The Wire
Seven Feathers Casino Resort Receives Smashing Audio From EAW®
Resort’s Outdoor Concert Venue Relies on Brand’s ADAPTive PA System, Stage Monitors and Speakers
Live Sound
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.
New Products
Avid Launches Venue Stage 48 for Live Sound
Avid pares back the Stage 64 Stage Rack to a 48 mic-preamp version that hits a more affordable price point.
The Wire
DPA Microphones Creates Killer Audio for ‘The Killers’ Fall Tour
FOH Engineer Kenny Kaiser and Monitor Engineer Marty Beath Rely on DPA’s Live Sound Solutions
The Wire
Pliant® Technologies Appoints Vision2 West Marketing as Southern California Manufacturers’ Representative
AUBURN, AL, NOVEMBER 29, 2022 – Pliant Technologies, a leading provider of professional wireless intercom solutions, has appointed Vision2 West Marketing as their Manufacturers’...
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MESA/Boogie Unveils New Badlander 25 Head and 1×12 Combo
NASHVILLE, NOVEMBER 22, 2022 ― From humble beginnings to worldwide recognition, MESA/Boogie® has remained the original boutique Home of Tone, hand-crafting amplifiers of uncompromising...
The Wire
DJ White Shadow Crafts On-the-go Hits for Industry Superstars With KRK GoAux
GRAMMY® Award-winning Producer and DJ Tests Brand’s New Portable Monitors in the Studio and on the Road
New Products
HH Electronics TNA Line Array System Debuts
HH Electronics has launched its new TNA Active Line Array system, intended for ground-stacked and flown use.
Live Sound
The Killers On The Loose: Brandon Flowers & Co. Tour The World
Alt rock legends The Killers have returned to the road this year, circling the globe with FOH engineer Kenny Kaiser and a slew of...
The Wire
DPA Microphones Presented With Prestigious Danish Sound Award
Company Selected from Among Many of the Nation’s Innovative Audio Brands
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...
The Wire
Christ Community Church Unveils EAW® Anna Adaptive Loudspeaker System Upgrade
3-Way Full-Range Array Delivers Complete Coverage with Outstanding Fidelity
Live Sound
French Space Pop Touches Down in U.S.
French space-pop group L'Impératrice has been touring the world with FOH/monitor engineer Antoine Guyonnard and a variety of Allen & Heath desks in tow.
The Wire
Legendary Maestro Brand Releases Next Five Pedals for Endless Sonic Exploration
Introducing Five New Pedals from the Founder of Effects
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.
Live Sound
Cover Story: Kenny Chesney—Taking Here and Now to Another Level, Part 1
Kenny Chesney’s 2022 tour, mixed by legendary FOH engineer Robert Scovill, marked the return of stadium shows this year, as the country superstar played...
Blog
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.
The Wire
Pliant® Technologies Showcases New CrewCom Control Unit, CCU-08, at LDI 2022
New Hardware Provides Up to Eight Channels of 4-Wire Intercom I/O for Larger Scale Deployments and Events
Business
U2/Led Zep Monitor Engineer Dave Skaff Passes at 63
A consummate live sound engineer who mixed everyone from U2 to Led Zeppelin to Barbra Streisand, Dave Skaff died last week at the age...
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.
The Wire
Oxbow Riverstage Offers World Class Sound Quality With EAW® Adaptive Audio Speaker System
Anya Loudspeaker and Otto 3-Way Full-Range Array Module Provide Complete Coverage and Unrivaled Flexibility at Outdoor Festival-style Venue
New Products
AES NY: Shure Shows AD600 Axient Digital Spectrum Manager
Successor to AXT600 equipped with real-time scanning, large color display and 174 MHz to 2 GHz tuning range.
Blogs
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?”
The Wire
DPA Microphones Creates Powerful Audio for Lorde’s ‘Solar Power’ Tour
Mixing Engineer Philip J. Harvey Relies on Brand’s Vocal, Headset and Instrument Mics for Accurate, High-quality Audio
The Wire
Pliant® Technologies Showcases New CrewCom Control Unit, CCU-08 at NAB New York 2022
New Hardware Provides Additional I/O for Larger Scale Deployments
The Wire
Wisycom Debuts its MTP61 Multiband Transmitter at AES New York 2022
Company’s Smallest, Most Advanced Multiband Transmitter Features Advanced Linear Technology, Remote Control Functionality and Embedded Recording
Blog
Mix Live Blog: 50 Years Ago…
Blue Öyster Cult just marked its 50th anniversary. La Cerra, live sound engineer for three of the band's five decades, looks back.
Live Sound
BeachLife Ranch Festival Gets Streamed
When Volume.Com decided to stream live from the recent BeachLife Ranch Festival in L.A., the audio team turned to Allen & Heath desks.
The Wire
NUGEN Audio Heads Back to AES/NAB New York With Array of Immersive Audio Plug-ins
Company Spotlights New Halo Vision Analysis Suite for Surround Workflows, Paragon/Paragon ST and Updates to SigMod
Live Sound
In This Moment Rolls Through Red Rocks
FOH engineer Brian Hardaswick has been mixing In This Moment on an Allen & Heath dLive system throughout the group’s 2022 tour, including a...
The Wire
Pliant® Technologies’ CrewCom Delivers Clear, Easy-to-use Communication Solution for Iglesia Comunidad de Fe
Innovative Wireless Intercom System Provides Complete Coverage With Rock-solid Signal for Miami-based House of Worship
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...
New Products
Avid VENUE 7.1 Debuts On-Desk Waves SoundGrid Integration
Avid’s new VENUE 7.1 software provides access to Waves plug-ins directly from the S6L control surface without requiring an additional host computer.
The Wire
Austrian Audio On The Road With Bon Jovi
FOH engineer Bill Sheppell & recording engineer Obie O’Brien tout the Austrian Audio OD505 use on stage
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...
Business
Skan Acquired By Britannia Row, Clair Global
UK-based sound provider Skan is the latest addition to the Clair Global family of companies.
The Wire
ACT Entertainment Acquires Ultimate Support Systems
Advancing the Company’s Mission of Providing Top-tier Products to the Industry
New Products
Rational Acoustics Sets Smaart V9 Launch with New Features, Editions
Rational Acoustics will release its long-awaited Smaart V9 acoustic test and measurement software on September 27, 2022.
The Wire
Rogers Centre Knocks it out of the Park with new EAW® PA System
QX Series Loudspeakers’ Small Footprint and Big Sound ‘Goes Yard’ at the Home of the Toronto Blue Jays
Live Gear
L-Acoustics L-ISA Studio 2.4 Software – A Real-World Review, Part 2
In Part 2 of our review, we discover what happens when binaural mixes created with L-ISA Studio are transferred to an immersive playback system...
Live Gear
Mixing Dance Gavin Dance Live
FOH engineer Travis Wade has been on the road this year with post-hardcore act Dance Gavin Dance and an A&H dLive S5000 desk.
Live Gear
L-Acoustics L-ISA Studio 2.4 – A Real-World Review, Part 1
Veteran live sound pro Steve La Cerra dives into L-Acoustics' L-ISA Studio 2.4 software to create an immersive sound experience.