I grabbed my wire cutters and started walking toward his guitar. I lifted it by the neck and that's when I heard him yell, "Ok, ok, I promise to change the strings!" We can't create a great acoustic guitar mix if the guitar itself is creating a poor tone. And that idea of tone is exactly where ... Read More
Judge not lest ye be ready to hear the result. Whether it's microphone placement or mix choices, there've been times where I thought, "that guy doesn't know what he's doing." But then I heard the result. The last newsletter covered low passing drums. There are a number of other non-traditional ... Read More
The Michael W. Smith and Steven Curtis Chapman concert came to an end and within moments, I was standing by the FOH guy asking how he got such great tone from Steven's acoustic guitar. I was expecting him to say, “That’s what you get from a $4000 guitar.” I was expecting him to say, “It takes a ... Read More
Rock music, blues, jazz, you pick the genre and there will be a song with a guitar solo that stands out. In the realm of Christian worship music, a solo is a funny thing. Is it a necessary part of worship? It CAN be part of the worship as long as it's mixed in the right way. Mixing a "worship ... Read More
Want a great sounding acoustic guitar mix? Check out these eight tips that should have your acoustic guitar mix sounding great. 1. Check out the acoustic guitar's on-board amplifier settings Acoustic guitars can have on-board amplifiers with EQ settings. If the guitar's EQ settings aren't ... Read More
The most common mixing mistakes for church band instruments occur with the acoustic guitar. It's a staple instrument of praise bands and for this reason it's an instrument that needs to be correctly mixed. This article highlights the common mixing mistakes with the guitar and how you can avoid ... Read More
[UPDATE: Check out this HUGE new article on mixing acoustic guitars!] I'm behind the mixer and the pastor starts strumming a familiar sound. He starts singing and I KNOW I've heard the song before. I can't place it but I KNOW it's not a church song. Then it hits me, he's re-written the words ... Read More
An acoustic guitar produces a wonderful range of sounds from warm bass tones to crisp high notes; a range of 70hz to 700hz. Because guitars are made out of different types of wood, they can produce different overall sounds. Some guitars have an overall warm sound, others are bright, and ... Read More
