The very first computer I bought came with a power strip. "You don't want to fry your computer during a storm," said my friend. However, electrical protection is more that just ye ol power strip. What happens when there is a voltage drop? What if the electrical ... Read More
The Case for Equipment Cases
The number of portable churches is increasing. I'm talking about churches that rent building space for their services. Ten years ago, I worked at such a church and our equipment cases were huge plastic tubs and the case for the mixing unit. Plastic containers are wrong for gear storage for a ... Read More
Fix Your Phasing Issues Using the Radial Phazer
The best mic'ing techniques can produce a terrible sound if you have phase problems. Phase problems can occur when you double-mic the toms, have vocal microphones that pick up instruments or amps, or for other reasons as well. Correcting for phase issues can come in a number of ways, from digital ... Read More
Knowing How Equipment Fails
Your worship leader has been knocked to the floor as his floor wedge suddenly explodes with a huge volume increase. The church service ends and you've got thirty minutes until the next service to find the problem and fix it. Where do you start? A very similar scenario happened to a friend of ... Read More
How the Church Gambles with Your Gear: 5 Ways to Protect It
Gambling with gear is something EVERYONE does at one point in their life. Don't believe me? When was the last time you changed your furnace filter, replaced your car tires, or oiled the chain on your bike? Audio gear can often get the same treatment. Maybe it's your fault. Maybe, just ... Read More
Six Common Cable Problems and Solutions
Water was streaming out the end of our driveway. The main water pipe going to the house had sprung a leak. There were only two ways of fixing the problem; digging up the driveway for finding and repairing the leak or running a new line without disturbing the driveway at all. A problem with an ... Read More
How to Easily Ring Out Your Room
You can get rid of that pesky feedback once and for all! Discover the three ways for ringing out the room and the one that you can perform today. Ringing out a room is a process for eliminating problem frequencies wherein those frequencies are prone to feedback in your room. You might hear it ... Read More
Picking the Right Vocal Microphone: Why Diaphragm Size Matters
Vocal microphones matter. Picking out the right vocal microphone means looking at several microphone properties including the diaphragm size. The typical microphone properties that come to mind include; Microphone type (dynamic, condenser, or ribbon) Polar Pattern (omni-directional, ... Read More