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Monday, October 15, 2012
Mike Sessler 10/15/12 11:03 AM,This article is provided by ChurchTechArts. Every time I attend a technology conference, I hear a lot of talk about streaming. In fact, I was just asked to speak at a day-long workshop devoted to streaming (and after this post, I may not be invited back…). Wherever you go, you hear streaming. I talk with techs all over the country who want to start streaming their services live. Or their pastor just found out you can do it, and… View this story
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Friday, October 05, 2012
Mike Sessler 10/05/12 03:52 PM,This article is provided by ChurchTechArts. A typical console may have dozens, even hundreds of knobs and buttons and faders. Each one has a specific function, but one is more important than all the rest. It’s typically at the top of the channel strips and it’s called “gain” (or sometimes “trim”). It is perhaps the most misused and misunderstood control on the whole board. Get it set wrong and no amount of fading, EQ or outboard processing will fix… View this story
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Thursday, September 27, 2012
Mike Sessler 09/27/12 05:58 PM,This article is provided by ChurchTechArts. There I was, on Christmas Eve Eve, listening to the rehearsal tracks for our Christmas Eve service, tweaking the mix and thinking, “Hmmm. Something is missing.” In fact, it wasn’t that something was missing; it was a big band, with 11 vocals. If anything was missing, it was space. With all those instruments and vocals packed in there, the mix was sounding a bit dense. Whenever I get that many vocals on stage,… View this story
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Wednesday, September 12, 2012
Mike Sessler 09/12/12 11:49 AM,This article is provided by ChurchTechArts. The line check. It’s one of those things that most sound people know they should do, or at least would like to have time to do, but often fail to get around to actually doing. Getting a line check done before the band arrives has saved me on several occasions. Not getting it done has cost us time (and when I say us, I mean the tech team, the band, the producer and… View this story
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Wednesday, September 05, 2012
Mike Sessler 09/05/12 09:53 AM,This article is provided by ChurchTechArts. A typical mixing console may have dozens, even hundreds of knobs and buttons and faders. Each one has a specific function, but one is more important than all the rest. It’s typically at the top of the channel strips and it’s called “gain” (or sometimes “trim”), and it’s perhaps the most misused and misunderstood control on the whole board. Get it set wrong and no amount of fading, EQ or outboard processing will… View this story
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Monday, August 27, 2012
Mike Sessler 08/27/12 12:01 PM,This article is provided by ChurchTechArts. Not too long ago, in a church not that far away, the battle had begun. It started off innocently enough. The bass player and drummer had to share a monitor because there were not enough to go around (budget constraints, you know). The first request was for a little more bass in the monitors. That was followed by a request for more kick and snare, then a little more bass. Now the drummer… View this story
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Monday, August 13, 2012
Mike Sessler 08/13/12 11:35 AM,This article is provided by ChurchTechArts. For our kids and students wing renovation, I’m building three new tech booths. Having worked in a few dozen tech booths in the past, I’ve been collecting a list of things I like and don’t like about those other ones. I’ve seen a few major issues with tech booths in students rooms; namely, when built out of studs and drywall, the drywall always gets torn up, and the walls tend to get a… View this story
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Monday, August 06, 2012
Mike Sessler 08/06/12 09:45 AM,This article is provided by ChurchTechArts. VBS. Those three letters can strike fear into the heart of the most seasoned tech director. In our case for 2012 Vacation Bible School, we had a lot to deal with. Each day consisted of two main sessions—an early morning and late morning—and each session had both live music (in some cases several sets)and a skit. In between, we rehearsed music and drama. Since the drama and band needed to occupy the same… View this story
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Thursday, July 26, 2012
Mike Sessler 07/26/12 07:53 AM,Selecting loudspeakers is perhaps one of the most daunting tasks a church sound tech – volunteer or paid – can face. The myriad options, costs and opportunities for things to go wrong make this a challenge unlike any other. But it doesn’t mean you can’t get it right; rather, it’s a matter of education and choosing carefully. Let’s consider options and weigh some pros and cons, and this input, combined with well-informed guidance from a professional systems integrator, should help… View this story
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Wednesday, July 18, 2012
Mike Sessler 07/18/12 11:48 AM,This article is provided by ChurchTechArts. One of the challenges we face as church sound engineers is to get consistent levels on our recordings. Almost every church I know of records it’s services, either on hard disk, CD, video, cassettes (the horror!)—or a combination of those. Unless you have a dedicated recording mixing position, getting the levels consistent on those recordings is tough. The challenge is simple; the dynamic range of a typical service can be a good 20-30… View this story
Filed in: Church Sound • Feature • Blog • Consoles • Microphone • Mixer • Processor
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