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
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
Here is something you can try at your next service for monitor mixing...I've just read about this so take it for what it's worth...it's from a worship teams old blog. Everything seems theoretically sound...and it seems easy. 1. Have one person liasing the sound from the Stage with the Sound ... Read More
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
