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.
DiGiCo
Tour Sound
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.'
Tour Sound
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...
New Products
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...
New Products
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.
Tour Sound
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
New Products
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.
Tour Sound
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.
Tour Sound
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.
Tour Sound
Jackman Rolls with Solotech, L-Acoustics
Solotech recently provided L-Acoustics, DiGiCo gear for multi-hyphenate Hugh Jackman’s 90-date global tour.
Tour Sound
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...
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
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
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
Live Sound Showcase: Barbra Streisand Returns to Her NYC Roots
By Linda Romanello. While never one to tour extensively, Barbra Streisand played a trio of dates this summer that included a stop in her old hometown of New York City to play Madison Square Garden. Along for the ride...
Live
Audience Eavesdrops on Cold War Thriller
By Mel Lambert. How do you get a theater audience to experience the paranoia and suspicion of East Berlin in 1968? For the sold-out London run of Anna, it meant putting headphones on every spectator and using a binaural...
Live
Inside the Colorado Symphony’s Immersive Star Wars Show
Hyperspace got “hyperreal” when Clearwing Productions deployed L-Acoustics’ L-ISA for a live orchestral accompaniment to The Empire Strikes Back.
Gear and Technology
DiGiCo Set for InfoComm 2019
DiGiCo’s new Mustard and Spice Rack will make North American debut next week.
Post and Broadcast
Eurovision Broadcast Dives into Waves
Much of the annual three-day event was mixed on eMotion LV1 live mixers.
Live
Mixing Nicki Minaj Around the World
Engineers Kevin Brown and Marlon John have been overseeing gear from Eighth Day Sound on the international production, which hits North America this summer.
Live
Russell Dickerson Hits the Road with Morris
Rising country artist Russell Dickerson recently updated his tour’s live console.
Live
Masque Sound Takes On Lehmann Trilogy
Epic play gets the immersive audio treatment for New York premiere.
Live
New Console Rocks Caves
The venue Caves du Manoir in Switzerland has upgraded its old analog console and aging PA.
Gear and Technology
DiGiCo Serves Up Mustard, Spice Rack for SD7
Frankfurt, Germany (April 5, 2019)—Building on its recent addition of the Quantum 7 processing engine for the SD7 console, DiGiCo has now served up Mustard, a new set of algorithms and options for channel strip processing for Quantum 7....
Live
Cash and Carry—Campbell Tour Brings New Desk Along
Engineer Jordan Bledsoe takes on a DiGiCo console for the first time.
Live
Live Sound Showcase: Panic! at the Disco’s Calm Tour
By Clive Young. Fueled by a hit album and the omnipresent single “High Hopes,” Panic! At the Disco takes a victory lap around North America’s arenas with an Eighth Day Sound-supplied system combining the best of digital and analog...
Live
Behind the Scenes of the Grammys’ Live Sound
Providing live sound for an audience comprised of the top music artists and executives is no easy task.
Business
60 Seconds: Bryan Bradley, Group One Ltd.
Get to know Bryan Bradley, president of Group One Ltd.
Live
Bringing Analog Gear into the Live Digital Realm
A live engineer for acts like Camila Cabello, Brandon Blackwell has been integrating analog gear into his live sound setup.
Business
DiGiCo Acquires KLANG:technologies
By Clive Young. DiGiCo nets Germany 3D IEM system manufacturer KLANG after collaborative efforts between the companies.
Gear and Technology
BroaMan Updates AutoRouter for Yamaha, Avid
Auto-patchbay solution for theatre sound designers adds compatibilities.
Live
Firehouse Productions Supports Latin Grammy Awards
Audio provider fielded a quartet of DiGiCo desks.