The sound of the kick drum is critical to the overall sound of the drums. Today, you'll learn how you can get a great sound from a kick drum without a hole in the resonance head. Kick drums usually have two heads; the beater head and the resonance head. The beater head is the drum ... Read More
How to Overcome the Top Five Pitfalls of Small Room Mic’ing
In a grand hall, a huge coliseum, and even a huge sanctuary, the more likely our mentality is "let's do this the right way." Running sound in large venues drives us towards excellence. Now what is your mentality in a very small room? If you're not careful, you'll find yourself slipping into five ... Read More
Why Pre and Post Send Selection Matters
Each channel on a mixer has a little button labeled something along the lines of "Pre/Post." This one little button can affect the stage monitors, nursery speakers, hearing impairment equipment, and even your recording devices. Let's explore the functionality of this button ... Read More
Microphone Suggestions for Quartets
Running sound at church can be like running sound for a variety show. You never know what will next come your way. Today, you walk into the church and find out a singing quartet is on the roster. Their only request: only one microphone for all four of the singers. Let's investigate your ... Read More
Controlling a Yamaha LS9-32 Remotely: iPad and Smart Phone Setups
[Guest post from Matt Shull] Since I started running sound back when I was 12 years old, I’ve always found that having to walk around the room and listen to the sound and then walk all the way back to the console to tweak something small has been problematic. This is especially true for ... Read More
Five Reasons You Need a Sound Meter
Have you ever not had something, then had it and wished you would have had it all along? That's my experience with a sound meter. Given that I'll be giving away a sound meter tomorrow, you should know what you're missing if you have never had one. A sound meter measures the decibels in an ... Read More
How to Get Audio from an iPad
iPads are turning up in the audio booth as a new sound source. Much like my article on using different types of smart-phones as audio sources, iPads are something you need to consider. Let's look a how to get the audio out. The iPad uses a common 3.5mm stereo headphone plug . It also can use ... Read More
Top Three Common DI Box Problems and Solutions
How many times has a line check problem been the results of a DI box issue? DI boxes, while simple in functionality, do present the opportunity to cause problems. Here are the three common line-check-related issues where the DI box is to blame; No sound coming through the channel. A DI box ... Read More