How to Make Lead Vocals Sound Amazing
I have been in many church worship services where you can hardly hear the lead vocal. To tell you the truth, I have even led some of these services. There…
I have been in many church worship services where you can hardly hear the lead vocal. To tell you the truth, I have even led some of these services. There…
Drums (and bass guitar) are the foundation of a great mix. If the drums aren’t right, the mix lacks energy and loses its impact. With all the signal processing available…
What’s the first thing to do when you want more of that big bass sound? “Boost the bass!” with a low shelf EQ filter. OK, don’t lie. We’ve all done…
Backup vocals can add a lot of depth and strength to a worship team. But they can also muddy the mix if you’re not careful. The challenge often comes when…
When it comes to EQ’ing keys, there is a big difference between what you will do for electronic keys/synthesizers and acoustic pianos. So, let’s go through both. Keys & Synthesizers…
So you find yourself in an intimate moment during worship, where song preferences, lighting effects, and out-of-tune vocals all seem to disappear, when all of a sudden, feedback (a.k.a ‘ringing…
Like many other churches, we put our drummer behind a drum shield. We all wanted to set her free, but couldn’t bear the loudness of the drums. When my church…
If you have a digital mixer, you may be wondering, what is the best use of a matrix? An audio matrix should be used anytime you need to create a…
If you are new to in-ear monitors, chances are, they are not your favorite. It’s tough to get the mix just right and you often feel isolated from everyone else…
Frustrated with sound checks? Are they taking too long? I am pretty sure that every worship team member has been fed up with sound check at some point, if not…
Achieving great sound in a small church is impossible, right? I mean, you have practically no budget and no one around with preexisting sound tech skills. I might have agreed…
When setting up my first sound system, I vividly remember looking at the front of the amp, wondering why there was a level control, and then shrugging my shoulders and…
As a sound tech at church, you not only have to possess a wide array of technical knowledge, but you also need an understanding of where each instrument fits in…
Digital mixers use parametric equalizers – which is a god-send for those who are used to a graphic equalizer with an analog system. Parametric EQ allows for so much more…
Reverb holds the power to take your mix from sounding dead to alive. But, it also comes with the risk of making your mix unintelligible and frustrating to the listener….