Audix Drum Mics
The Audix FP7 Fusion Series drum mic package is a complete mid-level package designed for both studio and stage use that offers working drummers and project studios a worthy solution to all their drum and percussion...
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Carrie Plays On With Heil
Multiple Grammy award and American Idol winner Carrie Underwood has embarked on a tour of North America in support of her album, “Play On,” that began on March 11 in Reading, PA and concludes in December. The...
Read MoreMicrophone Specs Explained (A Simple Guide)
Here’s a highly simplified explanation of mic specs in plain English. It may help you evaluate microphones based on their specifications. TYPE: Condenser, dynamic or ribbon. These terms refer to the way the microphone...
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Music Industry Steps Up to the Plate – Chapter 4
During one of my classes at the Miami Guitar Festival, I was pleasantly surprised by the insight...
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Full Circle – Nurture Those Goals
On my full circle journey of my musical dream, it is imperative to recall as vividly as possible...
Read MoreReview: Blue enCore 100 and 200 Series Mics
Most know Blue to be a manufacturer of high quality studio microphones—Their creative, intuitive and distinctive designs have caught attention from many engineers over the years. Now, Blue’s debut into live stage...
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New At NAMM – Mojave Mics
Mojave Audio, a company founded by David Royer (known for his work with ribbon microphones)...
Read MoreL2P@ 20X NAMM
New Decade Brings Hope for Manufacturers and Retailers of Music Products as NAMM Show Attendance Increases Following the Worst Economic Year in Recent Memory New Decade Brings Hope for Manufacturers and Retailers of Music...
Read MoreTechnology Of Rock
The Scorpions command a passionate and massive following, which has grown with their recent chart-topping release, "Humanity: Hour 1." That’s a laudable accomplishment for any band, let alone one that has been...
Read MoreHow Many Mics Does It Take?
Ever wonder just how many microphones are on stage during the average "big-name" concert? Daughtry, led by frontman Chris Daughtry, has been taking their muscular mix of modern rock, hard rock, alternative and...
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Road Adventures – Chapter 2
One thing I have to remember about road adventures is the coming home part. There needs to...
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2 New From Blue
Blue Microphones has launched enCORE, a new series of microphones that bring their heritage of...
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- TASCAM’s DA-6400 Captures Grand Performances in L.A.The first, and according to Los Angeles Magazine, still the best free outdoor concert series in downtown L.A., Grand Performances has delivered high-quality music, dance, theater, and other performing arts for more than 30 years. Residents and visitors to the City of Angels alike bring their families to the gorgeous California Plaza on South Grand […]
- Gig Performer Lets Michael Whittaker Go BigIf you think the only music that comes out of Nashville is country, you should know about Michael Whittaker. After years spent in Los Angeles playing keyboards on Jimmy Kimmel Live!, orchestrating for artists like Lionel Richie, and working on over 300 TV shows as a staff composer for Fox Television, Whittaker packed his keyboards […]
- Outline Tagged For 1000-Person Band GigFoo Fighters fan Fabio Zaffagnini gathered 1,000 musicians to record a video appeal to the band to come and play in his home town of Cesena (Italy), in which “Rockin’1000” sang the US band’s “Learn to Fly” in a local park. The video went viral and FF front man Dave Grohl replied, accepting the invitation. […]
- Alcons Delivers The Beast Sound For Trondheim RocksThis season saw the debut of a new Norwegian hard rock festival, Trondheim Rocks, headlined by Iron Maiden and Volbeat. Over the past few years Alcons Audio pro-ribbon systems have proved themselves more than capable of handling the high SPLs demanded at European dance music festivals and, at Trondheim Rocks, an LR28 system showed that […]
- Propellerhead Releases Free Reason 10.2 UpdatePropellerhead Software today released Reason 10.2, the newest update to the award-winning Reason music production software. Reason 10.2 is a free update for Reason 10 owners that introduces new features like Multi Lane Editing for MIDI, adaptive snap to grid mode, improved navigation controls and more for a faster, more streamlined flow. “Reason 10.2 represents […]