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January 16, 2019

Three Speaker Placement Mistakes That Make You Lose Vocal Intelligibility

When it comes to a church service, or any spoken word event, vocal intelligibility is king. Why? Because it's all a surprise. Everyone in the audience is hearing the words for the first time. Imagine if we tried to have a conversation while standing on the opposite ends of a giant ... Read More

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January 4, 2019

Starting in Church Audio: Strategies for Serious Beginners

Today, you’ve got it easy.  I started learning audio in the early days of the internet with dial-up connections into services like AOL and Compuserve.  There wasn’t a central hub, like Behind the Mixer, where you could go to learn everything. Today, it’s so much easier to learn the art of church ... Read More

October 26, 2017

Are Active or Passive Speakers Right for Your Church – Episode 9

Loudspeakers are available in active and passive models, but which is right for you?  Chris and Brian detail the differences between the two models, the advantages of each, and how a church sound system can benefit from either.  Powered and non-powered speakers have come a long way compared to ... Read More

June 25, 2008

Church Sound Booth Construction

Constructing a new sound booth in an existing sanctuary is not an easy task.  My church completed construction on a new sound booth in our sanctuary a few years ago.  This article outlines our experiences and how we ended up with exactly what we needed. Remember The Line-of-Sight ... Read More

July 1, 2008

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

June 2, 2016

How to Identify a Blown Speaker

It’s not always obvious if a speaker is malfunctioning. I was back at a church 6 months ago for my once-a-year tune up. Nice d&b speakers, fairly new, and all networked through Dante. But something didn’t sound right. They’ve got a small center line array and a point-source on each side to ... Read More

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