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Brian Gowing

presonus studio live 32s mixer

January 14, 2020

Presonus 32S and 24R Review and Why They Beat The Early Presonus Mixer

I thought I wouldn’t change my mind about the StudioLive mixers. But, I agreed to demo a StudioLive Series 3 32S and 24R mixer. In my demo setup, the 24R is functioning as the digital stagebox feeding the 32S but can also work as a remote controlled mixer. As it turned out, these mixers are ... Read More

mixing keyboards

March 21, 2019

Keyboard Mixing

You Can Tune A Piano, But You Can’t Tuna Fish...apologies to REO Speedwagon. While a keyboard can sound similar to a piano, there are a lot more sounds that can come out of a keyboard along with being able to shape those sounds in unique ways. Keyboard Basics A decent keyboard/synthesizer ... Read More

rackstuds review

July 26, 2018

Rackstuds Review: Easily Install Rack-Mounted Equipment

For those of us who constantly have to work with racks, both in the IT world and the AVL world, cage nuts are a necessary evil. If you don’t know what a cage nut is and why they’ve been the bane of many a system techs existence, check this picture out. That little innocent looking thing in ... Read More

October 9, 2017

Arria.Live System Review: A New Type of Mixing System

I first set my eyes on the Arria.Live system, from Arria Live Media, at our church’s bi-annual national conference in Columbus, Ohio earlier this year. Dave Andersen, Arria’s Vice-President of Business Development, was invited to introduce the Arria.Live system to me and to get feedback on the ... Read More

assisted listening devices

April 10, 2017

Can You Hear Me Now? An Assisted Listening Systems Overview

Time for a five-second test.  How many people in your church are hard-of-hearing?  Time’s up.  You probably don’t know and that’s okay.  There’s a notable percentage of the congregation, especially among those over fifty, who have some level of difficulty hearing.  Whether it’s not being able to ... Read More

July 8, 2016

Tech Maintenance – How to Lengthen Equipment Life

It's summertime and churches are going through the inevitable summer slump. Things aren't as hectic and we can all take a breather. This is a great time for preventative maintenance of electronic equipment. Here's a list of things to accomplish to ensure your equipment operates at peak ... Read More

June 2, 2016

How to Identify a Blown Speaker

It’s not always obvious if a speaker is malfunctioning. I was back at a church 6 months ago for my once-a-year tune up. Nice d&b speakers, fairly new, and all networked through Dante. But something didn’t sound right. They’ve got a small center line array and a point-source on each side to ... Read More

September 19, 2015

Humility and Reconciliation

[Post by Brian Gowing] My last article definitely struck a nerve with more responses affirming situations that we all hope, as technical ministry folks, don’t want to experience but they continue to happen. Reading some of the replies just tore my heart out. If only the pastors or worship leaders ... Read More

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