Live Sound

HARMAN Announces New JBL EON ONE Compact Portable PA System

HARMAN Professional Solutions, the global leader in audio, video, lighting and control systems, today announced the new JBL EON ONE Compact portable PA system. The latest addition to the JBL EON ONE...

QSC Adds Powerful KS118 Active Subwoofer to KS Series Family

Succeeding the highly acclaimed KW181 model, QSC is pleased to introduce the KS118 active...

Mackie Launches All-New SRM-Flex Portable Column PA System

Ultra-compact and lightweight design, premium sound quality, and flexible control Today Mackie...

Electro-Voice RE520 Microphone REVIEW

There are certain singers who just get handed a microphone, and that’s...

NEW Mackie ProFXv3 Series Mixers

Mackie today announces the complete redesign of their most popular analog mixer series, ProFXv3...

Learn how to get better live sound on stage. Performer Magazine will guide you through the world of pro audio and how to get killer stage production on your budget. Live sound includes everything from guitar amplifiers and speaker cabinets, to PA systems, to compact mixers, outboard effects and so much more. Go behind the scenes with live sound professionals for tips on setting up your stage show, mixing advice for small, medium and large gigs as well as reviews on the latest gear like microphones and personal monitor systems for your band.

Our experts will even cover cutting edge live sound technology, like wireless mixers from companies like Mackie, as well as pro signal routing tips with Yamaha. We even go behind the scenes with Shure Microphones to explore revolutionary dynamic mics like the KSM8 Dualdyne. We even share real-world testimonials from product testers we’ve sent on tour with live sound gear from companies like Electro-Voice, Audio-Technica, Shure, Mackie and many others.

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TOUR TEST REVIEW: Galaxy AS-1400 personal Wireless Monitor System
By Laurie LaCross-Wright of the Rusty Wright Band on August 12, 2019
[Editor’s note – recently, we sent a brand new personal wireless receiver/transmitter and in-ear package from Galaxy Audio to the Rusty Wright Band so they...
Enter our BOSE F1 PA System Giveaway
By Benjamin Ricci on July 31, 2019
Need big sound to go? Enter below. We’re looking for a dynamic live performer to win and test out the Bose F1, inspired by arena line...
REVIEW: Westone UM Pro 20 In Ear Monitors
By Chris Devine on July 15, 2019
In ear monitors have come a long way, from expensive, “major act only” cost, to something most working bands can afford. But some affordable IEM’s...
ZT Amps Lee Ranaldo Club REVIEW
By Chris Devine on July 9, 2019
Read on for our review of the ZT Amps Lee Ranaldo Club. To say Sonic Youth left a mark on the alternative movement is an...
REVIEW: ZT Custom Shop Jazz Club Combo Amp
By Chris Devine on June 25, 2019
There’s plenty of power in the new ZT Custom Shop Jazz Club combo amp in a pretty tiny package, with 220 watts of solid state...