Easy reading and a great help for the beginning and intermediate SoundTech. Written by a Christian, Ira White has come up with an easy to read and understand book on sound. Covering every area from digital recording to mic choices and placement. For the soundtech and music minister who wishes to brush up on sound…
Introduction: There were 31 microphones submitted for review. Additional manufacturers were willing to submit product. It was determined that any more microphones would prohibit proper, thorough, evaluation. This review would not have been successful, had it not been for adequate time with all of the microphones, with the same positioning techniques, on the same sources….
Audio recording is an essential part of most ministry’s outreach. It is also a means for documenting business meetings and sermons. Most churches that record sermons have used cassette tape recorders for decades. Cassette tapes were “the standard.” The average full time pastor might have as many as 150 tapes per year going into the…
If you are considering hosting an Extreme Concert for next year or planning an event of your own, the following timetable and promotional guidelines can maximize the impact and attendance of your event. Basic Marketing Overview: 12 WEEKS OUT Contact talent, sign contracts,project expenses, review riders and make deposits. Meet with sponsors, concert committee &…
My last article about analog wireless was a bit “gloom and doom”. My mistrust of the FCC, special interest groups and our politicians grew as I watched the “game” play out over the last five plus years. In my mind, wireless was doomed. As it turns out, not all wireless is doomed this year. Only…
It is so nice to know that our wonderful government is always concerned for us. They want us to enjoy better TV picture quality. By the time it’s all said and done, we all will have new TVs or adapters out of necessity. (I wonder if there is a tax credit for that?) The last…
As a follow up to my last article. This should make you feel better. The government can listen and react. However, we have yet to see where the politicizing will take us. There are now three Bills, from three authors, in the works. Rep. Jay Inslee’s (D-Wash.), Sen. John Kerry (D-Mass.) and Sen. John Sununu…
Electronic drums, like Roland’s V-Drums, have filled a niche in the church/ ministry band market for a few years now. They provide some diverse, arguably great, quality sounds, without generating allot of racket on stage. Some engineers, like myself, would say that the benefits of electronic drums are also their curse. Their silence on stage…
Another great resource for the Sound Tech and Music Minister. Sound Check offers some helpful tips and teaching on sound and the sound system. Easy to read and very informative, this is a must for the church musicians library. You will walk away with a better understanding of sound. Topics such as the nature of…
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