Best Power Amplifiers for Live Sound
It’s about drive and power — power amplifiers, to be precise. These are essential to driving your speakers effectively, but with so many... Read more »
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Mar 12, 2026, 1:05 PM
PA Speaker Buying Guide
What Is a PA Speaker? A public address (PA) speaker is a powered (active) or unpowered (passive) loudspeaker meant to amplify and direct... Read more »
Guide to Sennheiser Wireless Mics
There are many reasons why you’ll see Sennheiser wireless systems in action for big-name broadcast events — they’re reliable, sound great, and... Read more »
Jul 7, 2025, 1:38 PM
12 Best Lighting Consoles
When you think Sweetwater, you probably think about guitars, microphones, amps, and maybe drums and keyboards. What you may not know is that... Read more »
May 6, 2025, 4:59 PM
How to Mic a Drum Kit
There are lots of ways to mic a drum set. So, let’s walk through how to mic a drum kit — all the way from the kick and snare to the toms,... Read more »
Wireless Microphone Buying Guide
A wireless microphone system — also known as a cordless microphone system — is most commonly used in live sound applications and allows... Read more »
Apr 6, 2025, 2:06 PM
EQ Frequencies of Musical Instruments Explained
Knowing the ranges that instruments and voices occupy in the frequency spectrum is essential for any mixing engineer. Sweetwater has put... Read more »
Jul 9, 2022, 8:00 AM
Stage Lighting 101, Part 1: Understanding the Basics
Lighting. Just like sound consists of waves that are received by our ears, light is simply higher-frequency wavelengths that are received and... Read more »
May 9, 2022, 6:00 AM
The Importance of Wattage When Choosing PA Speakers
If you’re putting together a PA system and are in the market for new speakers, what kind should you get? Passive or powered? Do you need 250... Read more »
Mar 21, 2022, 12:00 PM
7 Live Mixing Mistakes You Might Be Making
As much art as it is science, there are myriad ways to ruin live sound and just as many ways to make it great. While some of these common... Read more »