Live Gear
Social Distortion Goes Digital
Analog purists Social Distortion brought digital into the mix on its current tour with the arrival of a DiGiCo desk in monitorworld.
DiGiCo
Live Sound
Billy Strings: Blowing Up with Bluegrass
There aren’t many bluegrass artists headlining arenas these days, but Billy Strings isn’t just any bluegrass artist.
New Products
Mix Tech: New Mixer Round-Up
Mix looks at some of the more recent updates and announcements in the live-sound console world.
Blog
23 Pro Audio Companies to Watch in 2023, Part 1
Mix’s selection, listed in alphabetical order, of 23 pro audio companies to keep an eye on in 2023.
Live Sound
Hard Rock Live Sacramento Rolls Out Audio System
The Hard Rock Live Sacramento has a new audio system designed by Scéno Plus and implemented by Clair Global.
Live Sound
On The Road With Wu-Tang Clan, Nas & Busta Rhymes
Hip-hop legends Wu-Tang Clan, Nas and Busta Rhymes shredded the sheds with beats, bars and the big sound of a brand-new PA.
Live Sound
Keeping the Crowd in a Billy Joel State of Mind
With 160 million albums sold, these days Billy Joel focuses on live performances, all of which are mixed by longtime FOH engineer Brian Ruggles...
Live Sound
Cover Story: Kenny Chesney—Taking Here and Now to Another Level, Part 2
In Part 2, we explore the monitors and miking on the biggest tour of 2022—Kenny Chesney's 41-date "Here and Now" stadium tour.
New Products
DiGiCo Quantum338T Console Launched
DiGiCo used last week’s AES 2022 convention to unveil the latest in its range of theatre-targeted Quantum consoles—the Quantum338T.
Live Sound
Incubus Returns to the Road
Incubus spent the summer touring with Clair Global, a massive L-Acoustics rig and guitarist Mike Einziger’s Mixhalo platform.
Live Sound
What OneRepublic Did On Its Summer Vacation
After a pandemic pause and years of one-offs and short runs, OneRepublic returned to the road this summer with a full-fledged tour supported by...
Live Sound
Cover Story: Inside The Stadium Tour, Part 2 — Def Leppard
Mötley Crüe and Def Leppard co-headlined The Stadium Tour this summer, playing to 1.1 million fans with the help of Clair Global and an...
Live Sound
Cover Story: Inside The Stadium Tour, Part 1—Mötley Crüe
Mötley Crüe and Def Leppard co-headlined The Stadium Tour this summer, playing to 1.1 million fans with the help of Clair Global and an...
Live Sound
Keeping Duran Duran’s Live Sound Wild
Duran Duran just finished its US tour leg, part of a 2022 journey that will culminate at the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame...
Live Sound
Rage Against the Machine Returns to the Road
Rage Against The Machine tore across the U.S. this summer, relishing its return to the road with the live sound help of Eighth Day.
Live Sound
Miking Mathematics on the Move with Ed Sheeran
Ed Sheeran's Mathematics stadium tour has been circling the globe with long-time production company, Major Tom, in tow.
Live Sound
On The Road with Pearl Jam
Pearl Jam has been on the road since May with the help of Rat Sound Systems and Britannia Row.
New Products
DiGiCo S-Series Consoles Get V3 Software Update
DiGiCo has released its Version 3.0 software update for its small-footprint S-Series consoles.
Live Sound
Living It Up Live With Dua Lipa
Dua Lipa's second album, Future Nostalgia, came out just as the pandemic began; two years, six singles and a Grammy later, she's taking a...
Featured
Austin’s Legendary Antone’s Updates Its Mix Position
The classic blues venue now has the most cutting-edge console for front of house and monitors.
Live Sound
Jazmine Sullivan Hits the Road with Clair
Tonderick “TW” Watkins is manning Jazmine Sullivan’s FOH mix on one of her tour’s two DiGiCo SD12 96 consoles supplied by Clair Global.
