[Editor’s note – we recently held a giveaway promotion with the good folks at Mackie to put the...
Live Sound
Performer Mag’s guide to live sound and how to perform live music.
GEAR TEST: Electro-Voice ZLX-BT PA Speakers
[Editor’s note – we recently held a giveaway promotion with the good folks at Electro-Voice to put...
QSC CP8 Review
Let’s face it – those 20-year-old speakers in your band’s rehearsal space are in need of an...
Shure GLX-D16 Digital Wireless System Review
PROS: Great design, durable construction, sounds fantastic. CONS: Battery design, super long cable on transmitter. PRICE: $449 MAP $219 (street) In the '80s almost every guitarist had a wireless...
How Di Mainstone Turned The Brooklyn Bridge Into a Giant Instrument
http://youtu.be/T7DOI4H9zm8 Di Mainstone has MOMENTUM There are people in the world who see the same things as everyone else, yet see something different. On visits to the Brooklyn Bridge, Di...
SAMSON Expedition Express Portable PA Review
PROS: Small, portable, battery powered, Bluetooth enabled. CONS: None. PRICE: $199 As time passes by, technology makes things smaller and better. Back in the day a portable PA system would still...
MACKIE 1604 VLZ4 Mixer Review
PROS: Well built, great sounding EQ, useful in several formats. CONS: Might be overkill for small bands. PRICE: $899 Not too long ago, the quality-to-price factor in compact mixers was pretty sad....
How To Use Ice as Percussion
So, how does a percussionist play a frozen body of water as an instrument? Check this out. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=en0p1Y35p3w
Yamaha STAGEPAS 400i Portable PA Review
PROS: Compact, good sound, nice reverb options. CONS: Limited EQ options. PRICE: $699 Back in the day, even small PAs were big enough to fill up a tour van or station wagon. Those days are...
The Best Products from AES 2013
Hey there gearheads, we recently got back from the AES Convention in New York, and wanted to report back on some of the coolest pro audio and recording products we got a chance to get our grubby...
SHURE BLX24/B58 Handheld Wireless System Review
Wireless systems used to be complicated, and at times the sound quality suffered; Shure’s new BLX system has solved those issues, with a simple, easy-to-use unit. Connect the receiver to the PA...
Electro-Voice ZLX-12P Powered Speakers Review
In the past, even a minimal PA system could fill the better part of a band’s van, was a mega kluge of wires and hardware, and possibly featured questionable reliability. EV’s new ZLX system...
TC-Helicon Harmony Singer
PROS: Plenty of useful, musical harmonies. CONS: None. PRICE: $199. It’s tough being a singer in a band, and even tougher to have band mates that can sing harmony without any ego. Thankfully,...