The two biggest mistakes I see sound techs make are when they tweak the mix during the ENTIRE worship set and when they NEVER touch the mixing board during the worship set.  There is a time for active mixing and there is a way you can use it to bring power to a song. Volume Balancing Volume balancing is one of the early steps in forming your mix during the sound check.  You are layering the different sounds using volume differences for placing the sounds in the mix.  For example, you push [keep reading]

"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]