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Feedback Prevention: A Closer Look at Microphones and Monitors

October 11, 2012

Feedback Prevention: A Closer Look at Microphones and Monitors

Monday's post on feedback prevention prompted a good question from Ryan, a reader.  He said, "...there was one phrase that jumped out at me.  Specifically, 'Regarding floor monitors, vocalists should be very close to their floor monitor.'  I wanted to ask what the reasoning is behind this?  I ... Read More

May 13, 2013

Lavaliers, Lecterns, and Pulpit Microphones: Mic’ing Pastors without Headsets

[Guest Post by Jeremy Epstein] [Note: Mic'ing pastors was a subject in the last newsletter and it spawned several responses. Jeremy responded with a lot of great information on what he's experienced so I asked him to write it up as an article.] I've learned a lot about mic'ing people, working as ... Read More

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May 7, 2014

Pick the Right Headworn Microphone

Pick the wrong headworn microphone and the pastor will want their old lapel mic back.  Transition successfully, from lapel mic to headworn mic, by picking the right microphone for the job.  They aren't all the same in fit, functionality, frequency response or even wireless pack compatibility. The ... Read More

April 14, 2009

Tools For Your Gear Bag

Recently, a visitor asked for a list of things for their gear bag.  I've listed what I use as well as what I found others using as seem to best fit the church environment.  Here you go; Tools: Swiss Army Knife or Leatherman multi-tool.  You just need something you can quickly put out of your ... Read More

January 13, 2010

Acoustic Treatments : Bend me, Shape me, Anyway You Want

Acoustic treatments are used to alter the sound dynamics in a room.  Acoustic treatment might be necessary because of dead spots in a room (areas with little volume), too much reverberation in a room, or uneven frequency distribution in a room. There are three types of acoustic treat.  These are ... Read More

January 30, 2019

Audio Distortion: Finding the Source and Clearing the Air

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

March 31, 2011

The Six Types of Kick Drum Microphones

[Guest Post from Matthew Mcglynn]  I often get asked to recommend kick-drum microphones, and in the process of helping drummers and engineers decide what might work for them, I’ve realized that it is useful to classify the available microphones by type. Tailored Dynamics – dynamic mics pre-EQ’d ... Read More

March 4, 2015

Three Portable Church Sound Systems for Every Budget

Do you load in and load out your system every weekend?  Does your church meet in a school, movie theater, community center, or other location that requires the church to provide the gear? Portable churches have unique audio gear needs and the below highlights three custom systems, by budget ... Read More

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