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
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
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
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
Cell phones buzz, ring, sing, tell jokes, and play a variety of audio when someone calls. Technology has taken us from hearing a plain ring of a telephone to letting us sample our favorite song, play a movie quote, and even hear our own voice when the phone rings. I'm not totally against this. In ... Read More
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
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
Short Description: Speaker in the form of headphones, spot monitor, or stage speaker used to provide sound to specific individuals on the stage such as musicians and singers. Details: Monitors are meant to provide sound as an important part of a performance such as a soloist hearing the ... Read More
