Behind The Mixer

It doesn't matter if you head up the church a/v ministry or if you are a solo-flyer, you are seen as the person "IN CHARGE."  Doubt it?  Screw up during a church service and you'll hear about it.  If you head up a team and a member has a bad day behind the mixer, you'll hear about that as well.  If you are "IN CHARGE" then you are seen as a leader.

There are several areas in which you, as a leader, can fail.  If you watch for these areas, you will make a better leader.  read more »

The first part of knowing how to run church audio is knowing the equipment.  In the simpliest form, a person sings into a microphone.  The microphone then sends the audio signal to the sound system.  The sound is then processed and amplified and sent out to the speakers which then turns the audio signal into sound waves.  Therefore, there are input devices, processing devices, and output devices.  This article covers the types of input devices.  read more »

An acoustic guitar produces a wonderful range of sounds from warm bass tones to crisp high notes; a range of 70hz to 700hz.  Because guitars are made out of different types of wood, they can produce different overall sounds.  Some guitars have an overall warm sound, others are bright, and others might accentuate the midrange sounds.  How can you capture those sounds and amplify them?  read more »