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COVER STORY: Snail Mail Delivers the Quintessential Post-Breakup Album
When I talk to Lindsey Jordan, the woman behind the band Snail Mail, at noon on a weekday, she has...
Celebrating Ten Years of Making Records with Focusrite Scarlett Interfaces
We hope you'll join us in congratulating our friends at Focusrite for 10 years of making amazing...
The New June/July Issue is Out Now
Performer Magazine releases its latest issue, featuring a cover story on Linqua Franqa (new album, Model Minority, out now!) INSIDE you'll find info on portable PA systems, cryptocurrency &...
Telefunken TDP-1 Review
When you can’t use a mic, your best bet is a DI box, and when a respected microphone company makes a DI box, it’s worth checking out. Telefunken’s new TDP-1 DI has all the quality and engineering of...
Telefunken M60 FET Cardioid Microphone Review
Telefunken’s been one of THE names in microphones for decades, with a price to match their quality. Now their M60 Cardioid Condenser won’t break the bank, but its build and sound quality lives up to...
VIDEO: Sterling Microphones ST151 Demo (Isolated & in the Mix)
Our senior reviewer Chris Devine and vocalist Rob Kelley (of The Goodbye Theory) are testing out the complete lineup of Sterling Microphones for us this month. First up is the large-diaphragm...
VIDEO: Audio-Technica Drums Mics Live in the Studio
Last month, we selected Daniel Blume as the winner in our recent Audio-Technica Drum Mic Package Studio Challenge. So we shipped him the following package, which he's using in the studio to craft...
VIDEO: Me Like Bees Road Tests Blue enCORE Microphones
Performer Magazine, in partnership with Blue Microphones, recently sent the band Me Like Bees a new setup of live mics from the enCORE Series. In the weeks ahead, the band will be testing them out...
VIDEO PLAYLIST: Bose S1 Pro In-Depth Review
Back in January, we had an opportunity to test out the new BOSE S1 Pro personal PA system. Trying it out hands-on, we could tell instantly see what the buzz was about. It was lightweight,...
VIDEO: War Twins Show Off Unique Uses for Cloudlifters on Tour
LA's War Twins are now out on their summer tour, so they're road-testing out a few new Cloudlifters (the CL-1 and the CL-Zi) from our friends at Cloud Microphones. In this week's video update,...
VIDEO: Coast Records Uses The Cloudlifter CL-4 to Enhance Their Ribbon Mics
Matt Zutell, founder of Coast Records in Charleston, SC, installs the Cloudlifter CL-4 in the studio so he can get clearer sound from his ribbon mics. In this video, listen to how great this track...
Tiny Dinosaurs has been selected for an IK Multimedia Home Studio Makeover!
LA-based artist Julie Jay (aka Tiny Dinosaurs) been selected as the winner in our recent IK Multimedia Home Studio Makeover. Over the course of the summer, she will be putting the new IK recording...