In ear monitors have come a long way, from expensive, “major act only” cost, to something most...
Live Sound
Performer Mag’s guide to live sound and how to perform live music.
ZT Amps Lee Ranaldo Club REVIEW
Read on for our review of the ZT Amps Lee Ranaldo Club. To say Sonic Youth left a mark on the...
REVIEW: ZT Custom Shop Jazz Club Combo Amp
There’s plenty of power in the new ZT Custom Shop Jazz Club combo amp in a pretty tiny package,...
News From NAMM: Mackie Announces FreePlay Personal PA
Mackie today announces an exciting portable, battery-powerable PA that delivers powerful, full-range sound anytime, anywhere - FreePlay Personal PA. Featuring Bluetooth® music streaming, a...
Looking Back at the 1972 Marshall Metal Face 100w Amp
The Beast That Launched a Thousand Riffs… BACKGROUND Marshall introduced the “metal face” era in 1969 and it lasted through 1976. 1972 is when Marshall began shipping amps with 6550 power tubes...
REVIEW: Audio-Technica System 10 Wireless Camera Mount Systems
Audio-Technica ATW-1701/l ($449) & ATW-1702 ($399) Wireless Camera Mount Systems PROS: Easy to set up, great wireless range, fits well on camera mounts, crystal-clear audio. CONS: Battery takes...
TOUR TEST: Going Wireless On The Road With The Ries Brothers & Audio-Technica
[Editor’s note: we recently held a nationwide search to find a band to tour test some awesome new System 10 wireless gear from our friends at Audio-Technica. After receiving a ton of great entries,...
Yamaha DBR12 800-Watt Active PA Speakers Review
Yamaha DBR12 800-Watt Active PA Speakers - $499/each PROS: Great sound, flexible applications, lightweight, affordable. CONS: None. PRICE: $499/each The new DBR loudspeakers from Yamaha are quite a...
WATCH: Audio-Technica’s “Ask Me Anything” with Producer/Engineer Michael Beinhorn
Across his accomplished career, producer Michael Beinhorn has worked with some of the biggest names in rock and beyond – including Herbie Hancock, Marilyn Manson, Soundgarden, The Red Hot Chili...
Live-Stream Your Concert…From Anywhere
We all know that you can put on a concert in a myriad of different settings. But did you know that you can put on a great live show from the comfort of your very own living room, back yard, or even...
An Esoteric Exploration of Tubes, Transformers, Tone, & Transcendence
Were audio output transformers “so good,” why does not even one tube amp use two, three, or even ten, for “killer” tone made completely out of this world? It’s because the sonic magic comes from...
Inside the Development of the PreSonus StudioLive AI Series Mixers
An Interview with Wesley Smith, Product Manager at PreSonus Editor’s Note: Recently PreSonus sent us one of their new 16-channel (badass) StudioLive AI Series mixers. We tried reviewing it, and...
Electro-Voice ETX-10P Powered Loudspeaker Review
PROS: Flexible, expandable, great adjustability physically & sonically CONS: Slightly pricey. PRICE:$1099/each EV’s ETX system is a professional level series, which is simple enough to keep...