Church Sound: The Biggest Key To Mixing Like A Pro By Robert Scovill • August 21, 2019 In my many years as a professional mixer, I’ve mixed thousands of events ranging from live concerts for thousands of people, to television broadcasts reaching… Read More
In The Studio: How To Charge For Your Time By Bobby Owsinski • August 19, 2019 A look at the pros and cons of several alternatives for engineers, producers and musicians... Read More
Church Sound: Top Eight Tools For The Live Audio Toolbox By Chris Huff • August 15, 2019 “Can you come to our church and run sound in a few weeks?” “Can you run sound for my band next weekend?” Work as an… Read More
Church Sound: A Word To The Wise When Thinking DIY By Gary Zandstra • August 13, 2019 In today’s economy it’s even more tempting to try to do things for yourself, which is great when you can save a few bucks and… Read More
Church Sound: The Benefits Of Being A “Tech Ninja” By Gary Zandstra • August 9, 2019 A few years ago I was visiting with my friend Chris Walker, the worship leader at Covenant Life Church in Grand Haven, MI, when he… Read More
Church Sound: When System Failure Is Not An Option…. By Mike Sokol • July 30, 2019 Noisy mic cables can happen to anyone almost anytime. No matter how careful you are XLR cables are prone to being stepped on, run over… Read More
Mike Stahl Recalls: Mixing Chicago Live In The 1970s By Mike Stahl • July 26, 2019 From the author: After performing in bands throughout high school, college and thereafter (simultaneously spending three post-graduation years as a middle school history and math… Read More
The Top 10 Things That Can Never Be Taught Often Enough In Audio By Karl Winkler • July 24, 2019 Let the countdown begin… 10. Musicians feel most comfortable and play best when they hear what they need to hear on the stage. Of course,… Read More
Working On The Stage Sound—Moving From Mixing House To Monitors By Dan Laveglia • July 23, 2019 A voice of experience provides a run-through on success at the monitor position Read More
Less Can Be More? Ways For Musicians & Engineers To Work Together In Harmony By Keith May • July 9, 2019 Because it takes a lot of time for most musicians to figure out what kind of mix they need, the burden falls on the engineers to work with the musicians, educate them about technical challenges and help them get as close as possible to their ideal mix. Read More
Misconceptions & Bad Semantics By Karl Winkler • July 3, 2019 I’ll bet you have some of these, too: things people say or concepts they have wrong but won’t change, despite considerable evidence. The pro audio… Read More
Putting The Finishing Touches On Your Live Mix By Chris Huff • June 24, 2019 Standing behind my front of house guy one morning, I watched how he listened to the music and made subtle mix changes. The truth is… Read More
Ten Reasons Why Church Sound Systems Cost More By Pat Brown • June 20, 2019 A letter to a church building committee might read: Thank you again for the opportunity to provide you with a proposal for the sound… Read More
Building A Better Monkey By M. Erik Matlock • June 14, 2019 After several years designing and installing sound systems for small- and mid-sized churches, I discovered an unobtainable goal that we tend to pursue, even though… Read More
Old Soundman: Chuck It All For A Sound Career? By Old Soundman • June 14, 2019 Dear Old Soundman: I’ve been asked to be the “sound dude” (or “concert operations manager” as I prefer to call it)… That’s kind of funny,… Read More
