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Live Sound
Performer Mag’s guide to live sound and how to perform live music.
Enter to win a Galaxy Audio AS-1400 Wireless Personal Monitor System
We're looking for one lucky artist to hit the road with a brand-new wireless personal monitoring...
GEAR TEST FINAL REPORT: Cloudlifter on Tour and in the Studio
Editor’s Note – this spring we put a call out to artists and studio owners to test out a variety...
Audio-Technica System 10 Digital Wireless Systems
PROS: Good price, no interference, great sound. CONS: None. PRICE: ranges from $489-664 (MSRP) Wireless mics used to be the luxury item even for touring artists, and when the technology came down to...
AKG D12VR Cardioid Dynamic Kick Drum Mic
PROS: Tight bass drum response, solid EQ selection. CONS: May be pricey to some. PRICE: $499 One thing that always separates a good studio from a great studio is the selection of microphones for...
MACKIE DLM Powered Loudspeakers
PROS: Great sound, light weight, intuitive controls. CONS: Might be too much for the average band. PRICE: $850-999/each A lot of artists don’t put enough thought into their stage gear beyond their...
I-MEGO ZTONE In-Ear Monitors
Pros: Excellent construction and fitting. Cons: Sound quality isn’t much better than stock ear buds. Price: $99 In-ear monitors for musicians are nothing new; they’re simple and compact. But getting...
Mackie DL1608 16-Channel Live Wireless Mixer
PROS: Effortless wireless mixing, iPad integration, Onyx preamps, price. CONS: None whatsoever. PRICE: $999 Okay, let’s start with the negatives…there are none. So let’s get to all the good stuff,...
REVIEW: Cerwin Vega CVM-1224FX USB Mixer
PROS: Tons of features, plenty of live/recording applications, easy to use. CONS: None. PRICE: $299 Mixers almost always seem to be available in a standard set of configurations - 12, 16, 24 tracks,...
MACKIE Dishes About Revolutionary New Loudspeaker Series
A Conversation with John Boudreau, SVP Marketing & Product Development Back in August, we flew out to Mackie headquarters in Seattle for a mysterious product announcement and unveiling. Now, we...
Zoom Q2 HD Video Recorder
PROS: Plenty of applications, good quality, easy to use CONS: Accessory kit isn’t included PRICE: $199 Back in the day, video cameras were the size of an anti-aircraft weapons. Today, Zoom combines...
Line 6 L3T Speaker
PROS: Simple to use, great sound, modular, advanced feature set CONS: None PRICE: $1049 Since most bands usually just run vocals through a PA, “personal” PA systems have become in vogue. Line 6 uses...
VOX AC1RV Mini Amp
PROS: Small size, simple integrated drum machine. CONS: Clean sound is still a bit distorted. PRICE: $59 Vox amps have always been small, powerful tone machines; their new mini amp has that lineage,...