Behind The Mixer

The Aviom personal monitor mixer system puts an end to the phrase "can you turn me up a little in the monitor?"  Imagine never hearing those words again.  Perso  read more »

Balanced cables use three electrical lines. A ground, a line out (hot), and a return (cold).  read more »

"WACO, Texas (AP) -- A pastor performing a baptism was electrocuted inside his church Sunday morning when he adjusted a nearby microphone while standing in water, a church employee said. The Rev. Kyle Lake, 33, was stepping into the baptistery as he reached out for the microphone, which produced an electric shock, said University Baptist Church community pastor Ben Dudley."  read more »

What if tonight your church burned down?  What if tonight your church was robbed and all your a/v equipment was stolen?  Would you have any idea the replacement costs?  This list will help you find out what you have as well as enable you to keep an ongoing list of your working equipment.  read more »

Church sound booth construction is a daunting challenge.  You can have new equipment, contruction, demolition, contractors, and consultants.  This article covers how we built a new church sound booth in an existing sanctuary and what you can expect when you build a booth.  It also covers aspects of construction that are very important regarding booth placement.

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I was recently asked a question by a church elder. "Do sound engineers get to worship during the service?" I wish more people would think about this question.  read more »

Could you EQ properly if your life depended on it?  I'm not talking perfect EQ'ing for CD quality recordings, I'm talking standard vocal and instrument EQ'ing that puts those sounds in the right ranges for a pleasant listening experience.  read more »

Mixing a worship team is more than just setting sound levels.  Mixing involves bringing out the particular frequencies in each voice and musicial instrument that, when combined together, present a high quality emotional sound.  A high quality sound means no low hums, no muddy sound, no high tinny sounds, and to better think of it, listen to a well eq'd classical music cd.  In classical music, there are so many unique instruments each with their own ranges and uniqueness.

Here is a simple 13-stage process to mixing;

Stage 1:  read more »

RCA plugs aside, cables with pre-molded connectors are not good and tend to fail at the wire/connector junction. Some low end cables use flimsy copper wire woven in with what looks like cotton.  read more »

The low hum you hear is not a distant cargo plane.  It's not your local television helicopter.  It's the beginning of the end... it’s feedback.  read more »