July 08, 2008

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Acoustics/Audio

Read through these archives to discover mic'ing techniques for live performance and recording, architectural considerations for acoustically retrofitting new or existing facilities, as well as mixing, mastering, duplicating and recording techniques for the worship setting.
June 2008 - Roland M-400 V-Mixer Live Mixing Console - Chuck Mitchell
May 2008 - PRODUCT REVIEW: Thompson Grass Valley's Indigo A/V Mixer - Paul Clifford
May 2008 - Five Minutes with...Gordon Moore, Vice President of Sales, Lectrosonics -
May 2008 - Digital Audio: MIDI, MADI, and Everything In-Between - Brent Harshbarger
May 2008 - Five Minutes with...Barry Andrews, Chief Executive Officer, QSC Audio Products, Inc. - Kevin Rogers Cobus
May 2008 - Transport Methods: ANALOG AUDIO - Ray Rayburn
January 2008 - 5 Minutes with…John Hooper, Vice President, EARTEC - Kevin Rogers Cobus
January 2008 - Mastering 101: Putting the much-needed icing on your recording project - Ian Riggle
January 2008 - MICROPHONE UNIVERSITY - Bruce Myers
January 2008 - Bill Thrasher: INTERVIEW WITH A LEGEND - Kevin Rogers Cobus
January 2008 - PRODUCT REVIEW: Yamaha MG166cx-USB Mixer - Mark Nichols
November 2007 - TOOLS or TOYS? Digital Audio  Simple as 1, 2, 3 - Mike Overlin
November 2007 - Recording Your Worship Service LIVE - Mike Overlin
October 2007 - White Spaces -- UP FOR GRABS? - Mark Brunner
October 2007 - Adaptable Amplifiers: New Options for Optimizing Worship Sound - Doug Green
October 2007 - BEYOND BORDERS: The Technologies for Worship Pavilion Rocks the North - MIchelle Makariak
September 2007 - Tools or Toys?: MIX POSITION - Mike Overlin
September 2007 - RF OUTPUT POWER: Choose the Right Amount - Joe Ciaudelli & Volker Schmitt
August 2007 - The Dark Side of WHITE SPACES - Mark Brunner
August 2007 - PRODUCT REVIEW: Aviom® Pro64 Digital Audio Network - Chuck Mitchell
June 2007 - VOCAL HARMONIZERS AND PITCH CORRECTORS: VOICING OPINIONS - Mike Overlin
June 2007 - 5 Minutes WithCRAIG SIBLEY, House of Worship Marketing Manager, AVIOM, Inc. - Kevin Rogers Cobus
June 2007 - Product Review: Yamaha FGX730SCA Acoustic Guitar - John Chevalier
June 2007 - The Church at Rocky Peak: Digital Audio in a Volunteer Tech Environment - Charles Conte
June 2007 - Leading Worship on Acoustic Guitar - John Chevalier
May 2007 - Product Review: PreSonus DigiMax FS Channel Pre-amp - Holland Davis
May 2007 - Digital Mixers - Mike Overlin
May 2007 - Product Review: Yamaha Stagepass 500 Portable Audio System - Grady Wann
May 2007 - Multitrack Recording for Live Events - Tim Sauvé
May 2007 - LOUDSPEAKER CHARACTERISTICS: Various Coverage Configurations and How They Affect Music and Spoken Word - Blair McNair
April 2007 - A FAILURE TO COMMUNICATE? - Jeff Krull
April 2007 - 5 minutes with...JOHN FUQUA, Director at ALL PRO SOUND - Kevin Rogers Cobus
April 2007 - IF YOU BUILD IT (RIGHT), THEY WILL COME - Pat Thompson
April 2007 - Product Review: LECTROSONICS DIGITAL HYBRID WIRELESS SYSTEM - John Chevalier
April 2007 - SHHHHHHHHHHH! How to Keep it Loud with a Quiet Stage - Mike Overlin
April 2007 - SMALL CHURCH, BIG TECH: An Interview with a Silicon Valley Pastor - Ken Hughes
March 2007 - THE QUIET STAGE - Mike Overlin
March 2007 - WIRELESS MICROPHONE TECHNOLOGY APPLICATIONS - Karl Winkler
March 2007 - TFWM's AUDIO ROUND TABLE DISCUSSION: Digital Consoles and Other Topics... - Kevin Rogers Cobus
March 2007 - Product Review: ROLAND RSS S-4000 DIGITAL SNAKE - Brad Herring
March 2007 - Product Review: DPA SMK4061's: Small Mic, BIG Sound - Holland Davis
March 2007 - RECORDING SNAPSHOTS: "Aural-Genic" Feedback - Chuck Mitchell
January 2007 - 5 Minutes with... GARY GUNN, Market Development Manager, Installed & Tour Sound, AKG ACOUSTICS - Kevin Rogers Cobus
January 2007 - Product Review: TANNOY PowerV SERIES LOUDSPEAKERS - John Curtis
December 2006 - SPEECH INTELLIGIBILITY IN MODERN HOUSES OF WORSHIP - Blair McNair
December 2006 - THE ROCK REAL COMMUNITY CHURCH - Robert Langlois
December 2006 - Product Review: SHURE MICROPHONES' KSM9 - Robert Langlois
December 2006 - 5 minutes with BRUCE HOWZE, PRESIDENT, COMMUNITY PROFESSIONAL LOUDSPEAKERS - Kevin Rogers Cobus
