I picked up the guitar of one of our musicians recently and noticed the on-board EQ was set flat. No bass boost, no mid boost, no treble boost, no cuts, just flat. I have always EQ'd his guitar from the mixer but had never been thrilled with the sound. That was about to change. As a guitarist myself, and the sanctuary empty so early in the morning, I cranked up the guitar's channel in the mains and grabbed my pick (plectrum to you UK folks). I played the guitar [keep reading]
Top Ten Demands of the Sound Tech
May 27, 2009 Mixed by
Either it's happened to me, I've heard about it happening to someone or, based on human actions, it's happened to someone but I just haven't heard about it! Without further ado, the Top Ten Demands of the Sound Tech 10. The ability to add anything into the schedule - without freaking out and saying stuff like "but we don't have room on the stage for a merry-go-round even if it is a sermon illustration." 9. Ability to stay completely cool under all sorts of [keep reading]
Getting an Earful
May 27, 2009 Mixed by
December 1888, artist Van Gogh stalked Gauguin with a razor and then cut off the lower part of his own left ear lobe, which he wrapped in newspaper and gave to a prostitute named Rachel in the local brothel, asking her to "keep this object carefully." "New American Standard Bible (Matthew 26:51) And behold, one of those who were with Jesus reached and drew out his sword, and struck the slave of the high priest and cut off his ear." My point here is simple...your [keep reading]
Sonic Space : Not The Final Frontier.
May 5, 2009 Mixed by
Sonic space is the frequency range that an instrument or a vocal sound takes up when it is played. That's the short definition but it's like saying paint is red or green in color without talking at all about what happens when you paint one color over another when the paints are still wet.If we had a bass player, a tenor singer, and a piccolo on the stage and we had to mix these instruments, we could do it without worry of the sonic space each instrument takes. I'm not saying those [keep reading]
Why The Sound Tech Is Ignored
April 29, 2009 Mixed by
"I am the Great and Powerful Wizard of Oz" said the man behind the curtain. Looking back on that scene from the movie, I realized there was something unstated that was very profound. The people in Oz visited the Wizard and BELIEVED he was this magical wizard. They never questioned what happened behind the curtain even though it was in plain sight. They wanted to believe the wizard was really a wizard. I'm trying not to break out in song here. Oh [keep reading]
I'm Chris Huff and I've been working behind a mixer for over twenty years. Since 2008, I've been helping other sound techs learn all about the art of church audio through behindthemixer.com.
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