The Aviom personal monitor mixer system puts an end to the phrase "can you turn me up a little in the monitor?" Imagine never hearing those words again. Personal monitor mixing systems take the control away from the sound operator and pass it to the user. Simply stated, personal monitor mixer ... Read More
New Personal Monitor Mixing System from Behringer
Behringer has finally entered the Personal Monitor Mixing arena. Their new PowerPlay P16 Digital Personal Monitoring System is yet another in the recently growing personal monitoring realm. It joins Roland, HearBack, and Aviom. Wait, what's that? It's JUST LIKE THE AVIOM SYSTEM? Let's ... Read More
Hear Back Personal Monitoring System Review
Which personal monitoring system is best for your needs? After working with both the Aviom and Hear Back systems in different churches, guest blogger Charlie Eaton gives a complete review of the Hear Back system... So the church I am running sound for installed Hear Technologies' Hear Back ... Read More
The PreSonus StudioLive: The Perfect Digital Mixer?
Virtual sound check enabled; check. Parametric EQ set for guitar; check. Small frequency band notched to bring out clarity of singer; check. Reverb added; check. Saved as a preset for next Sunday; check. Easy-as-pie to do all of this; CHECK! Moving into the digital realm of mixing can be ... Read More
Review: Sennheiser ew112G2 Wireless System
Sennheiser wireless microphones have always been popular in the church community. Over the last few years, I've been fortunate to attend different churches and listen to different pastors and speakers. Typically, I see the wireless Sennheiser units sitting in the sound booth with their antenna ... Read More
Review: Whirlwind IMP 2 Standard Direct Box
Every Sunday, we plug our acoustic guitars and electronic drums into a Direct Box. This direct box then let's us plug the 1/4 inch cables into the XLR floor jacks because the direct box switches from a 1/4 plug to the always popular XLR plug. In geek-speak, "line or instrument level unbalanced ... Read More
Review: Furman PL-8 II Power Conditioner
One split second. That's all the time it takes to fry your electrical equipment. If you are like me, you spent countless hours searching for just the right piece of equipment to add to your sound system. Perhaps that equipment was a new mixer or new amplifier. Then you searched high and low for ... Read More
Review: Shure SM58 Vocal Microphone
The Shure SM58 Microphone is a sturdy, well-made, and might I add excellent, dynamic microphone. I've used the SM58 for years as both a vocal microphone as well as an instrumental mic (in instances where it's preferred over a condenser). The sm58 has held up wonderfully and given the quality of ... Read More