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Thursday, June 02, 2011
Charlie Moore 06/02/11 10:28 AM, 0 CommentsLet’s play hide the sound equipment! Sounds like a child’s game, eh? Maybe so, but unfortunately, it’s also a reality that I’ve seen played out in too many churches. A primary purpose of a church’s existence is the delivery of spoken word and music, so it begs the question: Why place sound equipment that is so important to this purpose in locations where it cannot be seen? More importantly, sometimes it’s even placed where the sound operator is totally out… View this story
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Wednesday, March 30, 2011
Tim Vear 03/30/11 11:03 AM, 0 CommentsMicrophone positioning and technique is largely a matter or personal tastes - usually whatever “sounds right” probably is right. Nevertheless it’s a good idea to remind ourselves of some of the basics for getting there. Following are a few tips that you might consider following when micing musical instruments for sound reinforcement. • Try first to get the instrument to sound good acoustically before miking it. • Use a mic with a frequency response that is limited to the frequency… View this story
Filed in: Church Sound • Feature • Poll • Study Hall • Audio • Installation • Microphone • Sound Reinforcement • Stage -
Thursday, January 13, 2011
Curt Taipale 01/13/11 02:32 PM, 0 CommentsThrough my trips with a traveling music ministry, I’ve worked in many different churches across the country. That has given me the opportunity to work closely with many music pastors, church sound staff members and volunteers, and I have one pet peeve about those individuals - they are often exceedingly ignorant of the equipment they work with every week. Hello!!! My questions about simple things like “what console do you have, how many mic stands do you have” or “which… View this story
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Monday, September 20, 2010
Gary Zandstra 09/20/10 01:10 PM, 0 CommentsFor a brief moment in time, I, the lowly sound guy, had enormous power! Our story begins late one Friday afternoon when I received a call from Andy, the technical director at the Breslin Student Events Center on the campus of Michigan State University in Lansing, Mi. He wanted to know if I could be front-of house mix engineer for an upcoming event the following week. Sure, I said, searching my calendar, half-listening as he described the event. Then, whoa,… View this story
Filed in: Church Sound • Feature • Blog • Gary Z's Church Sound • Poll • Audio • Concert • Sound Reinforcement • System -
Friday, September 03, 2010
Chuck Wilson 09/03/10 03:23 PM, 0 CommentsWhen working with sound at church, we all know just how many things can go wrong. The kicker is usually when they go wrong, which invariably seems to be at the worst possible moment. The church I belong to, like most, doesn’t have a great sound system. We sure would like to have one, but like many, we’ve chosen to make do over the years. One day, I asked the senior pastor what his primary goal would be if we… View this story
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Tuesday, June 01, 2010
Pat Brown 06/01/10 04:21 PM,A good house sound reinforcement system starts with a controlled stage monitor system, and a controlled monitor system starts with managing the on-stage levels. Simply, excessive sound pressure levels (SPL) on stage can often lead to excessive levels from the house system. This leads to two suggestions. Monitor levels should be set after house levels, and monitor levels should be sufficiently low in order to not interfere with the house system. Let’s proceed with the assumption that the goal of… View this story
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Friday, May 28, 2010
PSW Staff 05/28/10 11:37 AM, 0 CommentsThe newly opened Kroc Center (also known as the Ray and Joan Kroc Community Center) is one of thirty-one planned community centers now built or proposed for construction across the United States. Operated by The Salvation Army and funded by a $1.5 billion donation from the estate of the late Joan Kroc (widow of McDonald’s founder Ray Kroc), the Kroc Center is a community center where children and families are to be exposed to different people, activities, and arts that… View this story
Filed in: Live Sound • Recording • News • Poll • AV • Audio • Digital • Installation • Microphone • Sound Reinforcement • System • Wireless -
Wednesday, May 19, 2010
PSW Staff 05/19/10 12:47 PM, 0 CommentsProvided by Sweetwater. Q: I’ve been helping out with sound at church for a while now, so I feel kind of silly asking this question. However, I see the abbreviations “TS” and “TRS” on lots of things with 1/4” jacks and plugs. What do all these different abbreviations mean? A: Not a silly question at all! Deciphering all the jargon and abbreviations associated with pro audio can indeed be a challenging task. “TS” stands for “tip-sleeve,” a type of… View this story
Filed in: Church Sound • Feature • Study Hall • Analog • AV • Audio • Installation • Interconnect • Sound Reinforcement • System • Technician -
Wednesday, May 12, 2010
PSW Staff 05/12/10 04:39 PM, 0 CommentsA century later, the church’s original parish hall is surrounded by a burgeoning campus that includes a magnificent church, an historic rectory, a Frank Lloyd Wright style convent, and state-of-the-art school facilities that serve students from kindergarten through 12th grade. The church is a grand, stately stone building with soaring 50-foot ceilings and classic Old World style marble tracery. As with many older sanctuaries, its classic architecture was designed for majestic organ and choir sound, with spoken word intelligibility a… View this story
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PSW Staff 05/12/10 11:04 AM, 0 CommentsProvided by Sweetwater. Q: We’re starting to have some contemporary music at my church and I’m helping with the sound. For our sound system we’re using a regular stage setup with speakers on stands. Everything is working ok so far but I had a question about monitors. Is it true that placing smaller PA speakers behind the main speakers facing the worship team a better solution than using floor monitors? A: In the simplest terms, no. Properly placed floor… View this story
Filed in: Church Sound • Feature • Study Hall • Audio • Education • Engineer • Loudspeaker • Monitoring • Sound Reinforcement • System • Technician
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