! But there are many different ways of loving gear—so let us count the ways.
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Mix Blog: VersoFest Returns With Expanded Audio Agenda
VersoFest, the music biz event hosted by Connecticut's Westport Library, will return in March with producers, musicians, panelists and more.
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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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Open Channel: You Matter. Yes, You.
Don’t believe anyone who tells you that musicians don’t matter, engineers don’t have any skills that can’t be acquired by choosing the right plug-in,...
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Blog: Why Awards Season Matters
Some cynics say they're glorified tchotchkes, but the truth is that awards matter -- here's why.
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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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Open Channel: Is the Race to the Bottom Over?
Is audio quality finally not just for sound professionals and audiophiles? Craig Anderton weighs in.
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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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Mix Live Blog: By the Students, For the Students
Veteran FOH engineer and pro-audio educator Steve La Cerra shares the story behind a recent Mercy College student showcase.
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Mix’s Top 20 Articles of 2022, Part 1
As 2022 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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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 Live Blog: Tour de France
Veteran FOH engineer/blogger Steve La Cerra is in France with Blue Öyster Cult, and is now very impressed with a new venue, Le Radiant.
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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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Open Channel: Why We Need to Re-Invent Documentation
Documentation can be the Achilles heel of any software—or its saving grace. But is there a better way to teach users?
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Mix Live Blog: A Big, Ugly Monster?
There's a lot to be said for the American Music Fairness Act, but those who oppose it have a strong argument, too. Who's right?
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Mix Live Blog: Off The Beaten Path
Tour travel can be a drag, but occasionally there's more -- much more -- to see of this big, gorgeous world beyond the alley...
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Blog: The Downfall & Redemption of the Old RadioShack SPL Meter
Were the old RadioShack SPL Meters as steadfast and trusty as we thought? Maybe. Is there something to be done about it? Absolutely, as...
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Open Channel: Warning—Stability Ahead
Craig Anderton discusses what we can learn about the current state of the music industry from our old, reliable friend, the op amp.
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Building Paul Massey’s Dolby Atmos Mix Room—Part 6: The Room on the Clouds
Bruce Black, project acoustic designer, documents the creation of Oscar-winning re-recording mixer Paul Massey's personal Dolby Atmos mix room.
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Building Paul Massey’s Dolby Atmos Mix Room—Part 5: The Inside (Room) Story
Bruce Black, project acoustic designer, documents the creation of Oscar-winning re-recording mixer Paul Massey's personal Dolby Atmos mix room.
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Open Channel: The Subscription Kerfuffle
Unhappy that your favorite recording software moved to a subscription model? You might be better off than you think.
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Open Channel: In Praise of Things That Destroy Music
With every new advancement in music technology comes a wave of outcry that music is being destroyed...but is it?
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Mix Blog: Naomi Judd, 1946 – 2022
The music world — particularly the country music community — is mourning the recent death of singer/songwriter Naomi Judd.
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Blog: This Summer Is Gonna Rock
Mix co-editor Tom Kenny explains why the return of live music this summer is gonna be awesome (and/or will rock).
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Mix Live Blog: Bugs!!!
FOH engineer/blogger Steve La Cerra caught a (technical) bug the other day—and then it traveled with him to other gigs.
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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: A Sigh of Relief After Mixing on the High Seas
FOH engineer/Mix blogger Steve La Cerra just returned from mixing Blue öyster Cult on Rock Legends Cruise IX, and it was an eye-opening experience.
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Open Channel: MIDI Two Point…Oh!
What’s most exciting about MIDI 2.0 is what we don’t know is most exciting about MIDI 2.0....yet.
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Mix Live Blog: Cyber Evil
This morning, when Steve La Cerra went to check his email, he was a little surprised to find 107 new messages.
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Mix Live Blog: Rule Number One
FOH engineer Steve La Cerra tries to make sense of the unfathomable in the wake of the Astroworld tragedy.
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Mix Live Blog: (Not) Everybody’s Working for The Weekend
What does the recently averted Hollywood labor strike say about the future of entertainment (including live sound)?
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Mix Live Blog: The Cameo Theater Reborn
FOH engineer Steve La Cerra shares his experience mixing opening night at Bristol, VA's Cameo Theater, a restored 500-cap venue from the 1920s.
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Open Channel: How the Loudness Wars Turned Guerrilla
Historians note that the Loudness Wars ended in the early 21st century. It was a step in the right direction…after which, some took a...
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Mix Live Blog: Protecting the Investment on Broadway
With the Delta Variant spiking around the country, tours and venues are quickly changing their pandemic-related entrance requirements, and that includes Broadway, as Mix...