Recording
24th Annual AudioMasters Nashville Benefit Golf Tournament Starts Thursday
The 24th AudioMasters Nashville Benefit Golf Tournament kicks off tomorrow at the Harpeth Hills Golf Course in Nashville, TN.
Live Sound
KFC Yum! Center Updates Audio Systems
Louisville’s main sports arena, the KFC Yum! Center, recently updated its house system.
Live Sound
Eddie Vedder’s ‘Earthling’ Tour Blasts Off
RAT Sound tackled audio duties for the recent solo tour of Pearl Jam frontman Eddie Vedder, supporting his new album, 'Earthling.'
Live Sound
SES Hits the Road with Joe Bonamassa
Blues master Joe Bonamassa just wrapped up a six-week return to the road with Special Event Services providing audio gear for each stop.
Live Gear
DiGiCo, d&b Beat Latency for 5G Festival’s Remote Music Performance
More than 20 musicians were able to perform together remotely via DiGiCo and d&b Soundscape equipment during the 5G Festival.
Live Sound
Going All-In for George Strait “Strait to Vegas” Shows
Spectrum Sound is providing a d&b audiotechnik KSL system for George Strait's in-the-round residency at Las Vegas' T-Mobile Arena.
Live Gear
Spectrum Sound Doubles Down on DiGiCo
Longtime Nashville live sound provider Spectrum Sound has added multiple Quantum7, Quantum338 and Quantum225 desks to its inventory.
Business
DiGiCo, d&b audiotechnik Partner on Soundscape Integration
d&b audiotechnik and DiGiCo have partnered to implement control of d&b’s Soundscape on DiGiCo consoles.
Live Sound
The Journey of ‘Jagged Little Pill’
While Broadway's 'Jagged Little Pill' closed in December, the musical received 15 Tony Award nominations, including one for its sound design.
Live Sound
KFC Yum Center Arena Slam-Dunks Sound Upgrade
Louisville’s KFC Yum! Center recently updated its audio system, updating the house system and a newly expanded video production facility.
Live Sound
Minnesota Orchestra Dives into DiGiCo
Orchestra Hall in Minneapolis, the home of the Minnesota Orchestra, recently got a trio of DiGiCo mixing systems for use throughout the facility.
Live Sound
Philadelphia’s Kimmel Center Upgrades with an Eye to the Future
Bauder Audio Systems supplies the PAC with a DiGiCo Quantum338 console, SD-Racks and 4REA4 processor.
Live Sound
3 Doors Down Rolls Out with Special Event Services
3 Doors Down hit the road this summer to mark the 20th anniversary of its debut album, with Special Event Services providing audio production.
news
DiGiCo Names New Managing Director
DiGiCo has named Austin Freshwater—its general manager since 2017—to the role of managing director.
Live Sound
Bringing Avatar’s Death Metal to Life on Tour
Death metal faves Avatar hit the U.S. this fall, tearing up theaters and festivals along the way—FOH man Erik Rogers tells all
news
Sound Devices Acquired by Audiotonix
Sound Devices has been acquired by Audiotonix, parent company to Allen & Heath, Calrec, DiGiCo, DiGiGrid, Group One, KLANG and SSL.
Live Sound
Masque Sound Returns to the Muny
St. Louis' The Muny, America’s oldest and largest outdoor musical theater, presented five productions this past summer with audio by Masque Sound.
Live Sound
Hella Mega Yeah! Behind the Audio of the Summer’s Biggest Tour
Green Day, Fall Out Boy and Weezer brought the rock—and the most surprising FOH console of the year—on the road this summer.
Live Sound
Stadium Shows Return With Illenium
On July 3, Illenium held the first stadium concert of the pandemic—here's how it came together in just five weeks.
Live Sound
Britannia Row Heads Back Outdoors for Anne-Marie Set
Britannia Row Productions marked its return to outdoor live music in the UK when it tackled a live set during the 2021 Pirelli British...
Live Gear
Back on the Road! Live Sound Gears Up for Reopening
Tour sound production teams haven’t been idle these past 15 months, and now they’re packed and ready to roll.