Violet Audio dMix 128: the mixer that drops the surface and runs the show over the network
Seen at InfoComm and back in the spotlight at PLASA Show 2026, Violet Audio's dMix 128 puts the mixing console where you…
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How to connect powered speakers to a mixer: line level, balanced cabling and gain
Main output at line level, balanced run, MIC/LINE sensitivity and gain structure: the complete method for wiring a powered speaker to your…
Patch and stageboxes in live sound: from the analogue snake to audio-over-IP
The patch is the invisible skeleton of a live show. Analogue snake, digital stagebox, splits, channel naming, redundancy: here's how to connect…
SSL TCA Tour: the full System T now fits in three flight cases for the road
SSL squeezes its entire System T into a sixteen-fader desktop package that ships in two or three flight cases under 23 kilos.…
Sennheiser Spectera SKM: the handheld for bidirectional wireless hits the stage
The handheld was the missing piece of the Spectera ecosystem: the SKM transmits and receives on a single antenna, takes Sennheiser and…
RF frequency coordination for live shows: frequency plans, intermodulation and scanning
Mics, IEMs and intercom share the same spectrum: here is how to coordinate your wireless links without interference, from carrier spacing to…
Choosing a Live Vocal Mic: Dynamic vs Condenser, Polar Patterns and Feedback
On stage, a vocal mic isn't judged by its spec sheet but by what it forgives: feedback, drum bleed, a moving hand…
TELEFUNKEN M81-SH: the low-profile stage dynamic gets a leaner 2026 rebuild
TELEFUNKEN redesigns its low-profile M81-SH dynamic: 40% lighter, 10% shorter, vibration-damped and shipping with new accessories. A stage instrument mic built for…
Warm Audio Retro 64: a stage dynamic that bets on a retro voicing
Warm Audio delivers a vintage-looking vocal dynamic with a capsule built for front-of-house: humbucking structure, upper-mid presence and controlled highs to push…
Like the CEDAR Voxis: 7 tools to isolate the voice in real time (free and paid)
The CEDAR Voxis promises a clean voice at front of house, under 10 ms of latency. Here are seven tools, free and…