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Sommer Cable Announces New Management Team
Germany's Sommer cable GmbH, a 2025 TEC Award finalist, is pleased to announce that Maximilian Blanck and Marie-Kathrin Huber will join the management of...
Live Sound
Blog
Mix Live Blog: This Won’t Work
Right gate, wrong airport — and that was only how the day started for tour manager/FOH engineer Steve La Cerra.
Live Sound
Clair Global Acquires U.K.’s Plus 4 Audio
The deal, arranged through Britannia Row Productions, adds major broadcast capabilities to entertainment provider's UK and European operations.
Blog
Mix Live Blog: The End of An Era
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...
Blog
Mix Live Blog: A Tale of Two Consoles
A new digital live console should easily out-perform an ancient, second-generationi digital desk from the 2000s, right?
New Products
Waves Announces eMotion LV1 Classic
New fully integrated live mixing console offers 64 stereo channels, 44 buses and 16 onboard mic preamps.
Business
Get Mix/Pro Sound News’ “House of Worship Sound” Ebook Free!
The Mix/Pro Sound News “HOW Sound” Ebook takes you inside the audio systems of worship facilities around the world!
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TELEFUNKEN Debuts TF17FET Mic and Wireless Dynamics @ AES
TELEFUNKEN is introducing for the first time at AES the new TF17 large diaphragm FET Microphone.
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TELEFUNKEN Sponsors Catbite at Supernova Ska Festival
TELEFUNKEN is sponsoring popular ska . Catbite and providing colorful M80 dynamic vocal microphones at this year's Supernova Ska Festival.
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NAMM “Bonzai Beat” Features The Drum Doctor, Ross Garfield
In the latest installment of the Bonzai Beat, Mr. Bonzai chats with Ross Garfield, aka "The Drum Doctor."
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DPA Supplies Supreme Sound for Conservatorium Maastricht’s Graduation Showcase
Conservatorium Maastricht, an international conservatory, is one of nine music academies in the Netherlands. With goals to set its musicians in motion, the school...
Live Sound
Novel Console Flypack on the Road
Busy schedule on Lukas Graham tour leads Frank Grønbæk to create and now carry a custom Solid State Logic TCA Pack.
Business
Live/Experience Sound to Power Pro AV Revenues to $422 B by 2029
Industry watchers can expect live/experience sound to power Pro AV industry to new heights in the coming five years, says AVIXA.
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Sommer Introduces New SYSCAT4 Stage/Event Cable
Sommer Cable is now shipping its new SYSCAT4 cable series, setting new standards in stage and event technology.
Blog
Mix Live Blog: 3 Days, 3 Shows, 3 Cities, 2 Bands: Where’s My Pillow?
In which Steve takes on mixing three shows in three days in three cities with two different bands. What could go wrong?
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Metallica’s “M72 World Tour” Relies on Wisycom for Powerful Full-Spectrum Rf Coverage
Monitor Engineers Mike Bollella and Robert Cowan Selected the Brand for its Flexible Communications and High-quality Sound
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Will Pan “Mad Love” World Tour Kicks off With EAW
Anya ADAPTive Loudspeakers and Otto ADAPTive Subwoofers Deliver Energetic Sound for the Ideal Concert Experience
Blog
Mix Live Blog: Meanwhile… Ticketmaster Was Hacked!
Now Ticketmaster is battling not only with the government, but with the cyber underworld as well.
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Showtime Calls on Sommer Cable for Elaborate Heilung US Concert Tour
Leading event production specialists Showtime Sound LLC were recently called on for the impressive Heilung concert at DAR Constitution Hall in Washington, DC.
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AY Productions Gears up With Pliant Technologies CrewCom System for a Range of High-profile Broadcasts
HUNTINGTON BEACH, CA, JULY 16, 2024 — AY Productions, a specialist in audio and intercoms, provides television networks with a talented team of communication...
