Tools of the Trade
The Rolling Stones’ rider for gear hasn’t changed much over the years. But that hasn’t stopped them from putting on an incredible show.
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Product Hits from InfoComm 2024
The 2024 expo wraps up in Las Vegas and we present our exclusive picks for the coolest new live sound products at the show.
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Tedeschi Trucks Band
Photojournalist Steve Jennings checks in on this 12-piece group’s hot new 2024 North American Deuces Wild tour.
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The Rolling Stones ‘Hackney Diamonds’ Tour ’24
A Stones tour isn’t just a show — it’s an event — and industry insider Danny Abelson goes behind the scenes to uncover the magic of the iconic sound behind the band’s current tour.
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Club Projects
Feel the beat, turn it up, get down and get ready to party as we look into some club installs that take live sound to the next level.
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‘Hell’s Kitchen’ on Broadway
One of the hottest tickets in New York is this award-winning new musical, featuring the songs of Alicia Keys. Bryan Reesman chats with the audio crew about creating the show’s rich, immersive sound design.
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Lauten Audio Tom Mic
The industry has long had specialized mics for kick drums and snares. Now, Lauten Audio launches mics for toms, and Steve Savanyu puts them to the test.
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Handheld Dynamic Vocal Microphones
We have line arrays and digital consoles, but are you still using 50-year-old vocal mic designs? We present more recent models offering newer technologies and improved performance.
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Understanding Sidechain Processing
Steve La Cerra continues his discussion of this oft-misunderstood topic that allows powerful sonic manipulation via no-cost, simple techniques.
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Choir Monitoring
Creating a workable monitoring environment can be tough, even with a basic rock band, but things can get way more complicated when you’re dealing with 90 voices. John McJunkin offers some practical solutions.
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Bringing Sound where it Doesn’t Belong
Doing shows in established venues requires attention to details, but all bets are off when the client wants an event at a “creative” space — whether a downtown street plaza, national park or abandoned missile site. Baker Lee looks into the logistics of unconventional gigs.
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