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NOTICE: Performing Musician magazine closes

07 January 2010 - Demise of Live Sound consumer publication

Managing Director of SOS Publications Group explains that "It is with deep regret that we have taken the decision to cease publication of PERFORMING MUSICIAN magazine with immediate effect."

IRCAM Tools by Flux released

Spat, Verb and Trax plug-ins now available

AKG Perception 120 USB launched

Mic incorporating USB interface

Shure’s KSM range of microphones has recently been joined by two new models, which will be shipping in the UK imminently. Named the KSM42 and the KSM44A, both of the newcomers are large-diaphragm, side-address mics designed for both vocal and instrument recording.

New app from Digital Antics

Tone generator for Google Android phones

$500 worth of free software for Novation Nocturn owners

Automap Pro, Bass Station, V-Station and FX Suite

Synth and MIDI-controller manufacturers Novation have announced that they will be giving away $500-worth of software to anyone who owns, or buys, a Novation Nocturn 25 or 49 keyboard.

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Guitars: Electric | Acoustic

Selection of Today's Ads

Dean Evo XM £75

Ovation Celebrity Deluxe CC-257 £450

Burny RLG-55 £350

Epiphone Les Paul Custom Plus £300

Larrivee LV-19E Limited Edition acoustic £1550

K-YAIRI FY 84 £900 0n0

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Guitar Amps | Combos

Selection of Today's Ads

Ashdown ABM 210T £100

Ashdown ABM 410T £200

Mesa Boogie express 5/50 £940.00p

Fender Hot Rod Deluxe Green Face £460

Hiwatt studio/stage combo £850 ono

Hughes + Kettner Switchblade 100W head £650

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Effects | Stompboxes

Selection of Today's Ads

Line 6 PODxt PRO £170

Electro-Harmonix Small Stone EH4800 £25

Roland GR 20 £350

TC Electronic Nova System £300

Area 51 Wah Pedal £220

EMPRESS VINTAGE MODIFIED' SUPER DELAY £325

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PA Systems | Components

Selection of Today's Ads

Mackie SRM 350 v1 (single) £250ono

Electrovoice SX200 £400

EAW 1.5kw Active 12" Fullrange cabs £2999

Cray Acoustics PL2 & PL4 £1400

Drawmer MX30 £175ono

Peavey Eurosys 12PM £65ono

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Power Amps

Selection of Today's Ads

Alesis R 100 £65

Samson servo 170 £95

BSS EPC-760 Power Amp £350

Quad 405-Mk II £250

Yamaha A100 £50

Malcolm Hill Chameleon / Dynaudio A1 £400

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Drums | Percussion

Selection of Today's Ads

Ludwig Vintage 70's 4 piece kit £199

Paiste Dark Crisp Signature Hi Hats £195

Premier Olympic vintage 5-piece kit £100

Tama Iron Cobra Double Pedal £150

Yamaha DTXpress electronic kit £285

Roland TD12 £1400.00

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Musicians Wanted

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Swedish Electronica Producer Available

Artist Management Wanted

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Mixing Desks

Selection of Today's Ads

Behringer Xenyx 1002FX. £45

Allen + Heath Xone 92 Trade

Midas Venice 240 £1800

Yamaha 4416 Hard Disk Recorder+CD-R £1500

Mackie Brand-New 32x8 buss & psu £1750

Soundcraft Ghost 32 LE £1000

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Microphones

Selection of Today's Ads

Sennheiser Freeport 'Presentation Set' £90

Neumann TLM 103 £300

Shure PG57 & PG58 £70

AKG C1000S £55 each

Neumann m149 £1900

Rode NT2000 £190

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DJ Gear

Selection of Today's Ads

Allen + Heath Xone 3:2 dj mixer £200

Pioneer CDJ 1000's MK3 and 600 Mixer £1600

Numark TT-X1 DJ deck £199

Allen + Heath Xone 1D £160

Pioneer CDJ 800 £275

Technics 1210 Mk 2 £210

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Accessories | Cables

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Studiospares PA Speaker Stand. £35

Van Damme XLR to TRS Jack Cables £15 each

2500 worth of Looms & Connectors £350

Quiklok BS-300 Monitor Stands £45

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Recent PA Roadtests

Nexo PS series

PA system

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Founded in Paris in the late ‘70s, Nexo’s mission has always been to provide cutting-edge sound reinforcement solutions, and their PS series of compact PA speakers and speaker-management systems certainly lives up to Nexo’s reputation.

Proel Flash 12HA

Compact active speakers

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This Italian-designed compact active speaker, intended for use as main PA or monitors, includes the latest generation of Celestion drivers with neodymium magnets combined with powerful, class D amplifier modules.

Laney CD630M & CX12

Powered mixer & speaker system

This Laney PA system offers good performance and excellent value, and would make a great option for smaller venues and acoustic acts.

Mackie HD1521

Active loudspeakers

Mackie’s patented new HD series offers a further increase in audio performance combined with lighter weight.

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Laptop Mixing & PA

Can you really control a PA with a trackpad?

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Studio engineers often call it ‘mixing in the box’, and they mean using a computer screen and mouse rather than a conventional console. But surely you couldn’t mix live music that way? Not only does it turn out that you can, but it just might change the world of PA as we know it.

Mixing FOH for rap and hip-hop

From the street to the stage

Taking rap and hip-hop to the stage is not as straightforward as it might seem, those who mix the genre tell Performing Musician.

Going digital

Roland's M-400 V-Mixer in action

It was supposed to be just another live sound job in the local theatre, but turned out to be an introduction to the world of digital mixing.

Sound for small theatre productions

Techniques & Tips

Perhaps it's not for absolute beginners, but if you're into live sound, maybe as a future career, then doing the sound for small theatre productions is a great opportunity to gain experience and develop your skills. Here, we discover what it's like to be part of a sound tech team for the small stage.

Mixing Led Zeppelin then... and now

From '70s tours to FOH sound for the 2007 reunion concert

The now-famous reunion show for hard rock's patron saints, Led Zeppelin, at the O2 Arena showed that while the song remains the same, the sound gets a lot better.

Mixing a stadium gig for the first time

Techniques & Tips

How do you prepare yourself for mixing stadium gigs? By mixing a stadium gig, of course. PM's tame FOH engineer recounts the challenge of deploying his skills in a slightly unfamiliar context.

Mixing sound for Broadway musicals

Mixing Techniques

More complex than a typical concert and with no opportunities for studio fix-ups, mixing and designing sound for Broadway's one-of-a-kind productions is its own animal, with singular techniques, a unique business culture and its own rewards.

Mixing Metal

Techniques from the pros

There is a primitive elegance to the eternal struggle embedded in hard rock music that pits sublime intelligibility against violent, visceral volume.

Playing Techniques

NOTICE: Performing Musician magazine closes

Apogee Symphony I/O unveiled

Xpress yourself

IRCAM Tools by Flux released

AKG Perception 120 USB launched

Two new mics from Shure

New app from Digital Antics

$500 worth of free software for Novation Nocturn owners