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Live Sound
Performer Mag’s guide to live sound and how to perform live music.
Mackie ProFX v3 Mixer REVIEW
Mackie’s latest revision to its classic ProFX mixer lineup, the new ProFXv3, adds a number of...
REVIEW: Mackie SRM-Flex Portable Column PA system
These portable “column style” PA systems seem to be all the rage these days, and it’s no surprise...
Hotone Mojo Diamond Nano Legacy Amp Review
Performer Magazine reviews the small but powerful Hotone Mojo Diamond Nano Legacy 5-Watt Amp PROS: Super small, great tone, plenty of uses, well-priced. CONS: None. PRICE: $99 When things get...
WATCH: Go Inside The Acoustic Amplification A Series Amps
The A Series of amps from Acoustic delivers pure, pristine sound quality for both acoustic instruments and vocal accompaniment. Learn more at http://acousticamplification.com...
Enter to Win a Mackie Reach Professional PA System
Attention performers! We've got our grubby little paws on the new REACH Professional PA System from our friends at MACKIE (read our review here). And we want to give YOU a chance to test it out on...
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...