Live Sound
Inside the Beacon Theatre’s Sphere Immersive Sound System, Part 2
How FOH engineers will use Sphere Immersive Sound, alternative live sound applications, progress on the Sphere in Las Vegas and more.
Live Sound
Live Sound
Inside the Beacon Theatre’s Sphere Immersive Sound System, Part 1
The team behind MSG's Sphere Immersive Sound installation at New York City's Beacon Theatre discusses the system, its live sound applications and more.
Live Sound
Tedeschi Trucks Band Doesn’t Let Up
The Tedeschi Trucks Band has returned to the road once again, this year with an L-Acoustics system provided by PRG in tow.
Blog
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...
Live Sound
Former Silent Movie House Gets Audio Update
Event Enterprises recently updated the audio system inside the historic Woodward Theater, a 600-capacity live music hall built in 1913.
The Wire
Renovated La Crosse Center Features Upgraded PA System From EAW
RSX Series Delivers Flexible and Intelligent PA System With Full Dante Integration
The Wire
DPA Celebrates 20 Years of the Musical “Notre-Dame De Paris” in Italy
MILAN, AUGUST 22, 2022 ― Twenty years after first opening in Italy, the complete original cast of “Notre-Dame de Paris” is back on stage...
Live Gear
Panther Prowls Outside Lands’ Main Stage
UltraSound’s new Meyer Sound Panther line array system covered the main stage of this year's Outside Lands festival in San Francisco.
New Products
Cerwin-Vega CVM Series Mixers Debut
Cerwin Vega has announced its upcoming CVM Series mixers, intended to ship in Q1, 2023.
Live Sound
Rolling Stones Tour Augmented with Austrian Audio Mics
The Rolling Stones made their way through Europe’s stadiums on the group’s Sixty tour this summer with a batch of Austrian Audio microphones.
Live Sound
Dead & Company: Keeping It Live
Dead & Company FOH engineer/tour director Derek Featherstone discusses the band's summer tour, its new Meyer Sound Panther P.A. and his methods for mixing...
Business
Inside PK Sound’s New HQ
PK Sound is now fully set-up in its new 50,000-square-foot headquarters and manufacturing facility in Alberta, Canada.
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
Radio France Mixes Concert de Paris Live & On-Air
Lawo mixing consoles were a key ingredient to the live sound production and broadcast of this year's Concert de Paris.
Blogs
Mix Live Blog: Where Have All the Workers Gone?
The unemployment rate has been 3.5 percent for months, causing job vacancies everywhere—and that in turn is affecting every part of touring.
Live Sound
MSG Sphere’s Immersive Sound Technology to Debut in New York
The immersive audio tech slated for the $1.8B MSG Sphere in Las Vegas has been installed in New York City’s Beacon Theatre and will...
Live Sound
Nothing More Engineers Dive Into dLive
Nothing More has been on tour this year with a pair of Allen & Heath dLive S5000 surfaces at FOH and monitorworld.
New Products
JBL VTX A6 Line Array, B15 Subwoofer Launched
JBL Professional has unveiled its new flagship JBL VTX A6 Line Array and B15 Subwoofer.
Blog
Getting Live Sound On The Road Again
After two years of setbacks, live sound is rebounding with a robust summer touring season and strong industry trade shows.
Live Sound
Mixing Nick Mason’s “Saucerful of Secrets” Tour
Pink Floyd founding member Nick Mason has been on the road this year with his 2022 “Saucerful of Secrets” tour.
Live Sound
On The Road with CCM Act Bryan and Katie Torwalt
The FOH position for Grammy-winning CCM artists Bryan and Katie Torwalt is based around an Allen & Heath dLive CTi1500 surface.
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
Getting the Show on the Road: Tour Sound in 2022
There are more tours than ever this summer, but in the live sound world, gear shortages and staffing challenges remain.
Live Gear
Volume Streaming Service Centers Around Mixer
Nashville-based streaming service Volume has been capturing live performances during the pandemic using an Allen & Heath SQ-6 mixer.
New Products
Allen & Heath Avantis Firmware V1.2 Launched
Allen & Heath has created a major update of its Avantis firmware with the release of V1.2.
Live Sound
Back on the Road with Billie Eilish, Part 2
In Part 2, the Billie Eilish tour's audio team preps for its 2022 run, rethinking everything from the ground up.
Live Sound
Back on the Road with Billie Eilish, Part 1
After a two-year pandemic pause—not to mention an Oscar win and a hit album—Billie Eilish and her sound team are back on the road,...
Blog
Mix Blog Live: Back to Normal? Almost…
The summer festival season is back in a big way, as Steve La Cerra reports, though he adds that if you are working...
Featured
Lewitt Debuts Modular Mic System for Live Sound
The MTP W950, an innovative modular microphone system, features a 1-inch true condenser capsule with extreme rear rejection.
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 Gear
DAS Audio’s Lara Line Array Makes Live Debut
DAS Audio’s Lara self-powered cardioid line array made its world debut at the Lanxess Arena in Cologne, Germany.
Business
Designing an All-New Loudspeaker
How Meyer Sound added power and cut the weight with its new flagship PANTHER line array loudspeaker.
Blog
Mix Live Blog: Country Takes a Stand
For the first time, the CMA Festival banned display of the Confederate flag on festival grounds. My reaction when I heard the news? What...
Blog
Innovations: oeksound Soothe Live Plug-In
oeksound product specialist and live sound engineer Veera Vallinkoski discusses the development of the new Soothe Live plug-in, an automatic resonance suppressor optimized for...
Live Sound
Umphrey’s McGee: Rocking in Reykjavik
Veteran jamband Umphrey's McGee headed to Iceland earlier this year for “Röckjavik,” a special three-night run at the 1,800-seat Eldborg Concert Hall in Reykjavik.
Live Sound
75th Tony Awards’ ‘Best Sound’ Winners Announced
The Tony Awards, honoring the best work on Broadway during the current theatrical season, came just nine months after the previous edition.
New Products
Adamson Fletcher Machine Debuts, Tackling Immersive Live Sound
The new Adamson Fletcher Machine is an audio rendering processor for immersive audio, offering a variety of spatialization tools.
Live Sound
Making ‘Mr. Saturday Night’ Sound Natural
Billy Crystal’s new Broadway musical, 'Mr. Saturday Night,' features a Kai Harada-designed audio system based around Meyer Sound speakers.
Live Sound
Mix Live Blog: Don’t Let the Door Hit You in the…
FOH engineer/Tour Manager Steve La Cerra checks in with his latest tale of getting from Point A to Point B without losing his band,...
Live Sound
Simple Minds Returns to the Road with Brit Row
Simple Minds just wrapped up the first leg of its long-awaited 40 Years of Hits Tour with audio support from Britannia Row.
New Products
Audio-Technica 3000 Series Wireless IEM System – Product of the Week
Rolling out just in time for the NAMM Show is the new 3000 Series Wireless In-Ear Monitor System from Audio-Technica.
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.