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The magazine is named after the cable: the microphone in the booth, the line to the desk, the DMX run that fires the lights. Studio, stage and rig share the same cable. Most magazines pick one of the three. This one covers all of it, because the people we read do too — the engineer mixing a record on Tuesday is on front of house by Saturday.

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Neko Engineering unveils the NAM-compatible wireless studio tool that fits in your pocket

October 16

As gear continues to shrink to super convenient, super transportable sizes, one company has wondered “what if studios shrunk, too?” The Neko, from Neko Engineering, could be the answer to that…

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