December 2006 - ACOUSTICAL DESIGN IDEAS FOR A NEW TIME - Jeff Hedback
November 2006 - 5 minutes with...DAVID MCNUTT, INDUSTRY TEAM MANAGER, INSTALLED SOUND DIVISION, SENNHEISER ELECTRONIC CORPORATION - Kevin Rogers Cobus
October 2006 - Defining Value When Selecting A Sound System - Ted Leamy
September 2006 - Knowing Your Knobs: A Fundamental Guide to Analog Consoles - Mark Nichols
September 2006 - Church Recording Studios: Mt. Paran Case Study - Brad Herring
September 2006 - Two Days With Yamaha - John Chevalier
April 2006 - Appreciating the Direct Box - Hector La Torre
April 2006 - COMFORTABLE VOLUMES = IMPROVED WORSHIP EXPERIENCE -
March 2006 - DSPs n Carrots - Blair McNair
March 2006 - Hertz So Good - Mark Nichols
March 2006 - And In This Corner: Analog vs. Digital Consoles - Tom Stuckman
December 2005 - A Study of Digital vs. Analog Consoles - Bruce Lee
December 2005 - Battery Up! - Mark Nichols
December 2005 - Acoustics: Balcony Faces and "Mud" - Jeff Szymanski
November 2005 - Making Sense Amplifier Power Ratings - John Meyer
October 2005 - The Art of Amplification - Keith Denmon
October 2005 - In One Wireless Ear... - Jerry Harvey
October 2005 - Duplication Without Getting Duped! - Brad Herring
October 2005 - Collateral Coverage, Friend or Foe? - Part II - Blair McNair
September 2005 - A Choired Taste - Kevin Madden
September 2005 - Ribbons, Line Arrays, and Hi-Fi - R Bob Adams
September 2005 - Choosing the Right Audio System - David Rauch
September 2005 - How to Blend Volunteers into the Audio Mix - Robert Scovill
September 2005 - Collateral Coverage, Friend or Foe? - Blair McNair
September 2005 - The Headworn Advantage - Dave Egenberger
September 2005 - Laying Out An Audio Studio - Brad Herring
May 2005 - No Wires, Mate- RF Wireless Systems for Worship, Part III - Kent Margraves
May 2005 - Fixing the Monitor Problems in Worship - Brad Herring
May 2005 - Loudspeaker Types for Churches - Rick Kamlet
May 2005 - Sowing the CDs: Why CD and DVD Media Is Still in the Game - David Suden
May 2005 - A Lesson in Overcoming Acoustic Adversity - Milt Morris
May 2005 - Acoustic Enhancement Systems - Vance Breshears
April 2005 - No Wires, Mate- Part II - Kent Margraves
April 2005 - The Biggest Instrument in Church - James Schleich
March 2005 - No Wires, Mate! Part 1 - Kent Margraves
March 2005 - On or Off? - Alex Welti
January 2005 - Acoustical Balance for Worship Spaces - Vance Breshears
November 2004 - Strategies for multiplying your effect - Blake Erickson
November 2004 - Public Address Choices for Churches - Roger McCarten
November 2004 - Tips for Church Mixing - Gary Gistinger
November 2004 - Tips on Cables and Connectors for your Audio Installation - Joseph DiBenedetto
November 2004 - Making Musicians Happy with In-Ear Monitors - Ron Simonson
July 2004 - Wireless for Worship - James Schleich
July 2004 - Fundamental Decisions: Automixer VS Console Mixer - Tom Corbett
July 2004 - The Benefits of Fiber Optics - Buddy Oliver
July 2004 - Hearing the Word - David Myers
July 2004 - Sound Advice- Audio Delay Line Applications - Tom Stuckman
May 2004 - So You Want A New Sound System? - Tom Corbett
March 2004 - Do You Hear What I Hear? - Joel Writer
March 2004 - Walking A Fine Line Array - Jerrold Stevens
March 2004 - VCA's Explained - Steve Harvey
January 2004 - Intelligibility - Nathan Powell
January 2004 - Fire At Will - Curt Taipale
November 2003 - Sound Design for Outdoor Events - James Schleich
November 2003 - Practical Realities of Phase Interference - Pat Brown
November 2003 - Miking Sense - Bruce Bartlett
November 2003 - Levely Sounding Audio - Steve Harvey
November 2003 - Frequency Coordination Without Forming a Committee - Greg Silsby
November 2003 - The Architect and Todays Contemporary Church - David Rauch
September 2003 - Line Arrays Buyer's Guide Part II - Rod Falconer
September 2003 - New Trends in CD and DVD Duplication Technology Revolutionize Media Ministry - Aaron Barbarics
September 2003 - FOH Those About To Mix - Steve Harvey
September 2003 - Unsettled times ahead for wireless systems - Gary Stanfill
July 2003 - Labeling CD's - Aaron Pratt
