Mics

Heil PR35 Improving With Age

In 2008, Heil Sound intriduced the PR35 which quickly found favor with artists such as Joe Walsh, Charlie Daniels, Stevie Wonder and others. WAt first glance the changes appear cosmetic in the form...

VIDEO REVIEW: Shure PG30 Headset Mic - Fitness

The Shure PG30 is everything I thought headset mics couldn't be - light, comfortable, loud, and clear. I like being loud. And so will you... I recently completed a review for the Shure PGXD system...

VIDEO REVIEW: Shure PGXD Wireless - Fitness

Hi. My name’s Andrea. And I’m an overachiever. One of the insane things I decided to do with my life starting at 42 was become a fitness instructor. I don’t know. Don’t ask. I had to have been drunk...

VIDEO REVIEW: Audio Technica 2000 Series Wireless

Gear Review by James D'Arrigo Audio Technica touts the 2000 series as their most cost effective professional level wireless system. Costing around $300-$350 (average retail) plus the cost of your...

Audio Technica Microphones – "Subtle and Sweet"

Sometimes I wonder where I come up with my titles, but in this case it was simple. I believe many of us having heard the phrase “short and sweet” and in this case I was trying to think about...

Preventing Wireless-Mic Dropouts

Audix DP Quad Pack

The Audix DP QUAD pack combines microphones needed to capture the depth and imaging of a full drum kit. Featuring the D6 for kick, i5 for snare and two ADX51’s for overhead, the DP-QUAD is...

How To Mic a Drum Kit Part 1--The Kick Drum

Getting a good kick drum sound is the foundation of any realloy good mix. Audix has put up a series of excellent "how-to" videos on miking various instruments and we will be featuring many of those...

VIDEO: Live2Play at Summer NAMM Pt.1

Just under 11,000 attendees made it to Nashville in the midst of a July heatwave for the 2011 Summer NAMM show, and Live2Play was well represented. Here's a little flavor of the show along with...

Review: Shure PGXD Wireless Mic System w/Beta58A

Everyone knows that wireless mics are a vocalist’s best friend. We all want one. More than that, we want the right one. It can’t be cheap. It can’t be spotty. And it can’t make a mockery of us at the...