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SOS Awards 2012

Winners announced!

This year's Winter NAMM Show in Anaheim, California, will see Sound On Sound announce the winners of the 2012 SOS Awards.

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."
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MixVibes Launch Cross DJ Remote

Control MixVibes software via iPhone or iPod touch

Press Release: MixVibes has announced the launch of CrossDJ Remote, a ground-breaking new app for iPhone/iPod touch that enables remote control of MixVibes' Cross, CrossDJ and the new CrossDJ Free software applications.
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MixVibes Release VFX Control 1.3

Digital video mixing solution update

Press Release: Leading DJ technology manufacturer MixVibes has launched version 1.3 of its VFX Control digital video mixing solution for professional DJs and VJs.
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Toontrack EZmix 2 Coming Soon

Multi-effect mixing tool

Press Release: Following the success of EZmix which was released in 2010, Toontrack have revealed that they will be releasing EZmix 2 which promises to deliver even better results through a wider variety of features.
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Bereich03 Audio Density

Analogue harmonic saturator

Press Release: Bereich03 Audio is a Munich based company whose first product is a handmade 500 series analog 'soft' saturation device called Density.

NAMM 2012: Wavemachine Labs Auria (Video)

48-track DAW for iPad 2

 

NAMM 2012: UA Apollo (Video)

High-resolution computer audio interface

 

 
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Nexo PS series

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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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Stagecraft

Tech Notes

Live Sound Techniques

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