New Products
AntennaWare, Raycom Team for BodyWave RF Mic Antenna
AntennaWare and Raycom have launched an antenna designed specifically for body-worn UHF wireless microphone transmitters.
Wireless
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.
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.
New Products
Earthworks Audio SR5117 Wireless Capsule Unveiled
Designed specifically for Sennheiser systems, Earthworks’ new SR5117 completes the 117 family.
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.
Live Sound
Girl Named Tom Chalk Up Touring First
Pop trio of siblings employs new digital wireless system for vocals and guitars throughout nationwide tour.
New Products
Røde Launches New Wireless Microphone System
Compact, dual-channel, 2.4 GHz digital transmission system includes 32-bit float on-board recording and advanced timecode capability.
Recording
Riedel Bolero to Receive Engineering, Science & Technology Emmy Award
Television Academy recognizes the technology behind the Bolero ADR (Advanced DECT Receiver) wireless intercom system.
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.
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...
New Products
Shure’s New GLX-D+ Wireless System Adds Guitars to the Mix
Shure has always had a way with wireless vocal mics, but the new GLX-D+ Dual Band takes the brand’s expertise in a new direction.
New Products
Sound Devices A20-Nexus Gets Expansion Options
The Sound Devices A20-Nexus true diversity wireless receiver can now be expanded to 12 or 16 channels.
New Products
Sony DWX Series Plug-on Transmitter Debuts
Sony Electronics has a new digital wireless plug-on transmitter: the DWT-P30.
New Products
RF Venue COMBINE8 Antenna Combiner Launches
At InfoComm 2022, RF Venue introduced COMBINE8, a wireless IEM system antenna combiner with DC power distribution.
Gear and Technology
Sennheiser Unveils EW-DX Line at InfoComm 2022
Sennheiser has expanded its Evolution Wireless Digital family of radio mics with a new digital UHF line, EW-DX.
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
Audio-Technica 3000 Series Wireless In-Ear Monitor System Debuts
Audio-Technica has introduced its new 3000 Series Wireless In-Ear Monitor System, a value-oriented line aimed at musicians and more.
New Products
Sennheiser XS Wireless In-Ear Monitor System Launched
Sennheiser has introduced its new XS Wireless IEM system, aimed at emerging musicians.
New Products
Austrian Audio OD505 WL1, OC707 WL1 Wireless Mic Capsules Debut
Austrian Audio has introduced its new OD505 WL1 and OC707 WL1 Wireless Microphone Capsules.
New Products
Shure KSM11 Wireless Microphone Capsule Launched
Intended for use with Shure’s flagship wireless systems, the new KSM11 capsule reportedly solves live performance ‘mic cupping’ issues.
New Products
Allen & Heath Avantis Integrates Shure Wireless Control
Native monitoring and control of Shure’s ULX-D, QLX-D and Axient Digital wireless systems has been added to Allen & Heath’s Avantis digital mixer.
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
Inside the Production Mix of ‘West Side Story,’ Part 1
Four-time Oscar-nominated sound mixer Tod Maitland shares what it was like to work on the new remake of 'West Side Story' while also discussing...
news
Shure Joins Winnforum and 5G-MAG
Shure has joined industry technology trade groups WInnForum and 5G-MAG.
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.
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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.
New Products
Product of the Week: Sennheiser Evolution Wireless Digital
Simplified, musician-friendly wireless system includes Smart Assist app, which guides users through system configuration and scans the local RF environment to find open frequencies.
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
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...
New Products
Product of the Week: RØDE Microphones Wireless GO
With the launch of Wireless GO, in the 2.4 GHz spectrum, RODE makes wireless setup for field recording, ENG and field production available to...
Product Reviews
Panasonic RZ-S500W Bluetooth Wireless Headphones – A Real-World Review
The new RZ-S500W True Wireless Noise Cancelling Headphones mark Panasonic's maiden voyage into the crowded waters of Bluetooth wireless headphones—so we put them to...
New Products
Product of the Week: Lectrosonics DPR
The new plug-on wireless transmitter can be used with any mic or line-level source via standard XLR connector and can be used as a...
The Wire
Pliant Technologies Announces Wireless Intercom Trade-In Promotion
AUBURN, AL, JUNE 3, 2020 — In partnership with its domestic dealers, systems integrators and international distributors, Pliant Technologies announces a wireless intercom equipment...
Live Sound
Miking to Meet Bjork’s Vision
When avant garde songstress Bjork envisioned Cornucopia, 50-piece choirs and invented instruments in an immersive audio landscape was only the beginning.
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.
The Wire
Ford v Ferrari Finishes First with Lectrosonics
“The Lectrosonics gear never fails; it sounds as good as if you’re running cables, and it holds onto frequencies for dear life.”
The Wire
Pliant® Technologies’ MicroCom M Now Shipping
AUBURN, AL, JANUARY 8, 2020 — MicroCom M, the new cost-effective digital wireless intercom system from Pliant Technologies, is now shipping. MicroCom M, available...
Live Sound
ITU Resolution Benefits Wireless Microphone Operators
Joe Ciaudelli, Sennheiser’s director of spectrum affairs, was selected to be a member of the U.S. State Department delegation to the international Radiocommunication Assembly,...
New Products
Product of the Week: Pliant Technologies MicroCom
Introduced at the AES Convention in New York City, MicroCom M is the newest wireless intercom system from Pliant Technologies. Intended for use in...
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.