Mar
15

Free Access to the Exhibit Floor at NAB

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The NAB Show, happening April 10-15 in Las Vegas, is featuring an exhibit that focuses on the use of technology (such as video, audio, new media, and more) for praise and worship.

The Technologies for Worship Pavilion is the focal point for all things related to worship technology at NAB and will be set up like a virtual worship environment, offering technical staff and volunteers valuable training. more »

Mar
12

The One Lesson All Sound Techs Should Learn

Francis Chan said "if I did not have time with God, I'd be so self-centered, so arrogant, so in my own world because I can fool people."  His point is he can't be arrogant if he's constantly learning from God and communing with Him and submitting himself to Him.

Applying that to the craft of live audio production... more »

Mar
09

Risk Management: How to Avoid Being Charged For Murder

If a dodge ball, traveling at 40 miles per hour, hits a fountain drink cup sitting on the ledge of the sound booth, what are the odds the tech director will soon be charged for murder? more »

Mar
03

How to Recruit Volunteers

"If you build it, they will come."  That's great for drawing in baseball fans but not so good for recruiting volunteers.  Just because you have a sound booth everyone can see, it doesn't mean volunteers are going to run up and ask to join the team.  Here's how you can recruit the volunteers you need. more »

Mar
01

What Was Your Best MacGyver Moment?

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I think the closest person we have to a modern day MacGyver is the live sound guy (or gal).  It's up to us, no matter how bad the circumstances, to keep the church service running. 

What Was Your Best MacGyver Moment at Church? Or Another Audio Event? more »

Feb
26

The Winter of Everyone's Discontent

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This morning, I awoke to the weather forecast; "another inch of snow is expected for Saturday."  "NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!"  I LOVE snow but this winter has lasted so long that even I (mild-mannered reporter for the Daily Planet) have become moody and crabby.  And I'm not the only one with this malady. more »

Feb
26

Audio News For Feb 26, 2010

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Around The Globe News includes;
Three-part Series On an IEM Shootout
Do You Trust me?
Avoiding the Pitfall of Pride
and More Than One Way to Mic a Cat more »

Feb
26

Moving The Guitar Amp Off The Stage

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Moving an amp offstage into an isolation booth can help reducing stage noise, increasing room on the stage, and improving the sound of the amp through the house speakers.  Leave it to Radial to help electric guitarists work with isolation booths. more »

Wedding Contract

Download the free wedding contract template for audio and video production.  Easy to understand and easy to modify.

Newsletter Template

Create your own church audio newsletter for your team with this simple newsletter template. (View it in Print layout format within Word)

Team Organization

Download these team documents for tracking your existing team as well as recruiting new team members.

Inventory List

Track all your audio equipment with this excel sheet.  Great way to see what you have and keep for insurance purposes.