Live
Kim Walker-Smith Returns to the Road
Front Porch Productions has been supplying the control package for Christian artist Kim Walker-Smith's current series of four-date mini-tours.
DiGiCo
Business
Companies to Watch 2021
In our annual look at what’s in store for the year ahead, a variety of pro-audio manufacturers assess their 2020 and share insights as to what you can expect from them—and the industry at large—over the next 12 months....
Live
iHeartRadio Theater Digs DiGiCo Desks
The iHeartRadio Theater Los Angeles finally got to put its new DiGiCo consoles to work with the recent iHeartRadio Music Festival.
Live
Live Sound Turns to Livestreaming
When the pandemic scuttled touring, artists quickly moved to livestreaming—and then, seeing the results, production professionals moved into the field as well to give it a much-needed boost in quality.
Live
Warner Grand Theatre Dials In DiGiCo Desks
Aiming to become a high-profile tour stop, San Pedro, CA’s 1,525-seat Warner Grand Theatre has installed a new sound system to take on all comers.
Live
Denton Bible Church Dives into DiGiCo Desks
Denton Bible Church has brought in a pair of DiGiCo Quantum338 desks for live sound and a SD12 as its broadcast desk.
Live
Hellooo TV Streams Live with DiGiCo
Hellooo TV, the brainchild of live sound engineer Erik Rogers and producer and documentary photographer Paris Visone, is delivering weekly streamed music performances using touring gear from DiGiCo
Business
Group One Limited Expands to West Coast
The U.S. distributor behind Calrec, DiGiCo, Klang, Solid State Logic, XTA and others has opened a 10,000 square-foot facility outside Los Angeles.
International
EDM Gets Cube-ist in Australia
A DiGiCo SD9 is used for a variety of mix responsibilities inside The Cube, a livestreaming space in Australia for EDM heroes.
HOW Sound
Mt. Horeb UMC Goes Quantum with DiGiCo
Megachurch Mt. Horeb UMC upgraded its DiGiCo Quantum338 console, debuting it for services last month.
HOW Sound
Expanding Church Adds Audio Updates
Gateway Church has centered the audio systems at its seven satellite locations and broadcast center around DiGiCo consoles.
Live
Bon Iver Tour Rolled Out with Firehouse
Firehouse Productions deployed L-Acoustics’ L-ISA technology for the second leg of the ongoing 2020 Bon Iver tour.
Business
Ardian Completes Audiotonix Acquisition
The nearly €1 billion deal to purchase a majority stake in pro-audio console conglomerate Audiotonix has been completed.
Blogs
Discovering the Sound of Hamilton with Adam Savage
FOH engineer Kevin McCoy shares with Adam Savage what it takes to mix the hit show 'Hamilton.'
Live
Wicked Takes Quantum Leap with New Console
The touring edition of the Broadway musical Wicked has taken a DiGiCo Quantum 7T console on the road.
Business
NAMM 2020 Goes Down to the Crossroads
NAMM 2020 hit Anaheim with a blizzard of new products, technologies and educational offerings in January. Here, we take a look back, sizing up what the show meant not merely on the product side, but also in terms of...
Gear and Technology
New Gear at NAMM 2020 – Editor’s Choice
New pro audio gear that caught our attention at January’s NAMM Show in Anaheim.
Live
Grammy Awards Show Begins Transition to AoIP
The Grammy Awards show has long employed a large splitter system to distribute microphone and instrument signals from the multiple stages to the house sound and broadcast audio mixing consoles. This year, the production began a transition to audio-over-IP...
Gear and Technology
DiGiCo Launches A164D Wall LCD, A168D Stage I/Os
DiGiCo has debuted two new I/O racks—the A164D Wall LCD and A168D Stage—for use with its 4REA4 processing engine for networked audio in installations.
Business
Audiologic to distribute DiGiCo pro AV digital mixers in UK
This includes DiGiCo's S-Series and 4REA4 digital mixers
Live
The Chainsmokers, Rat Sound Go to War
Dance act The Chainsmokers hit the road recently for their World War Joy tour with Rat Sound and a massive L-Acoustics rig in tow.
