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Live Sound
Performer Mag’s guide to live sound and how to perform live music.
REVIEW: Yamaha Stagepas 1K
We’ve tested out some of the previous Stagepas entries from Yamaha in the past, and our...
HARMAN Announces New JBL EON ONE Compact Portable PA System
HARMAN Professional Solutions, the global leader in audio, video, lighting and control systems,...
Mackie Reach Portable PA System REVIEW
Mackie Reach Portable PA System PROS: plenty of volume, works with Android and iOS devices, excellent size-to-features ratio! CONS: none. PRICE: $999 Mackie has been in the PA business for years,...
FLASHBACK: 1964 Fender Princeton Reverb Blackface Amp
FLASHBACK: 1964 Fender Princeton Reverb Blackface Amp BACKGROUND Made between 1947 and 1979, the “Woody” (as it was called for its uncovered wood cabinet) was originally a lower-line Fender...
How Musicians Can Prevent Hearing Damage
How Musicians Can Prevent Hearing Damage Musicians have traditionally resisted wearing hearing protection. Their reasons for avoiding it range from not wanting anything to interfere with hearing...
PreSonus HP2 Stereo Headphone Amplifier REVIEW
PreSonus HP2 Personal Headphone Amplifier PROS: Great battery life, plenty of volume, useful for studio and stage use. CONS: None. PRICE: $129 retail Hearing yourself is a must in live situations....
How to Be a Better Front Person
Michael Lessard & Alex Luciano Offer Indies Some Insight It’s hard to imagine two more different front people than Michael Lessard and Alex Luciano. The Late Late Show’s James Corden has said...
TOUR TEST: Enter to Win Audio-Technica In-Ear Monitors For Your Band
Attention Bands! Performer's got our grubby little paws on the new in-ear monitors (ATH-E70, ATH-E50 and ATH-E40) that our friends Audio-Technica debuted at NAMM. And we want to give them to YOUR...
VIDEO: Introducing The Shure KSM8 — Inside Dualdyne
Shure gave us a pretty amazing demo of the new KSM8 microphone at NAMM, new for 2016. It's truly a step forward in the mic game, and instead of prattling on (which we're good at, believe me), we'd...
How to Set Up the Ideal Band Rehearsal Space
This article originally appeared on Sonicbids.com. It has been reposted here with permission. Whatever level your band is at, chances are you've experienced a volume war during rehearsal at some...
5 Pawn Shop Amps That Can Still Melt Faces
There are few things I enjoy more than getting a good bargain on something, especially when that bargain is on music equipment. Maybe I get it from my cheapskate mother. Fortunately, there are a...
Mackie Delivers Tons of New Features with Master Fader v4.0
Mackie today announces the immediate availability of Master Fader v4.0, the powerful control app for their popular DL32R, DL1608 and DL806 digital mixers. Packed with new features and enhancements...