Live Sound
Live Sound Showcase: The Misfits Attack MSG
The Misfits, headed by singer/songwriter Glenn Danzig and bassist Jerry Only, brought their sinister sound to New York City’s Madison Square Garden this past...
Shure
Blog
A Voice-O-Graph Blast from the Past
Songbyrd Music House and Record Café is home to one of the last surviving Voice-O-Graph booths—a 1940s vending machine that recorded customers to a...
Live Sound
David Byrne: Big Performance, Small Stage
These Days David Byrne Is Burning Down a More Intimate House — Broadway’s Hudson Theatre
Product Reviews
Royer AxeMount Dual Microphone Clip – A Real-World Review
Producer/engineer Russ Long has to axe himself, how did we never think of this before?
Live Sound
Live Sound Showcase: Kacey Musgraves
Album of the Year Grammy winner Kacey Musgraves began her world tour in October, 2018 as an opening act, and wrapped it up 13...
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.
Live Sound
Live Sound Showcase: Weird Al Yankovic on Tour
By Clive Young. If Barbra Streisand and The Who could do it this summer, so could Weird Al—so he did. The prince of parodies...
Recording
Vix in the Mix
A personal production setup these days can be anything from a full-blown recording studio to rival high-end commercial facilities to something as simple as...
2019
Classic Tracks: Todd Rundgren’s “Hello It’s Me”
Live in the Studio, With Arrangements on the Spot
Live Sound
Shure Aids Burgled Venue
A small 150-cap venue in England kept its doors open with help from the mic manufacturer.
Live Sound
Masque Sound Takes On Lehmann Trilogy
Epic play gets the immersive audio treatment for New York premiere.
Live Sound
EXCLUSIVE: Inside the Frank Zappa Hologram Tour
By Paroo Streich. Kicking off this Friday, the world tour brings the late Frank Zappa's bandmates together to play live with their leader once...
2019
Wireless Audio 2019: New Systems, New Products
No market segment has to stay on its toes and continually innovate like the manufacturers of wireless audio systems and products.
New Products
Shure Introduces TwinPlex
Today, at the 2019 NAB Show, Shure unveiled TwinPlex™, the Company’s new line of premium subminiature (5 mm) omnidirectional lavalier and headset microphones. Designed...
Live Sound
Live Sound Showcase: Panic! at the Disco’s Calm Tour
Panic! At the Disco takes a victory lap around North America’s arenas with an Eighth Day Sound-supplied system.
Live Sound
Behind the Scenes of the Grammys’ Live Sound
Providing live sound for an audience composed of the top music artists and executives is no easy task.
Live Sound
Shure Settles into Super Bowl
Axient Digital mics used for referee calls, pre-game events and halftime show.
Blog
Seen on the Scene: 2019 NAMM Show, Days 2 & 3
By Clive Young. The Winter NAMM Show is over, but the memories remain—and the new gear is coming! Check out our huge photo gallery...
Blog
Seen on the Scene: 2019 NAMM Show, Day One
Dive into our huge photo gallery for all the new products, sights and hoopla of Day One.
Reviews
Review: Shure Axient Digital Wireless
Stellar RF and Audio Performance in the 470-636 MHz Band
Recording
Reinventing ‘Remain in Light’
By Steve Harvey. 2015 Producer of the Year Grammy Award-winner Jeff Bhasker reveals the production process behind Angelique Kidjo's first English-language album, a cover...
Live Sound
Mixing Moby with the L.A. Phil
By Steve Harvey. In a world premiere event celebrating the L.A. Philharmonic's 100th Season, Moby performed with an orchestra for the first time in...
Live Sound
Frank Carter’s Festival Freedom
A swap to new wireless system gave the rising punk band freedom to roam.
Live Sound
Live Sound Showcase: Rolling with Thomas Rhett’s Road Show
By Clive Young. Talking with the audio team behind the scenes on this fall's Thomas Rhett arena tour.
Live Sound
Simple Minds Didn’t Forget About You
PSN speaks with the audio team behind Simple Minds' first full U.S. headline tour in more than 20 years.
Live Sound
Live—All Access with Maroon 5 on the Red Pill Blues Tour
Mix caught the Maroon 5 Red Pill Blues Tour at the Golden 1 Center in Sacramento, Calif., in early June, with audio production provided...
Live Sound
First UK Axient Rig Lands at Revived Theater
Aiming to host events and teach students, the Leicester Haymarket Theater has been revived and undergone an audio upgrade in the process.
Live Sound
Shure Takes It Out to the Ballgame
CP Communications supports MLB All-Star Week broadcasts from Nationals Park in Washington, D.C.
Classic-Tracks
Classic Track: Semisonic’s “Closing Time”
If it had not been for producer Steve Lillywhite, Semisonic’s "Feeling Strangely Fine" and its hit single “Closing Time” would never have seen the...
Live Sound
Live Sound Showcase: Mixing Jack White at Jazz Fest
By Jim Beaugez. On his first tour in four years, Jack White is playing arenas, clubs and festivals. In keeping with his championing of...
Product Reviews
Review: Shure Axient Digital Wireless Microphone System
By Liz May. Shure's flagship Axient Digital wireless system handled everything we threw at it and came through with flying colors during PSN's review...
Live Sound
Tackling RF Coordination, Miking for the Tony Awards
Firehouse Productions takes on Tony Awards broadcast.
Technology
New Products: InfoComm 2018
Here we present the Best of Show winners in pro audio, along with one editor’s sampling of some cool products that make sense to...
International
Live Sound Showcase: U2—Speaking from Experience
After a massive stadium tour last summer, U2 returns to the arenas to close out its Innocence + Experience concept tours. Sound director Joe...
Featured
Best of Show: InfoComm 2018
Future’s Best of Show Awards are judged by a panel of engineers and industry experts from submitted nominations. Criteria include ease of installation and...
Business
Audio Exhibitors Ready for InfoComm 2018
By Clive Young. As InfoComm 2018 lands in Las Vegas next week, pro-audio exhibitors explain why it's such a crucial show for the industry.
Live Sound
Live Sound Showcase: The Tedeschi Trucks Band
By Clive Young. The Tedeschi Trucks Band typically plays 200 gigs a year, which keeps its audio team busy taming the stage volume of...
Live Sound
GTLO Rocks (and Rolls) Rams Head Live!
FOH engineer and production manager Chris Chalfin explains what goes into making the GTLO sound.