Live Gear
British Music Embassy Rocks at SXSW
The British Music Embassy Cedar Street Courtyard at SXSW this year was outfitted with a phalanx of Allen & Heath dLive consoles.
Live Sound
The Wire
DPA Microphones Gives Back to Live Industry With New “We Love Live” Campaign
“Sharing is Caring” Social Media Competition Designed For Industry Friends to Share Winnings
Blogs
Mix Live Blog: Higher Road Expense
FOH engineer/Mix blogger Steve La Cerra discovers another surprise side-effect of the pandemic: More concert security.
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.
Live Sound
The Oak Ridge Boys Roll and Little River Band Flow with Avantis Desks
Nashville's Brantley Sound recently set up both the Little River Band and the Oak Ridge Boys with Allen & Heath Avantis desks for live...
The Wire
Insights In Sound – Michael Lawrence, Live Sound Engineer (Episode 63)
Building community is what it’s all about, and Michael Lawrence is a master at it. Signal-to-Noise co-host, Smaart guru, Live Sound engineer, mentor, and...
Live Sound
Bon Iver Puts L-ISA Processor II to the Test with 7.1 Immersive Concert
A pair of Bon Iver concerts in Los Angeles marked the first official deployment anywhere of L-Acoustics’ 3D audio processing engine, the L-ISA Processor...
Blog
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.
Live Sound
Riverside, CA’s Harvest Christian Fellowship Updates Audio
Harvest Christian Fellowship in Riverside, CA recently updated its audio system with a new d&b audiotechnik loudspeaker system.
Live Sound
South Africa’s Rivers Church Updates HOW Audio
Rivers Church, one of the fastest-growing congregations in South Africa, recently worked with Stage Audio Works to update its audio system.
Live Sound
Dan + Shay Tour Takes ‘Good Things’ On Tour
PRG provided audio, video, and lighting systems for the latest tour by country stars Dan + Shay, backing their 'Good Things' album.
Live Sound
AtlasIED Dove into The Cove
New $3 million, 42,000-square-foot place waterpark, The Cove, has an equally new audio system based around AtlasIED speakers.
New Products
Gig Gear Updates Two Hand Touch Tablet Harness
Gig Gear has updated its Two Hand Touch (THT) tablet harness for audio pros who use a remote tablet to mix a club show...
Live Sound
2022 Event Safety Summit Returns In Time for Live Sound’s Big Summer
The Event Safety Alliance has set the agenda for its 2022 Event Safety Summit, taking place March 22-24, 2022 at Rock Lititz in Lititz,...
Live Sound
VIDEO: Counterfeit L-Acoustics Loudspeakers Destroyed by Authorities
Chinese customs officials recently seized and destroyed fake L-Acoustics loudspeakers, then prosecuted the counterfeiters.
The Wire
Insights In Sound – Wayne Pauley, Live Sound Engineer (Episode 60)
Wayne Pauley’s no-nonsense, old school approach to mixing live sound has garnered accolades from rock to country to Celtic and beyond. He’ll be the...
New Products
Meyer Sound Introduces Flagship PANTHER Line Array
Meyer Sound has introduced PANTHER, its new flagship linear line array, designed to be a compact, lightweight, energy-efficient loudspeaker system for touring, live events...
Live Sound
PLASA: Shortages, delays put live events at risk
Delays, shortages and cost increases, alongside huge decreases in annual turnovers, are plaguing the live events industry according to a new PLASA report.
Blog
Mix Live Blog: What’s on Your List?
Mix blogger and longtime FOH engineer for Blue Öyster Cult Steve La Cerra considers how and why his input list has evolved over the...
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.
New Products
KV2 ESM312 Stage Monitor Launched
KV2 Audio has introduced the latest addition to its range of stage monitors, with the arrival of the ESM312.
Live Sound
Metallica Marks 40 Years of Mayhem
Metallica's go-to designer since the early 90s, Dan Braun, talks about creating the band's recent 40th anniversary concerts in this exclusive interview.
Live Sound
Genesis Live: Turn It On Again…One Last Time, Part 2
In Part 2, Genesis FOH engineer Michel Colin reveals Phil Collins' inexpensive vocal mic and how to get that classic 1980s gated drum sound...
Live Sound
Genesis Live: Turn It On Again…One Last Time, Part 1
After announcing a farewell tour in March, 2020, Genesis finally hit the U.S. this past fall...and then Covid struck the audio team.
Live Gear
Rick Camp Sets Up System T for All Things Atmos
FOH engineer Rick Camp has outfitted his Master Mix Live facility in Las Vegas with a SSL System T console.
Live Sound
Brown Note Finishes Festival-Filled Fall
Brown Note Productions spent the fall providing audio for four major multi-day festivals promoted by Danny Wimmer Presents.
Blog
Mix Live Blog: Deja Vu All Over Again
Post-Thanksgiving, COVID-19 cases started rising off the charts thanks to the Omicron variant, and FOH engineer Steve La Cerra is none too happy about...
Blog
Mix Live Blog: 10 Gift Ideas for Audio Pros
Trouble deciding what to get your favorite audio pro? Or more likely, your family has trouble figuring out what to get you for the...
Live Sound
Mixhalo Raises $24 Million; Investors Include L-Acoustics
Mixhalo, a startup founded that aims to provide wireless IEM-style immersive mixes to concert audiences, has raised $24 million in funding.
New Products
Neumann KK 14 Miniature Clip Mic System Debuts
Neumann has introduced its new KK 14 Miniature Clip Mic System, intended specifically for close miking instruments.
Live Sound
Furnace Fest 2021 Heats Up
Alabama's heavy metal meltdown Furnace Fest came back in 2021 after a full 18 years on hiatus, with Allen & Heath desks used for...
New Products
Li.LAC Microphone Disinfector Debuts
The Li.LAC Microphone Disinfector is a rack-mounted encasement that uses ultraviolet light to clean microphones.
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.
Live Gear
Parvaaz Circles Around to New Tour
Bangalore-based Parvaaz just wrapped up its multi-city Full Circle tour, the first tour of its kind in India since the pandemic began.
Blog
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.
Live Gear
Martin Audio Nets XE Monitor Waveguide Patent
Martin Audio has been awarded a United Kingdom Patent for its XE stage monitor waveguide.
Live Sound
Third Man Records Gets Live in London
Rocker Jack White's budding Third Man Records empire has opened its latest outpost in London, combining a retail space, exclusive live venue and more.
Live Gear
Solotech Loads Up On L-Acoustics K3s
Solotech has purchased a total of 56 L-Acoustics K3 compact line array cabinets, split equally across its North American and European locations.
Live Sound
Church Streams Organ Music to Parish
Petruskerk van Leens, one of Holland’s oldest churches, now livestreams masses and its famed organ by using DPA Microphones.
New Products
64 Audio A4s 4-Driver Custom In-Ear Monitors Launches
64 Audio has introduced its A4s 4-driver custom in-ear monitor, marking the company’s second hybrid custom IEM model.
Blog
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.
New Products
Meyer Sound Spacemap Go Plug-in Debuts
Meyer Sound has introduced a Spacemap Go plug-in for Avid’s VENUE S6L live sound mixing platform.