What You Can Learn From Worship VJ Stephen Proctor

July 1, 2011 Mixed by Chris
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"We must be intentional about every aspect of someone's experience when coming to worship," explains Stephen Proctor in our recent interview.   Stephen has a very unique job which gives him the insight and wisdom into how audio and video environments affect a person's behavior and emotion.  He is a worship VJ.  You'll learn, through our interview, how you can drastically improve the environment in the church sanctuary through your work behind the mixer. Who is Stephen Proctor? I was [keep reading]

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How to Get Over Mixer’s Block

April 29, 2011 Mixed by Chris

In a rut with your mix?  Can't find a way to change things up?  Mixing is about creativity and my own recent case of writer's block reminded me that it's easy to have mixer's block.  Here are seven ways you can get over mixer's block and come out with a new sound! The biggest contributor to mixer's block is the mentality of only one "right mix."  That's the logical side of your audio work interfering with your creative side.  It is here where the image of a conductor comes to mind. A [keep reading]

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What Is Song Mixing?

September 14, 2010 Mixed by Chris

Song Mixing can be defined as; 1.  Making the band sound like they want. 2.  Making the establishment owner happy (make the pastor happy). 3.  Making the music sound "great." 4.  Making a speaker's voice easy to understand. 5.  Making cheap instruments sound like expensive ones. These can all be valid points but each one misses the mark.  Each one of these defines a fraction of the mixing realm.  In other words, each one is a small [keep reading]

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