AEA 1029 VCA Compressor — A Mix Product of the Week
The newest product introduction from AEA is a bit of a surprise: It’s a VCA compressor, the first from AEA.
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The newest product introduction from AEA is a bit of a surprise: It’s a VCA compressor, the first from AEA.
Continuing its collaboration with Yamaha, Waves has released the WSG-PY64 I/O card for the DM7 Series of digital mixing consoles.
File this one under “we almost didn’t make the gig.” Here’s the setup…
PK Sound has announced the release of the Tx Series of intelligent point-source loudspeakers.
Taken from our April, 2025 issue, Steve La Cerra’s deep dive into the Allen & Heath Avantis Solo console is the longest product review...
Taken from our April, 2025 issue, Steve La Cerra’s deep dive into the Allen & Heath Avantis Solo console is the longest product review...
Taken from our April, 2025 issue, Steve La Cerra’s deep dive into the Allen & Heath Avantis Solo console is the longest product review...
Taken from our April, 2025 issue, this is the longest product review in Mix history! Since it runs nearly 5,000 words, we’re doing something we’ve...
Taken from our April, 2025 issue, this is the longest product review in Mix history! Since it runs nearly 5,000 words, we're doing something...
After a few tweaks to bring the power connection up to modern AC standards, my refurb of a second Ampex 351 electronics module continues…
Harrison has announced the 32Classic Mix Strip MS, based on the company’s flagship 32Classic recording console.
Can Steve La Cerra bring an Ampex 351 back to life? We'll find out—but the first stop is fixing that Death Cap!
DAS Audio has unveiled MARA, the newest addition to the company’s ARA Series of line array systems, with the arrival of the new MARA-80...
We put Lauten Audio's clearly named Tom Mic to the test and found it was versatile, solid and easy to place, with tight off-axis...
Shure hits 100 this year, and in its honor, the Mix blog takes a look back at some of the company's best-known mics.
Heritage Audio has announced the release of the O.H.M Amp, reportedly the first impedance-matching headphone amplifier.
The Copyright Office released the second part of its Report on Copyright and Artificial Intelligence (“AI”), with a mix of good and uncertain news.
d&b audiotechnik has launched the first product in its new CL Series, the Compact Cardioid Line Array System.
I’m finding it difficult to come up with something meaningful to say in the wake of what’s going on in Southern California.
Sometimes things are clichés because they're true.
Audio professors always tell students what it's like 'out there' in the industry, but sometimes the lesson has to be learned from a peer.
The holidays are supposed to bring out the best in people, but they also bring out the worst scammers, even in pro audio.
Right gate, wrong airport — and that was only how the day started for tour manager/FOH engineer Steve La Cerra.
Live sound pro/audio educator Steve La Cerra puts Beyerdynamic's new DT 770 PRO X Limited Edition headphones to the test.
Wolff Audio recently released the FREQ, a sweepable, 4-band, proportional-Q parametric EQ designed by audio innovator Paul Wolff.
New from Shure is the SM4 Home Recording Microphone, a large-diaphragm condenser designed for home and pro studio applications.
Yamaha announced that it would be discontinuing its CL Series, and the QL Series desks will also be retired.... I have to confess, I’m...
At the recent AES Show, Midas showed off the HD96-AIR, a compact digital console incorporating features from its HD96-24-CC.
A new digital live console should easily out-perform an ancient, second-generationi digital desk from the 2000s, right?
On the road mixing classic rock, Steve pauses to appreciate the skill and good will of the co-headlining legend, Carl Palmer.
Lectrosonics has made an update regarding its DCHT Digital Stereo Miniature Transmitter and DCHR Portable Digital Stereo Receiver.
Well, it had to happen sooner or later… AI-generated “art” being used to scam money out of the music industry.
There's a new significant update for HeadRush's Prime and Core guitar effects and amp modeling pedals.
Here’s a nifty little device from the folks at Digigram: the Q-Mic microphone preamplifier.
In which Steve takes on mixing three shows in three days in three cities with two different bands. What could go wrong?
Until recently, SSL didn't offer a stand-alone microphone preamplifier; now it's released the Pure Drive Octo, and reviewer Steve La Cerra put it through...
Following five years of development, Z&H Designs has unveiled the HVC250 five-band parametric equalizer.
Brand new from the folks at Drawmer is the 1971, a vintage-style, two-channel, four-band parametric EQ with a few tricks up its sleeve.
Now Ticketmaster is battling not only with the government, but with the cyber underworld as well.
A pre-show load-in wherein Steve required some consoling—or actually just consoles.
It started out like a normal day on tour, with a call time of 11 a.m., but then one thing led to another and...
At some point or another, just about any musician who ever picked, plucked, strummed, plinked, blew or banged an instrument made a purchase at...