Teaching Church Audio Artistry | Church Sound Systems
The first time I heard the word crossover was in the context of "Chris, plug those into the crossover unit." I was clueless. I was helping with a live gig setup and even after being told EXACTLY where to plug in the cables, I still didn't know what the crossover unit did. Funny thing about it, crossovers are easy to understand. Implementation...well, that's a bit harder. What is a Crossover Unit? A crossover unit takes the incoming audio spectrum signal, everything from 20 Hz to [keep reading]
Your job isn't always limited to being behind the mixer. As technology advances, audio editing software prices drop, and churches ask more and more of the audio staff, you could very well find yourself doing some studio-style production. It could be a studio room or it could just be behind a computer with studio software. Either way, you will need to have a copy of "Mixing Secrets" by Mike Senior. Mike Senior is a professional engineer who has worked with some big names in England. [keep reading]
[Guest Post: James Knight] Many of the budding engineers here will have heard of RØDE - they’re an Australian company who started out back in 1967 manufacturing studio-grade microphones from Chinese capsules and purpose-built Australian electronics. Ever since ’94, they’ve been exporting to the States and now manufacture their own capsules, back plates, electronics and absolutely everything else needed at their base in New South Wales, Oz. They pioneered models in almost every major [keep reading]
Virtual sound check enabled; check. Parametric EQ set for guitar; check. Small frequency band notched to bring out clarity of singer; check. Reverb added; check. Saved as a preset for next Sunday; check. Easy-as-pie to do all of this; CHECK! Moving into the digital realm of mixing can be costly and carry a huge learning curve. Not anymore. StudioLive Review The first time I heard about the Presonus StudioLive mixer, I was hopeful. Then I saw a picture of the mixer and the very [keep reading]
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]
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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