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Wednesday, July 27, 2011
PSW Staff 07/27/11 12:37 PM, 0 CommentsBuilt on a tract of land in Chestnut Hill, PA that was purchased in 1856, the elegant and venerable St. Paul’s Episcopal Church was built in 1929 on the foundation of the second building. The ceiling of St. Paul’s is built like a ship, symbolic of the Ark and the boat of the fishermen but not the ideal setting for audio reproduction. The Rev. Cliff Cutler retained Spinnaker-Multimedia Solutions to study the room acoustics and design a compatible audio system.… View this story
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Tuesday, July 26, 2011
Ray Rayburn 07/26/11 05:14 PM, 0 CommentsYour beautiful worship sanctuary is also an “echo chamber” - a less than ideal acoustic environment. Meanwhile, your sound system is also far from ideal, perhaps purchased from the local music store mostly because the price was “right”. Your task, and “no” is not an option: provide intelligible sound to the entire congregation. Even if the musicians and pastor are the best, how many folks will continue to attend when they can only understand every other word? You might be… View this story
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Bruce Bartlett 07/26/11 05:01 PM, 0 CommentsIn a tough economy, an increasing number of bands, musicians, and church congregations are finding themselves financially strapped. When it comes time to record the next big album, be it praise music or hard rock, the DIY route is being increasingly chosen when money isn’t available to spend several days or weeks in a studio at the hourly rate. Some performers shun the studio for other reasons. “I get too nervous in the studio… I’ll just record myself with a… View this story
Filed in: Recording • Feature • Poll • Study Hall • Digital • Engineer • Mixer • Signal • Studio • System • Audio -
Monday, July 25, 2011
PSW Staff 07/25/11 05:29 PM, 0 CommentsRecently I was visiting with my friend Chris Walker, the worship leader at Covenant Life Church in Grand Haven, MI, when he dropped the term “tech ninja” on me. I laughed and thought of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. I imagined a green shell-clad sound guy with an assortment of weapon stashed in his belt. (Not to mention the shell would be nice to be able to hide in when something goes awry.) Chris went on to give this definition… View this story
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Friday, July 22, 2011
Joe Wisler 07/22/11 10:38 AM, 2 Comments“You know, I’ve been doing sound here at my church for about two years now, and there are a couple of things that aren’t quite clear to me. First, where’s the bass and treble control? And, what are these knobs for - the ones on the console labeled high, mid and low?” Believe it or not, I’ve heard questions like this posed more than once by people who do sound at their churches. It’s these folks, and others afraid to… View this story
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Tuesday, July 19, 2011
Gary Zandstra 07/19/11 07:32 AM, 3 CommentsHow many times - in the middle of a sound check/rehearsal – do you get a nagging feeling that something is wrong, but you just can’t put your finger on it? Even with the same system, the same band and the same setup every week, I still run into this situation more than I would like. (Or at least more than I like to admit!) What changed? That’s always what the worship leader asks. The specific question is usually something… View this story
Filed in: Church Sound • Feature • Poll • Business • Education • Engineer • Monitoring • Sound Reinforcement • Stage • Technician • Audio -
Friday, July 15, 2011
PSW Staff 07/15/11 01:36 PM, 1 CommentAudix has released a new “How to Mic a Choir” instructional series of videos. (View video series below.) The series offers six chapters, featuring Dean K from Audix and guest Travis Cibolski, engineer and technical director for Sunset Presbyterian Church in Portland, OR, providing a detailed discussion on which types of microphones are best suited for choir mic’ing, how many mics should be used, and how they should be positioned. Additional subjects covered include microphone basics, polar patterns, the 3… View this story
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Jon Baumgartner 07/15/11 12:46 PM,A stage monitoring system is, simply, a complete and independent second sound system for the performers rather than the audience, made up of monitor loudspeakers (also called monitors for short or wedges due to their shape), power amplification and signal processing. A monitor system can also have its own mixer/console, or receive a feed (or feeds) from the main system console. Note that adjustments made to the main system mix do not affect the monitor system mix, and vice versa.… View this story
Filed in: Church Sound • Feature • Poll • Consoles • Loudspeaker • Monitoring • Processor • Sound Reinforcement • Stage • Audio -
Thursday, July 14, 2011
PSW Staff 07/14/11 01:43 PM, 0 CommentsIn the world of sound system design and installation, there’s an old adage that states, “Your system is only as good as the weakest component in the signal chain.” This is especially true of a sound system’s loudspeakers. They are the last link in the chain and are directly responsible for communicating everything that’s been done to the signal along the way. One thing’s for sure: if your church audio system sounds lousy, the listening audience will automatically shift their… View this story
Filed in: Church Sound • Feature • Poll • Study Hall • Amplifier • Installation • Line Array • Loudspeaker • Sound Reinforcement • Stage • Subwoofer -
Wednesday, July 13, 2011
Karl Winkler 07/13/11 11:55 AM, 1 CommentSince the “paddle” or “shark fin” directional antennas (actually called LPDA or Log Periodic Dipole Array) are often seen at major events, it’s easy to conclude that such devices are always better and should be used for your church wireless system. However, directional antennas aren’t always best for every application. Related to this, there is the misconception that putting the antennas closer to the transmitters is a good thing, even if your receivers are far away and connected with coax… View this story
Filed in: Church Sound • Feature • Microphone • Monitoring • Sound Reinforcement • System • Wireless • Audio
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