WHY PLAY GUESSING GAMES? Sure, as fans we expect you to be an expert at your instrument when...
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Sennheiser Launches The MD 421 KOMPAKT, The Mic for Anything
They say that if you’ve heard music, you are most likely to have heard the MD 421, a Sennheiser...
The Best Ways to Track Great Harmony and Background Vocals
Check out the entire special VOCAL CHAIN ISSUE here. One of the most effective ways to get your...
Performer’s Annual Holiday Gift Guide 2023
For our annual Holiday Gift Guide this year, we thought, “What’s the best way to approach recommendations for today’s musicians?” And from there, it was easy: if we were setting up a home studio rig...
WATCH: Get to know the LD Systems Maui G3 PA System
We recently enlisted the help of LA-based singer/songwriter and outer space expert Foxanne to help demonstrate the amazing qualities of the new LD Systems Maui G3 PA. In this new series, we'll go...
BOOK REVIEW: World Within a Song by Jeff Tweedy
An enjoyable read about the power of songs and the memories (and Rememories) they can conjure like a musical magic trick Jeff Tweedy World Within a Song: Music That Changed My Life and Life That...
WARP AI MASTERING REVIEW & DEMO
Want to save time and headaches mastering tracks? Take a look at how far AI has come in our new review and demo of the WARP AI MASTERING program, a browser-based AI tool to help you quickly and...
VIDEO SERIES: Mic Locker Challenge featuring AKG P Series Mics
Theresa Jean of the Nashville-based band The Nearly Deads is up for a challenge: specifically the AKG Mic Locker Challenge we posed to her recently -- can you record an entire track from scratch in...
VIDEO SERIES: How to Set up a JBL EON ONE Mk2 Portable PA
Looking to hit the road, or bring your own sound system to your coffeehouse gigs, house concerts, busking side hustles and more? Let Brandon Hardesty walk you through the new JBL EON ONE Mk2...
PERFORMER’S 2023 HOME RECORDING BUYER’S GUIDE
OUR ANNUAL HOME STUDIO BUYER’S GUIDE or May We Present: The Homebody Awards? It’s awards season, America! Well, I’m not sure if that’s exactly true (or if you’re even reading this in America), but...
Stream the Companion Home Recording Issue Mixtape
The Home Recording Issue Companion Mixtape, brought to you by Focusrite by Performer Magazine This mixtape is the special companion to our recent HOME RECORDING ISSUE (out now in print and online),...
“Live Extreme by KORG” streaming system delivers impeccable audio to U.S.
Available in Japan since 2020, the world’s first system capable of livestreaming uncompromised audio alongside up to 4K UHD video is now available to U.S. content creators and streaming service...
MiCreator Studio: Ultra-Flexible Pocket Recording System From Austrian Audio
Austrian Audio is proud to announce MiCreator Studio, an ultra-flexible pocket recording system that seamlessly combines a condenser microphone and a USB-C audio interface in a compact, rugged...