For my twitter followers, here are a bunch of free resources for you.  If you don't follow me on twitter but managed to get to this web page, please follow me.  I've either created these myself, found them on the internet, or in the case of the last one, modified something I found.

If you already get my newsletter, you might have received some of these already.  Or a version of these at least.

Home Grown Resources:  read more »

Working as a volunteer for the church audio team is more than just showing up and sitting down.  Volunteers must be recruited, surveyed, and trained in church rules and procedures.

I've created three documents which are zipped into one folder (use 7-Zip if you need a free unzip utility).  read more »

Here's a free ebook from the Shure microphone makers.  This covers microphone usage in a live environment.

The folks at NASA, who have studied sound frequencies longer than I've been alive, have produced this easy-to-read (a lot of easy to understand pictures) pdf ebook on "Vibration Control Principles."  It's all good information.  Pay particular attention to pages 52 and 54-58.  You can grab it here.

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 »