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Sennheiser takes the Bizkit
Rudd world tour keeps consistent mix for monitors
UK PA hire hits Amber orbit
US TV composer scores with new studio set-up
Complete success for first Martin Audio MLA
Octave hits high note at Hong Kong Arts Academy
Honolulu university takes lead in audio education
Riverside shoot-out
Finding faith on stage
Slash solo rocks Asia
Analogue tape shines in contemporary recording
Sennheiser takes green stance at Osheaga Festival
Miniature mics, major performance in Jacky Cheung’s Private Corner
Irish ears are smiling
Minneapolis studio refit
Grand designs for Guangzhou Opera House
Bass exploration mission for German music festival
New nightspot re-equips to re-energise Thai club scene
twofour54 presents traineeship programme to UAE
Julie's Bicycle releases 'green' tour study
Living the iLife on the New Zealand stage
Indian uni adds new auditorium
New reference for American music producer
Vintage Value for Blue Man's Manhattan Mix
Hangzhou festival airs contrasting music
Outstanding Music Recording
Asia music recording expedition – your invitation
Mastering make-over for Universal in Tokyo
Soho Adds Dolby Appeal
Stockholm and all that jazz
Smart sales and Ibiza action
Beijing NGT opens DXD-capable studio
Audio and AS 1428.5
Miami scene adds colour with Pinkroom
New leadership at AKG
TEC Awards move to NAMM
Jands and Johnston Audio Services to merge
Audio for the Bundesliga
Introducing Fast-and-Wide
Star Turn for Sa DingDing
Custom speaker design for San Francisco jazz venue
Professor Fritz Sennheiser Dies
Jeanne d’Arc Celebrated in Music and Dance

Fast News

Lawo to incorporate swXtch.io multicast overlay

Lawo and swXtch.io have signed a memorandum of understanding enabling Lawo to incorporate groundSwXtch software-defined multicast overlay for on-prem and hybrid ground/cloud networks.

The Focusrite ISA Story

In late 2025, Focusrite commissioned a new short-form documentary with filmmaker Chris Mayes-Wright, the director responsible for the original Focusrite Studio Console film. The 20-minute feature, titled From one request to a legacy: The Focusrite ISA Story, traces the story of ISA – its origins, its evolution and why it continues to define the standards of professional audio today.

‘World’s most advanced platform for live sports production’

AI-automated sports production company Sportway Media Group and system integrator/solutions provider Broadcast Solutions have jointly acquired AI technology provider for automated and remote live sports production, Studio Automated.

Pro Sound Effects Avid Media Composer integration

Pro Sound Effects has announced its native panel integration for Avid Media Composer, making PSE the first – and presently only – sound effects platform to offer this capability.

L-Acoustics, d&b audiotechnik launch SDE standard

L-Acoustics and d&b audiotechnik have teamed up with SoundPlan on development of the System Design Exchange (SDE) standard for noise prediction across multiple sound systems, claiming it to represent ‘a considerable step towards reliable noise prediction’.

Manhattan’s Jungle City installs first SSL Origin Evo

Having opened her own multi-room complex, Jungle City, in Manhattan in 2011, Multiple Grammy Award-winning engineer, producer and studio owner Ann Mincieli has now added the first SSL Origin Evo to be installed anywhere in the world to her three SSL Duality consoles.

Thomas Riedel acquires Arri

Thomas Riedel, founder and owner of Riedel Communications and the Riedel Group, has acquired Arri, the Munich-based premium manufacturer of camera and lighting technology for motion picture and live entertainment.