How to Win the Stage Volume Battle

August 21, 2012 Mixed by Chris
How to Win the Stage Volume Battle

You can provide the right house volume as well as the right stage volume.  It doesn't have to be a battle of the wills between yourself and the musicians.  The key is following three steps during your sound check and looking at three areas when it comes to monitor issues. The Ideal Situation The ideal situation for house and monitor levels is one in which the congregation hears only what's coming from the house speakers AND the musicians hear the optimal volume levels and mixes from their [keep reading]

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The Best Church Audio Advice Received

August 14, 2012 Mixed by Chris
The Best Church Audio Advice

What is the best church audio advice you ever received?  I asked that question to my newsletter subscribers as part of a recent giveaway.  The responses were all over; some were technical in nature, others were about working with other people, and others were about dealing with their own mental state. I've pulled together 25 of the responses. What is the best advice you ever received as it relates to church audio or live audio production? My response: Leave the room for five [keep reading]

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Mixing Tricks: Easier Band Volume Balancing

August 7, 2012 Mixed by Chris
Mixing Tricks: Easier Band Volume Balancing

"One [button] to rule them all, One [button] to find them, One [button] to bring them all and in the darkness bind them." Ok, so the mute button doesn't have the same power as The Ring from the Lord of the Rings trilogy but it can be your greatest tool when it comes to volume balancing. Volume balancing is the process of setting sound levels in proper relationship to each other to create the desired overall sound.  In the church environment, volume balancing is performed for the vocals [keep reading]

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Solutions for Mixing in a Concrete Box

July 24, 2012 Mixed by Chris
Solutions for Mixing in a Concrete Box

A room lacking sound absorption material can be a nightmare for mixing.  I've mixed in a few of these rooms myself.  From what I've found, a number of you mix in such rooms on a regular basis.  In fact, the most common question I get is, "what the best way to mix in a gymnasium?" A gymnasium has; Concrete walls Hardwood floors And ceilings open to the steel rafters. My first thought is always the same, "tear down the wall that's facing your speakers."  I have yet to have anyone [keep reading]

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Remixing; You’ll Never Look at Mixing The Same Again

July 17, 2012 Mixed by Chris
Remixing; You'll Never Look at Mixing The Same Again

You are a live music remixer.  Think about it, the majority of songs performed during a church service are interpretations of the original.  They are new arrangements.  They are played with more musicians, less musicians, different instruments, no instruments, or in different music keys.  It's your job to take this new arrangement and make it sound great. I hadn't really thought about it as remixing until recently.  A few days ago, I was thinking about a Hillsong song that I'd heard on [keep reading]

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