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
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
Looking beyond just a bad mix, there are several reasons for a bad sound. Primarily, it's because modern praise music is just plain wrong. Just kidding. There are a variety of factors that can kill any attempt at creating a beautiful sound for the congregation. Let's ... Read More
Aux sends provide a great opportunity to use output audio signals for something other than monitors. Here's a list of aux send uses that will make you look like the superhero sound guy that you are! Aux sends on a mixing board send audio signals out to sources other than the house ... Read More
Imagine your musicians in a classroom. Imagine the door is padlocked so they can't leave. You are the instructor. You can teach them anything you want about sound. That's exactly what I'll be doing in two months and this is what I'll teach them. First off, ... Read More
Stage volume can be a problem even when nothing is being said, sung or played. Think about an electric guitar running through an amp which is patched into the mixer. The amp has a natural hum about it. In this situation, the guitarist has the monitor at his feet and everything ... Read More
Top 10 phrases heard during a worship band practice: 10. "Which microphone do you want me to use?" 9. "Do you think the congregation knows this song? " 8. In response to "please sing into your mic." [spoken] "Testing. Hello. Hello." 7. "Is my mic on?" 6. "So it's verse one, chorus, verse ... Read More
This weekend, one of our sound guys had the privilege (bad luck) of running the audio for the Christmas choir. He did a fantastic job in spite of battling the dreaded Monitor Dragon. The Monitor Dragon is the beast that rears its ugly head when the people on stage need a monitor volume so ... Read More
