This is the most sensitive and important part of the sound system. People are the deciding factor in the sound equation. Most people that volunteer for the sound ministry at church have a great heart of service. They are content to be behind the scenes and never be mentioned. They spend long hours at rehearsals…
I’ve been doing a lot of thinking lately about working in my strengths. Like many of you, I have many strengths that pertain to the tech world. For me, the two at the top are 1) being a good troubleshooter, and 2) being a people person/ people encourager. Both of these have served me well…
Have you ever been sitting in a service in which you are not serving and wondered, “Wow, this sounds much different than last Sunday”? Maybe you have noticed that some weeks the complaints about the sound are “It’s too loud” and the next week “It’s to soft” and the next week “It’s just right”. While…
In general, bass and drums are the cornerstone of a musical theme in a band. Then guitars, keyboards and other instruments complement the harmonic setting of the musical arrangement. Finally, on top of all this, vocals are the crown jewel of the song. I’d like to direct focus to a not-much-discussed subject: vocal mixing. The…
I talk to a lot of church techs who don’t really understand what the condition of our heart ‘should be’ about why tech is needed in church. In the world we live in, the Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, SnapChat environment, information is coming at us at light speed. Our lives really don’t have one minute of…
If you’ve been in tech for any amount of time, you know that when it’s “show-time” things get serious. We make the service or event happen and that means that we need to stay on task and focused. At my previous church every week we had a “Programming Meeting” in which we’d recap the weekend,…
One of my passions is raising up young leaders, helping them to find not only their vocational gifts but also their God-given ministry gifts. I have had the honor to help raise up many young leaders in and out of the tech realm. Many of these leaders have gone on to great things and will…
For more than 15 years I have made a living from my ears. As a studio and live sound engineer I have been exposed to damaging sound pressure levels. This is to be expected in the music world, but many churches operate at equally dangerous levels. Your ears are very delicate and prolonged exposure to…
Ninety percent of sound system problems involve simple solutions that you can perform, but most operators overlook. Make sure that your system is plugged in. Verify that all power plugs on all equipment are connected securely. Power switches. Each piece of equipment usually has a power switch and each one has to be turned on…
There is a movement in the audio industry. Artists and engineers are taking a look at the cold hard Sound Pressure Level (SPL) facts. Most commercial events have loudness levels and exposure times exceeding OSHA’s limits for the workplace. Let there be no misunderstanding. I have worked for one of the loudest guitar players on…
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