Business
Companies to Watch in 2020, Part One
We spoke with dozens of audio industry leaders to compile this year’s list of “Companies to Watch.”
Business
Top Pro Audio Exhibitors Discuss NAMM 2020, Part 1
Leading pro audio brands give insight into their return to the NAMM show this year
Gear and Technology
DiGiCo Quantum338 Console Debuts at NAMM
Drawing a crowd of hundreds, the DiGiCo Quantum338 console was revealed on Thursday at the NAMM Show in Anaheim, CA.
Business
Seen on the Scene: NAMM Show 2020, Day One
Dive into our huge photo gallery of NAMM Show 2020 for all the new products, sights and hoopla of Day One.
Business
Audiotonix Acquired by Ardian
Investment group Ardian is acquiring Audiotonix, parent company of SSL, Calrec, DiGiCo and Allen & Heath.
Live
George Strait Rides Again with DiGiCo
Though he retired from touring in 2014, country superstar George Strait has been playing one-offs around the country with a DiGiCo SD12 in tow.
Live
Lizzo Hits The Road with DiGiCo
“Truth Hurts” but touring didn’t this year for the chart-topping rapper as she played 90 shows in six months, supporting her massive hit.
Live
On tour with Lizzo: The artist’s audio engineers take us through their set up
FOH engineer Brandon Blackwell and monitor engineer Loreen Bohannon made up the engineer team
Live
Jackman Rolls with Solotech, L-Acoustics
Solotech recently provided L-Acoustics, DiGiCo gear for multi-hyphenate Hugh Jackman’s 90-date global tour.
Live
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 months later as an arena headliner. Engineers Travis Bing (FOH) and Dalton VanVolkenburgh (monitors) recount...
Live
Adlib provides audio for Russell Howard’s challenging ‘in-the-round’ comedy tour
Several arenas on the itinerary are not designed for in-the-round presentation, so that was a major challenge for the sound team
Live
DiGiCo to showcase latest software developments at AES New York 2019
Following the manufacturer’s preview of Mustard earlier this year, DiGiCo is now revealing the first “flavour” in its Spice Rack processor collection for Quantum 7
Gear and Technology
DiGiCo Digs into Chilli 6
The new compressor/expander joins DiGiCo Spice Rack processor collection.
Live
Anderson .Paak Packs System for Tour
An audio system provided by Eighth Day Sound has been making the rounds with the Grammy-winning rapper this year.
Live
‘It’s a huge logistical exercise’: An investigation into the sound of the Proms
With its frenetic schedule and hugely varied ensembles, the iconic classical music festival makes seamless collaboration between the audio teams obligatory, writes David Davies
Live
Adlib supplies full production for the 2019 Vitality Netball World Cup
Adlib’s rental departments implemented a fully integrated video, lighting and audio package linking in with broadcast elements for BBC and Sky
Live
Live Sound Showcase: Vampire Weekend Goes 360° at MSG
By Larry Jaffee. The New York indie rockers are on the road this fall, and a stop at their hometown arena, Madison Square Garden, was made even more special when they performed in-the-round for the show, providing a set...
Live
Live Sound Showcase: Rhapsodizing On The Road with Queen + Adam Lambert
By Clive Young with Katie Makal. Riding on the success of the Bohemian Rhapsody biopic, Queen has returned to the road with Adam Lambert filling Freddie Mercury’s ample shoes. We talk with the tour's audio team about how they’re...
Live
Adlib supplies Outline’s Newton to Glasgow’s TRNSMT Festival 2019
Outline’s NEWTON FPGA-based processor has become Adlib’s go-to device for interfacing multiple consoles with the PA at festivals
Live
Getting Immersive with Lady Gaga in Vegas
The entertainer continues her pop culture reign with a pair of well-reviewed Las Vegas residencies that make use of immersive live sound technologies.
Live
L-ISA Hyperreal technology enhances Mark Knopfler’s Down the Road Wherever show
Having hit venues throughout Europe and headed to North America, Knopfler comes with a 10-piece band in tow and a 7.1 L-ISA configuration provided by SSE Hire, part of the SSE Audio Group