I've been talking with some worship guitarists recently and asked them questions as it relates to the sound tech / worship team relationship. Below, I've listed each question and some responses. I've edited them only to shorten their length. I'm not really sure if I need to expound ... Read More
Reverb or Delay: Do you Know The Difference?
Reverberation and delay are two methods of signal processing that are often incorrectly equated. The confusion comes from the fact that they are so closely related. Reverberation is multiple blended sound images created from reflection. A few common reverb effects are Reverb ... Read More
Interview: Karl Verkade | Guitar for Worship
Karl Verkade is a music director for Life Church in Southern California. You can find him on his web site Guitar For Worship posting up great articles like "Chorus Pedal Shootout" and "Amp Tone: Styles of Power Tubes." I've hit him with some hard questions like ... Read More
Interview: Worship Guitar Guy
Gerry Leslie runs [2013 update: ran] a great web site called Worship Guitar Guy: Random Thoughts From A Worship Guitar Perspective. He covered everything from effects to tone to his own thoughts on worship. He recently started a blog series called Worship Chords Exposed. I asked Gerry a few ... Read More
EQ For An Acoustic Guitar
[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
How to Get A Great Acoustic Guitar Sound
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
Passive and Active Direct Boxes : How They Should Be Used
A DI unit, DI box, Direct Box or simply DI is an electronic device that connects a high impedance line level signal that has an unbalanced output (a.ka. a piece of equipment) to a low impedance mic level balanced input, usually via XLR connector. DIs are frequently used to connect an electric ... Read More
