Teaching Church Audio Artistry | Church Sound Systems
Steve B. sent this email: "Chris, do you have any recommendations on podcasting equipment? Our church is looking into starting that ministry." There are a couple of ways to go with podcasting microphones... There are three ways to setup for recording a podcast; USB microphone that plugs into the computer (simplest) Standard vocal mic that plugs into a USB converter (moderate) Standard vocal microphone that plugs into a mixing board (complex) Most podcasters will fall into the [keep reading]
[Guest Post from Matthew Mcglynn] I often get asked to recommend kick-drum microphones, and in the process of helping drummers and engineers decide what might work for them, I’ve realized that it is useful to classify the available microphones by type. [Note from Chris: While some types of microphones may be better for recording studio's, this article shows you what's available on the market for live and studio work] Tailored Dynamics – dynamic mics pre-EQ’d with aggressively [keep reading]
In a grand hall, a huge coliseum, and even a huge sanctuary, the more likely our mentality is "let's do this the right way." Running sound in large venues drives us towards excellence. Now what is your mentality in a very small room? If you're not careful, you'll find yourself slipping into five pitfalls. Learn those pitfalls and how you can avoid them. 1. "We don't need no stinkin' microphones." The biggest pitfall in a small room is the lack of microphones. I've fallen into [keep reading]
The sound of the kick drum is critical to the overall sound of the drums. Today, you'll learn how you can get a great sound from a kick drum without a hole in the resonance head. Kick drums usually have two heads; the beater head and the resonance head. The beater head is the drum head that's whacked by the foot pedal beater. The resonance head is the head on the opposite side of the drum (and it might have the name of the band in huge letters). The problem with using [keep reading]
The number of portable churches is increasing. I'm talking about churches that rent building space for their services. Ten years ago, I worked at such a church and our equipment cases were huge plastic tubs and the case for the mixing unit. Plastic containers are wrong for gear storage for a variety of reasons. Before you run out and grab the cheapest cases you can find, let's explore more in the case for cases. Audio cases are used for a variety of reasons; Protect gear from [keep reading]
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