The pastor's mic might seem like it doesn’t need mixing compared to mixing vocals for a band. However, our speaking voices can leave a bit to be desired. Consider these traits: nasally, gravelly, pitchy, and muddy. While those can reach extremes, what’s important to know is that a crisp, clear, rich ... Read More
What's the purpose of technical production in the church? What about your church? Josiah Way answers this in his new book, Producing Worship: A Theology of Church Technical Arts. On today's show, Chris Huff interviews Dr. Way to talk about the basis of the book and the important aspects of church ... Read More
The word distortion has different meanings depending on who you ask. For some, they immediately think of "distorting words or phrases" wherein someone takes what you have said and twists it into something else. For others, they picture a distorted image. A guitarist sees distortion as an effect ... Read More
In the early days of Behind the Mixer (way before the podcast), I interviewed a number of people and today, I've consolidated those interviews into the following highlights. Many of them have moved to new churches, retired, or even moved on to something new, but their words remain relevant and ... Read More
Audio Fusion Systems is a new contender to the personal monitor mixing realm and they are unlike everything else in one big way. They claim you can get pro-level wireless monitoring using software on the devices you already have. And it's unbelievably affordable and easy to use. Does their ... Read More
When it comes to a church service, or any spoken word event, vocal intelligibility is king. Why? Because it's all a surprise. Everyone in the audience is hearing the words for the first time. Imagine if we tried to have a conversation while standing on the opposite ends of a giant ... Read More
Low end frequency problems can plague a mix if they aren't identified and addressed. In episode 39, I discuss how the low end frequencies can work both positively and negatively. I also discuss how you can control excess low end both on stage and in the sound booth. Update: Just to be clear, when ... Read More
Today, you’ve got it easy. I started learning audio in the early days of the internet with dial-up connections into services like AOL and Compuserve. There wasn’t a central hub, like Behind the Mixer, where you could go to learn everything. Today, it’s so much easier to learn the art of church ... Read More
