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Audio Media InternationalIndustryOpinion: Will the new Avid listen? by Simon Moro By Simon Moro: a Producer & Mixer at The Avenue Recording Studio I’ve been an Avid customer from the Digidesign days. I think I may even have an old VHS from a trade show when they first launched the Digi 001! These days

Epiphone expands Billie Joe Armstrong signature Les Paul Junior worldwide

Audio Media InternationalIndustryEpiphone expands Billie Joe Armstrong signature Les Paul Junior worldwide Epiphone has announced the worldwide availability of the limited-edition Billie Joe Armstrong Les Paul Junior in Radiant Red, extending access to the Green Day frontman’s latest signature model through authorised Epiphon

LSO St Luke’s unveils flagship recording studio following major investment

Audio Media InternationalIndustryLSO St Luke’s unveils flagship recording studio following major investment The London Symphony Orchestra has completed a major upgrade of its LSO St Luke’s venue, opening a new recording studio and expanding its production facilities as part of a multi-million-pound investment designed to suppo

Arturia expands MiniLab range with new 37-key MIDI controller

Audio Media InternationalIndustryArturia expands MiniLab range with new 37-key MIDI controller Arturia has unveiled the MiniLab 37, a compact MIDI controller designed to offer greater playability and enhanced control for music producers, composers and creators working in both studio and mobile environments. Buildi

POLAR Appoints Nick White

Audio Media InternationalIndustryPOLAR Appoints Nick White POLAR, established supplier of key industry brands to the installation, MI and professional audio markets, is pleased to announce the expansion of its team with the appointment of Nick White to the post of Business Devel

Ableton release Live 12.4

Audio Media InternationalIndustryAbleton release Live 12.4 Ableton has released Live 12.4, a free update for existing users that introduces new networked audio capabilities, expanded device control and workflow enhancements. The headline addition is Link Audio, a new feature tha

Arxiduc Audio Co accelerates global expansion with DiGiCo’s Quantum 852

Audio Media InternationalIndustryArxiduc Audio Co accelerates global expansion with DiGiCo’s Quantum 852 Arxiduc Audio Co has strengthened its position in the global live sound market with the addition of DiGiCo ’s flagship Quantum 852 console, marking a significant step in both its technological evolution and international

Producer Darrell Thorp discusses his Focal Trio6 ST6 workflow

Audio Media InternationalIndustryProducer Darrell Thorp discusses his Focal Trio6 ST6 workflow Ten-time Grammy-winning engineer and producer Darrell Thorp is increasingly turning to Focal Trio6 ST6 monitors for both tracking and mixing, deploying the system across a series of high-profile projects in leading studi

Skills, AI and sustainability take centre stage at PLASA Focus Leeds 2026

Audio Media InternationalIndustrySkills, AI and sustainability take centre stage at PLASA Focus Leeds 2026 PLASA Focus Leeds returns to the Royal Armouries on 12-13 May 2026, with its highly anticipated seminar programme, powered by LSi , now live. Curated to reflect the current priorities and future direction of the live ent

FLUX introduce updates for immersive productions

Audio Media InternationalIndustryFLUX introduce updates for immersive productions HARMAN Professional Solutions recently announced the release of FLUX:: SPAT Revolution 26.04 and MiRA 26.04, two software updates designed to expand immersive audio production, streamline workflows and improve system ana

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XLR is a magazine, a radar and a diary about music gear and the making of music — for the people who make records and put on shows, wherever they do it.

The name is the three-pin connector that every signal in the business passes through: the microphone on stage and in the booth, the line to the desk, the DMX cable that runs the lights. Studio, stage and lighting rig share it, and so does this magazine. Every few hours XLR collects what the makers shipped, what the reviewers heard, what the studios and the touring crews are doing, which producers and collectives are surfacing and what they are saying — synths and modular, plugins and DAWs, guitars and drums, microphones, monitors, PA and lights, the rooms and the people — from a few hundred sources in English, German, French, Spanish, Japanese and more, then plots what is moving. The editor writes a letter every few days. Nothing is sold here; when a link leads to a shop, that is the maker's shop, not ours.