Teaching Church Audio Artistry | Church Sound Systems
The word distortion has different meanings depending on who you ask. For some, they immediately think of "distorting words or phrases" wherein someone takes what you have said and twists it into something else. For others, they picture a distorted image. A guitarist sees distortion as an effect for applying to their guitar's sound. A sound tech sees distortion as a bad sound reflecting a problem in the audio system. Reasons for distortion Audio distortion occurs because; A [keep reading]
The Christmas season is one of the more stressful times for audio production. Higher expectations, bigger demands, and sometimes problems with limited equipment - "I'd give my right arm for three more wireless mic's!" If only we had more control! *I originally wrote this post in long form but the more I re-read it, the more I discovered the less I said, the more I'd be saying.... Grasping for control. The stresses are high. State opinion without considering compromises. Show [keep reading]
Buzz in an audio system might be the most annoying sound you'll ever hear. A close second is the first unexplainable rattle emanating from your new car. Buzzy audio has been the source of many an email I've received and today you’ll learn the process for tracking down that audio buzz and stopping it. Audio system noise comes from a variety of sources. These sources include; Bad gain structure: If you aren't providing a high signal-to-noise ratio then that noise could be typical [keep reading]
Dare I suggest the volume of your worship leader could be detrimental to the worship environment? Yes, yes I suggest that very thing. Overall audio volume level discussions are common between sound techs but I submit to you, my friends, that the overall volume isn't nearly as much of a deal-breaker, mood-killer, worship-ender, as the volume level of the person leading the song. My wife is a wonderful singer (of course!) and has spent a good amount of time singing on a worship team or two. [keep reading]
I was going to be an architect. I attended every drafting class my high school offered. While my career choice changed, I learned the number one way for drafting the perfect home; having a vision. Looking back on the homes I drew in my middle school drafting class, I can't help but be embarrassed. Middle school tech class wasn't about the best way to draft a home floor plan, it was more about how to draw floor plans. The first floor plan I did in high school, where I thought it was [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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