Disaster strikes and it's usually during the service. In the early days, I panicked. Now, I use a four-step plan that serves me well. As a quick note, if you've NEVER experienced a production problem, your time is coming. Refer to the recent Grammy Awards to see what I mean! I have to confess, ... Read More
What's your biggest frustration with wireless microphones? I posed this question to the huge Behind the Mixer community on Facebook and received a host of responses. Many repeated the struggles of others. I’ve compiled their responses and summarized them into 11 areas of frustration and ... Read More
Mixing a new singer is a challenge because you don't know how they're supposed to sound. I was going through this the other week. It wasn't until I revisited what I thought was right that I found out it was all wrong. Elizabeth's a great singer and it's a pleasure to mix her vocal - but I ... Read More
Honestly, I just don't get it. I'm at a church or event and the lead vocal is buried or it's over the top loud or the lead instrument is sitting so far back in the mix, the musician could walk off the stage and no one would notice. What's more is these techs think they've got the mix right - I can ... Read More
How many times have you been at a live event and the audio didn't sound right? More than once, I'm sure. And I'll bet the problem had to do with balance. Balance is all about relationships. Hang with me guys because I am going to ask you to commit! Mix relationships are the key to good ... Read More
Often, we're mixing in a church with a mono speaker setup but that's no reason to ignore panning when sending a stereo signal out to a recording device. With the popularity of smart-phone usage, there are a number of people who listen to a live/recorded service with headphones. And of course, if ... Read More
I stole this idea from a photography class from Ming Thein. There are four fundamentals of photography that so closely resemble the requirements of a music mix, I couldn't help but notice it. In photography, they follow as: Light - because a three-dimensional object becomes two-dimensional ... 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
