The Wire
Austrian Audio Appoints Group One As Their Exclusive US Distributor
Group One is now the US distributor for all Austrian Audio products.
Headphones / In Ear Monitoring
Business
View from the Top: Glenn Burack, Bose
Glenn Burack, director of aviation, military and broadcast headsets at Bose, looks back at how the company’s military headset technology, first developed in 1986, proved itself adaptable to other markets even as it evolved over the years.
Gear and Technology
Audio-Technica ATH-M Series Headphone Ear Pads – A Real-World Review
Several options are available for replacing the ear pads on Audio-Technica's ATH-M50x professional monitor headphones.
Blogs
Peek Inside Craig David’s Home Studio
Peek inside Grammy-nominated rapper Craig David's well-appointed home studio, located inside his $4.3 million Miami, FL penthouse.
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...
Gear and Technology
Stealth Sonics C9 In-Ear Monitors – A Real-World Review
Singapore-based Stealth Sonics is one of the more recent IEM companies to garner attention, and after living with the company’s C9 IEMs, it’s easy to see why.
Business
Embody, Audeze Team On Spatial Audio Plug-In
New plug-in creates personalized spatial audio profile.
Gear and Technology
Audeze Adds Pro Audio Features
Audeze adopts new functionality from Waves’ Virtual Mix Room Plug-In
Business
IEM Manufacturers Team for New Trade Group
Trade organization debuts with a dozen founding manufacturers onboard
Gear and Technology
CEntrance Ships Cerene dB Headphones
The manufacturer bows its first headphones, aimed at pros and audiophiles.
Business
Shure Expands its Euro Biz in Berlin
The pro audio manufacturer has set up in Berlin’s creative Hood Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg district.
Gear and Technology
Bose Debuts SoundComm B40 Live Event Production Headset
Tested on NFL games, the new headset is intended for live production crews, HOW use and sporting event staff.
Recording
Plugging Into Abbey Road
By Frank Wells. On July 10, Abbey Road Studios drew a contingent of pro and consumer audio journalists for the launch of Waves’ Abbey Road Studio 3, a plug-in that emulates the monitoring environment of Studio 3 in software...
Business
Sweetwater Rolls Out 24-Hour Gear Store
It’s 10 PM—do you know where your gaff tape is? Maybe not, but if you’re in Fort Wayne, IN, here’s where you can get some more late at night.
Gear and Technology
Rupert Neve Designs Enters Hi-Fi Market
RND dives into audiophile gear with its new Fidelice range.
Gear and Technology
Samson Debuts Zi100, Zi200 Pro Reference IEMs
New IEMs aimed at onstage performance and personal listening.
Gear and Technology
ProCo Sound Debuts W.I.E.M.S. In-Ear Monitor System
The new compact system is intended to be use in live sound, broadcast and film.
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...
Post and Broadcast
The Voice of Germany Extends with Wisycom
Competition show is now a Voice with range.
Live
Drake Takes Sennheiser on ‘Vacation’
Wireless Sennheiser gear could be found all over the rapper’s recent 'Assassination Vacation' tour of Europe.
Business
Sonarworks Nets New Financing
The eastern European audio software developer has completed a 5 million Euro Series A round of financing.
Post and Broadcast
Stitcher’s Flexible New Facility
By Steve Harvey. Podcast network Stitcher recently moved into its new headquarters in Midtown Manhattan, building out a 2,000-square-foot production complex comprising three studios, two edit rooms and two iso booths designed in concert with WSDG Walters-Storyk Design Group.
The Wire
Why 15 Techs at Elevation Church Went “All In” with Their Headsets
Charlotte, N.C. — Charlotte-based Elevation Church now has 19 campuses around North Carolina, all with very high production values. Each of the locations has its own worship band, and services are streamed from Elevation’s broadcast location to its satellite...
Business
In-Ear Monitor Patent Battle Ends
By Clive Young. Legal battle between in-ear monitor manufacturers comes to a close.
Business
Audeze Partners with Echo Fox Esports
Partnership underlines audio’s growing importance in esports space.
Live
Lauren Daigle Tour Goes All 64 Audio IEMs
Grammy-winning Christian artist’s tour uses 16 systems nightly.
Business
Parasher Talks Reinventing Harman Pro
By Clive Young. “We believe we have an opportunity as a team to transform the pro industry,” said Mohit Parasher, president of Harman Professional Solutions and executive vice president of Harman.
Business
Acquisitions Bolster RCF Group
DPA was bought by RCF in December 2018. PSNEurope's editor Daniel Gumble talks with RCF CEO Arturo Vicari and DPA CEO Kalle Hvidt Nielsen about their future plans.
Gear and Technology
At NAMM: Galaxy Audio Previews AS-950 Wireless Personal Monitor
Frequency-agile wireless system aims to bring personal monitoring to professional musicians, live theaters, houses of worship and schools.
Gear and Technology
At NAMM: beyerdynamic Reveals Creator Bundles
Bundles pair FOX USB-C Studio Microphone with professional headphones, DT 240 PRO or DT 770 PRO.
Business
Sennheiser, Neumann Earmark New Gear for NAMM
In-ears, wireless systems, headphones, and more are on the docket.
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
TASCAM Unveils TH-07 Headphones
New cans aim to duplicate audio quality of nearfield monitors.
Gear and Technology
Lectrosonics Updates Duet IEM/IFB Firmware
Firmware Update adds New Features to system.
Live
Live Sound Showcase: Rolling with Thomas Rhett’s Road Show
By Clive Young. Talking with the audio team behind the scenes on this fall's Thomas Rhett arena tour.
Live
Surviving Mixing My Bloody Valentine
FOH engineer Philip J. Harvey works around MBV’s demanding levels.
Live
Simple Minds Didn’t Forget About You
By Clive Young. PSN speaks with the audio team behind Simple Minds' first full U.S. headline tour in more than 20 years.
Gear and Technology
Sonarworks Reference 4 Monitoring Correction Software – A Real-World Review
Producer/engineer Rob Tavaglione reviewed Sonarworks' Reference 3 in 2016; does the new edition measure up?
Gear and Technology
64 Audio Upgrades A2e Custom IEMs
First introduced in 2016, the A2e custom model has been updated.
Gear and Technology
At AES: Audio-Technica Bows Bundles
A-T brings on the bundles for content creators.
Gear and Technology
Mackie Unveils New Headphones, Earphones
The new offerings ship in November 2018.