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EAW Names Sales Force as New Manufacturer’s Rep in Florida
HOLLYWOOD, FL, JULY 10, 2024 – Eastern Acoustic Works (EAW®), a leader in professional audio solutions, has announced Sales Force & Associates, Inc. as...
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Insights In Sound – Robert Scovill, Live Sound Pro – S15, E7
He’s fingered the faders for artists as diverse as Rush, Tom Petty, Kenny Chesney, Prince, Toto, Jackson Browne, Alice Cooper, Matchbox Twenty, and the...
Business
Focusrite plc Acquires Innovate Audio
Focusrite plc has acquired spatial audio software house Innovate Audio.
Blog
Mix Live Blog: You Can’t Make This Up, Ep. #1
A pre-show load-in wherein Steve required some consoling—or actually just consoles.
Live Sound
Keane World Tour Thinks Big with Macros
Marking two decades since the release of its first album, Keane has hit the road this year for its Keane20, Hope and Fears tour.
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Pliant Technologies Steps Into The Spotlight for Sound Associates Inc.
Brand’s CrewCom and CB2 Wireless Intercom Systems Provide Full Coverage for Various Broadway Shows and Musical Tours
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EAW Launches Online Product Training Courses
Certification Offers In-depth Video Trainings on Brand’s Esteemed ADAPTive Technology and Resolution Software
Live Sound
Tony Awards’ ‘Best Sound’ Winners Announced
Winners for this year’s Tony Awards, including those in the two Best Sound categories, were announced Sunday night during the annual Tony Awards Telecast....
New Products
Product of the Week: EAW SBX118F Powered Arrayable Subwoofer
High-output, mid-sized subwoofer incorporates a single neodymium 18-inch driver with a 4-inch voice coil, with an operating range of 25 Hz to 120 Hz...
Blog
Mix Blog Live: A (Long) Day in the Life
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...
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Pro Audio Technology Launches Five Commercial-Centric Loudspeakers
Five new models give integrators and specifiers access to high-accuracy, high-output and compact loudspeakers for premium portable and installed installations.
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Sommer Cable Debuts New SC-Elephant Robust 3215 Speaker Array Cable at InfoComm 2024
Sommer Cable is introducing at InfoComm 2024 its new 32-core SC-ELEPHANT SPM3215 loudspeaker cable.
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Coachella’s Yuma Stage Augments Experience With PK Sound
INDIO, CALIFORNIA, JUNE 6, 2024 — Hundreds of thousands of music fans from around the world recently descended on Indio, California for the Coachella...
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Wisycom to Showcase Latest Wireless Solutions at InfoComm 2024
LAS VEGAS, JUNE 3, 2024 — Wisycom, a global leader in the design and build of sophisticated RF solutions, will present several of its...
New Products
LD Systems Launches ANNY Series Portable P.A.
LD Systems has launched its new ANNY Series battery-powered portable P.A. system, intended for performers who need to handle mobile live gigs.
Live Gear
New Compact Console Fills Out Dutch Musician’s Mobile Pack
Colin Benders adds SSL BiG SiX analog console to bring more inputs for his modular synthesizer-based live rig.
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ACT Entertainment Showcases PK Sound Robotic Line Source System at InfoComm 2024
New T8 and T18 Sub-compact Solutions Deliver PK’s Patented Multi-axis Robotics
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Kansas Celebrates 50th Anniversary On Tour with TELEFUNKEN Microphones
Kansas is adding a third and final leg to their 50th Anniversary tour “Another Fork in The Road.”
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DPA 2028 Vocal Mic Boosts Live Performances in South Africa
Freelance Sound Engineer, Simphiwe “Smooth” Mhlanga, Achieves Pristine, Versatile Sound for South African Artists
Live Sound
Tracking The Tour Sound of Sam Hunt
Sam Hunt has been hitting the road hard with the help of his crew and longtime audio provider Spectrum Sound.
Blog
Mix Live Blog: Sleepless In…
Front of house pro Steve La Cerra discovers a new sleep study that might give audio pros nightmares.