Teaching Church Audio Artistry | Church Sound Systems
One of the hardest parts of our job is mixing sub-optimal sounds. The frustrating part is when it’s the fault of a musician and you and I don’t have the authority to say anything. Don’t misunderstand me...I’m not saying I demand professional level musicianship from the band. I’m saying there are times when they need to be better. Let’s back up This week, the articles have been focused not on the technical aspect of your work but on the human aspect of what you do. The first [keep reading]
The musicians are your front line for getting things done. Following up on this week's guest post by my pastor, I'd like to talk about teamwork, specifically work after the service. For those of us who have service in a multipurpose room or have a portable church, every Sunday consists of setting up the stage in the morning and putting everything away after the last service ends. Working as the only sound tech, this can take significant amount of time. And, you might have family [keep reading]
Guest author Pastor Daniel Jepsen, my pastor, writes on church audio, apostle Paul, and gives thanks. I am pleased to be able to write a post for Chris, who has been my friend and partner in the gospel for some ten years now. “Partner” is not a throw-away word here; I use it deliberately, for the main point of my post is that those serving in church audio partner with the pastors and musicians in declaring the glory of God and His ways. The apostle Paul of course, talks about this [keep reading]
You are responsible for creating a safe environment on the stage. Don’t think of the sound booth as your only domain. Your domain includes the stage. It contains elements that can cause bodily harm just because of their existence. For example, a microphone cable could be in the wrong place and cause the pastor to trip. You can keep environmental safety problems to a minimum by taking the proper steps to ensure a safe environment. There are four components to environmental [keep reading]
The congregation will be the source of your greatest joys. They will be the source of your greatest frustrations. Guess what? That’s the way it should be. All of your work, from mixing to microphone placement, centers on giving to the congregation. There are two areas of importance when working with (perhaps working for) the congregation; Meeting expectations Understanding needs Meeting expectations The congregation has expectations just like the pastor and the [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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