New Products
Sound Devices Launches A20-HH Digital Wireless Handheld Mic
Sound Devices’ first wireless mic, the A20-HH, offers a global RF tuning range and a variety of customization options.
RF
New Products
Lectrosonics DCHT Digital Stereo Miniature Transmitter and DCHR Portable Digital Stereo Receiver – A Mix Product of the Week
Lectrosonics has made an update regarding its DCHT Digital Stereo Miniature Transmitter and DCHR Portable Digital Stereo Receiver.
New Products
Sennheiser Spectera WMAS Ecosystem Debuts at IBC2024
Sennheiser has introduced what it describes as the world’s first bidirectional wideband solution, Spectera, which uses WMAS technology.
Featured
ITU Releases Updated Radio Regulations
International body governs the global use of radio-frequency spectrum and satellite orbits.
Live Sound
Metallica’s M72 Tour Tackles RF Issues Worldwide
On Metallica's current stadium tour, the audio team has had to contend with a variety of different RF environments around the world.
New Products
Lectrosonics DSSM Digital Transmitter — A Mix Product of the Week
The Lectrosonics DSSM is a miniature, water-resistant digital bodypack transmitter, the smallest transmitter currently available with an IP57 rating and a removable battery pack.
Post and Broadcast
Meeting the Challenge of Manhattan’s RF
Sound mixer Henry French navigates the mean streets of Manhattan with the help of RF gear from Lectrosonics.
Live Gear
Shure Makes Most of Grammys
Last week’s Grammy Awards ceremony, broadcast live from Los Angeles’ Crypto.com Arena, featured countless hitmakers, performing or accepting honors for their work.
Post and Broadcast
Production Mixer Jeffory Haddad Talks RF
Production mixer Jeffory Haddad has worked on some of the hottest US TV series of the past 20 years.
New Products
Sound Devices Astral Wireless Guitar System Launched
Sound Devices used the NAMM Show to launch itself into a whole new product category as it debuted its Astral Wireless Guitar System.
Business
Shure Acquires Ab Wavemark Oy
Shure is acquiring Ab Wavemark Oy nearly three years after first making a strategic investment in the Finnish wireless software company.
New Products
Hollyland Lark Max Wireless Content Creation Mic Debuts
Hollyland has introduced its Lark Max wireless mic system, offering 8GB storage, 22-hour battery life and an 820-foot range.
New Products
Shure Wireless Workbench 7 RF Management Software Launches
Shure’s latest edition of Wireless Workbench introduces Scan Library, a refreshed User Interface, improved High Density Mode support and more.
New Products
VocoPro IEM-Seminar-8 System Debuts
VocoPro has launched its new IEM-Seminar-8 package, based around an IEM-Digital transmitter and a total of eight IEM-digital receivers.
New Products
Wisycom MTK982 EM/IFB Transmitter Debuts
Wisycom has unveiled its new MTK982 dual-wideband, stereo IEM/IFB transmitter, capable of generating multiple types of RF modulations.
Business
Congress Lets FCC Spectrum Auction Authorization Lapse
Spectrum auctions held by the FCC have radically altered the RF landscape in recent years; now its authority to hold those auctions has lapsed...
Blog
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.
Business
Wisycom Restructures to Enhance U.S. Business
Wisycom SRL has announced a corporate restructuring intended to enhance its business in the Americas, including a new U.S.-based facility.
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.
Post and Broadcast
Michael Solomon Talks Reliability and RF Gear
Punk turned audio pro Michael Solomon has built a sizable resume over the years working in nonfiction TV with a passel of Lectrosonics gear.
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.
Business
Sennheiser and Shure Lose Battle for Vacant UHF Channel
The FCC has refused a request from Sennheiser and Shure to preserve a vacant channel in the TV bands for wireless mic use.
New Products
Lectrosonics DSR, DSR4 Digital Slot Receivers Debut
Lectrosonics has announced its new DSR and DSR5P dual-channel and DSR4 quad-channel digital slot receivers for release in Q3, 2022.
Live Sound
Shure Mics Up Super Bowl LVI
RF coordinators, referees and performers used Shure gear to deliver Super Bowl LVI to 70,000 fans at LA’s SoFi Stadium.
SFP
Capturing Good Sound for Bad Sport
Sound mixer Nico Pierce recently wrapped work on the first episode of the new documentary series Bad Sport.
SFP
Atlanta Sound Mixer Goes Remote
When COVID-19 hit, location sound mixer Aaron "Cujo" Cooley, C.A.S. rolled out a mobile studio to create his own bubble.
New Products
Lectrosonics Launches IFBlue Brand, Debuts First Products
Lectrosonics has introduced a new brand, IFBlue, which it characterizes as a “value-priced brand.”
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Catching Wireless RF at the MLB All-Star Game
CP Communications kept track of 1,108 frequencies during Major League Baseball’s All-Star Game at Coors Field in Denver.
New Products
Shure Axient Digital ADX5D Portable Receiver — Product of the Week
Shure has expanded its Axient Digital series of wireless products with the introduction of the ADX5D Dual-Channel Portable Wireless Receiver.
Live Sound
Post-Pandemic Wireless System Care: The Show Must Go ‘On’
Every wireless system is designed for some downtime—but not a full year offline. Here’s how to bring it back up to speed.
Business
Shure Petitions FCC for Dedicated Wireless Mic Channel
Shure has petitioned the FCC to ensure a dedicated “vacant” 6 MHz UHF channel is available in each market for wireless microphone use.
Business
FCC Announces Repack Complete, Spectrum Open for Wireless
As of July 13, the 600 MHz spectrum, which numerous models of wireless RF microphones and other pro audio devices were allowed to operate...
Recording
The Bachelor Hooks Up with Lectrosonics
The long-running reality TV series, The Bachelor, is captured via 14 cameras and related audio pros running at all times.
Live
Masque Sound’s Scott Kalata on Exceeding Expectations
The director of theatrical operations at Masque Sound shares that while the audio provider is known for its work on Broadway and Off-Broadway shows...
Live Sound
Grammys Go Digital from Mic to Mixer
More than 20 channels of Sennheiser Digital 6000 RF were deployed in both production and MC capacities at the Grammy Awards ceremony.
The Wire
RF Venue Launches DISTRO9 HDR Antenna Distribution System for Wireless Microphones
Unique high-performance antenna distribution system accommodates up to nine wireless microphone systems with two separate antenna coverage zones and superior gain flatness across VHF,...
Live Sound
Sennheiser Digital 6000 Wireless Captures CMAs
Kelsea Ballerini, Blake Shelton, Lady Antebellum and others used Sennheiser Digital 6000 Wireless systems during the recent CMA Awards.
Live Sound
Wrangling the RF of David Byrne’s American Utopia
David Byrne’s American Utopia tour is playing Broadway through February, featuring a massive band that is mobile throughout the performance, thanks to RF wizardry.
The Wire
AIPAC Speakers Double Miked by Point Source Audio
Point Source Audio’s CO2 Confidence headsets played a large primary—and a critical secondary—role for double mic’ing at the 2019 AIPAC Policy Conference held at...
Live Sound
Can RF Mics Be Harmonized Globally?
By Clive Young. Getting the world to sing in perfect harmony may be impossible, but getting its wireless mics harmonized might just happen.
Recording
Reworking a Career to Keep Working in Audio
“I was finally able to invest in my career,” says sound mixer Minter.