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Radiohead Cuts the Cord with Sound Devices Astral Wireless Guitar System

“After listening to it myself, we brought it into Jonny [Greenwood]’s studio and did some blind tests between Astral and their preferred cables,” Hodge says. “We all listened and even the most cynical guitar techs were impressed! The quality of the audio path was obvious, and it wasn’t changing the sound at all. The packs also auto-detect the cable, allowing us to easily adjust them in the receiver menu or UI as needed per instrument.”

Lorde’s Ultrasound World Tour Anchors Live Production with Sound Devices Astral Wireless

‘Nothing less than 100% perfection’
​Although other artists have filmed videos and performances on top of the Empire State Building in the past, this was the first to be done completely live for an audience and supported by a worldwide livestream. With only one shot to get it right, the stakes could not have been higher, “There were so many aspects of it that made it special – the iconic location, the excitement around the launch, the place Maluma is in his career right now and him representing Colombia as an artist – we had to get to make sure we got it right,” explains Clair Global Live Sound Engineer and Mixer German Tarazona. “We worked with incredible dedication on every single detail of the pre-production to make sure we’d pull off a rock-solid performance befitting of his talent and skill.”

Maluma Shines at The Empire State Building with Sound Devices Astral Wireless

‘Nothing less than 100% perfection’
​Although other artists have filmed videos and performances on top of the Empire State Building in the past, this was the first to be done completely live for an audience and supported by a worldwide livestream. With only one shot to get it right, the stakes could not have been higher, “There were so many aspects of it that made it special – the iconic location, the excitement around the launch, the place Maluma is in his career right now and him representing Colombia as an artist – we had to get to make sure we got it right,” explains Clair Global Live Sound Engineer and Mixer German Tarazona. “We worked with incredible dedication on every single detail of the pre-production to make sure we’d pull off a rock-solid performance befitting of his talent and skill.”

Lights Aims for the Stars with Sound Devices Astral

‘Good, clean wireless every day without the stress’

Kaplinski and Slipper built the latest Lights wireless rig around a Sound Devices ARX16 True-Diversity Wireless Receiver with Spectraband after being introduced to the Astral product line by the team at GerrAudio Distribution early in 2025. The pairing proved perfect for the duo’s dream of a compact, wireless toolkit that could work on every stage the tour hit, and beyond. “It was immediately impressive in terms of form factor, but the thing that got us right away was how much of a full-featured toolbox it was in terms of features and technical specs,” says Slipper.

Chris Welcker Brings Heightened Naturalism to Sinners with Sound Devices Scorpio and Astral Wireless

“This was an incredibly involved project for Sound Mixing because of all of the different layers we were responsible for,” Welcker explains. “We really had to be close with the director and script supervisor to create a fluid, seamless environment that would still allow the actors to perform comfortably while capturing everything we were responsible for at the highest possible level of quality.”

The Weeknd Upgrades to Sound Devices Astral Wireless for Ongoing Stadium Tour

LOS ANGELES, CA, September 17, 2025 ​ — The Weeknd’s After Hours Til Dawn Tour has circled the globe multiple times since it officially kicked off in 2022. During that time, the four-time Grammy-Winning alternative R&B singer and producer has found himself performing at large stadiums to some of the biggest audiences of his career and embracing a level of audio and video production to match.