July 2003 - Duplication Ministry: A Case Study - Aaron Pratt
July 2003 - Line Arrays: A Buyers Guide- Part I - Rod Falconer
May 2003 - Engineering to Enhance Sound - Jerrold Stevens
May 2003 - The Importance of Frequency Selection - Ron Huisinga
May 2003 - Have Faith In Wireless... But Have A Backup - Dave Egenberger
May 2003 - Why Can't We Hear the Choir? - Dale Alexander
May 2003 - Where is the Sound Guy? - Dale Alexander
May 2003 - My Most Embarrassing Moment - Dale Alexander
May 2003 - Instruments and How to Mic Them - Dale Alexander
May 2003 - Brooklyn on Broadway - Cathy Hutchison
March 2003 - Sound Decisions - Sharon McKone
March 2003 - CD and DVD Duplicating for Churches - Amie Hoffner
March 2003 - Church Installs: An Audio Study - Janet Beasley
January 2003 - EQ 301- Digital Equalization - Joe Wisler
January 2003 - I Want to Have My Cake & Eat it Too! - Curt Taipale
January 2003 - Sanctuary or Studio? - Jeff Mac
January 2003 - Microphones for Instruments - Travis Ludwig
January 2003 - The Low-Down on your Sound System's Low-End - Christopher Buttner
January 2003 - OMNI vs CARDIOID: Which Lavalier Is Right For You? - Rick Belt
November 2002 - To Print or not to Print, that is the question...or is it? - Paul Sorensen
November 2002 - Making Fan Noise Bearable - Bob Lee
November 2002 - When Digital TV Comes to Town - Dave Egenberger
September 2002 - Real-World Design - Robert Rose
September 2002 - Designing A Worship Space for Intimate Preaching and Worship (Part II) - Jeff Miller
September 2002 - Church Acoustics - Jay Perdue
September 2002 - Children Go Where I Send Thee - Kenny Grindall
September 2002 - The Practical Aspects of CD/DVD Duplication Inside the Church - Chris Bradlee
September 2002 - All Ears - Terry Wilhite
July 2002 - New Applications for Assistive Listening in Houses of Worship - Lance Madigan
July 2002 - Making Mixing Easier - Chris Griffin
July 2002 - Interactive Websites and Customized CD's - Rachel Zakariasen
July 2002 - Designing A Worship Space: Part 1 - Vance Breshears
July 2002 - Called To Worship - Jeff Barnett
July 2002 - Beyond The Cut Sheets - Jim Burdette
May 2002 - High Performance Audio for Blended Worship - Linda Seid
May 2002 - EQ 101 - Linda Seid
May 2002 - In-Ear Monitors for Worship? - Kent Margraves
May 2002 - Let's wrap it up. - Aaron Pratt
May 2002 - Dubious Duplication? - Kristin DeLoach
May 2002 - CD-R and Your Church - Paul Sorensen
March 2002 - Architecturally Sound - Tony Price
March 2002 - Wireless Help File - Kevin Sanford
March 2002 - EQ 101 - Joe Wisler
January 2002 - Mixing Techniques - Vance Breshears
January 2002 - What is an Amp? - Steve Lyle
September 2001 - Multi-Track Recording and Mixing (Part II) - Vance Breshears
September 2001 - Let's Go Shopping! (Part II) - Curt Taipale
September 2001 - DSP Processing For Sound Systems - Paul Fruedenberg
September 2001 - Don't Blame the Wireless - Dave Egenberger
July 2001 - The Person in the Booth: "In the Beginning..." - Don Brooks
July 2001 - Tasteful Use of Effects Processors - Curt Taipale
July 2001 - Considerations When Selecting a Loudspeaker System for Your Church - Mark Johnson
July 2001 - Multi-Track Recording and Mixing (Part I) - Vance Breshears
July 2001 - Let's Go Shopping! (Part I) - Curt Taipale
May 2001 - Boot Camp: Just for the Record (Part III) - David Boots
May 2001 - Church Planning 101 - Paul Tan
May 2001 - CD Technology vs. Analog Tape - Rodney Dixon
March 2001 - Wireless World: Hoopla in the Air - Kent Morris
March 2001 - The Monitor Engineer's Role in Performance - Philip Manor
March 2001 - Sound Options for Historic Churches - Bruce Borgerson
March 2001 - Live Mixing in the Digital Domain - Lon Brannies
March 2001 - 101 Microphone Tips & Tricks - Curt Taipale
January 2001 - Microphones Are Cool - Curt Taipale
January 2001 - Boot Camp: Just for the Record (Part II) - David Boots
November 2000 - Console Basics: How to Set Gain - Tom Stuckman
November 2000 - Boot Camp: Just for the Record (Part I) - David Boots
September 2000 - What to Think About When You're Considering Going Wireless - Joel Johnston
September 2000 - Requirements For Worship Technologies - Paul Tan
September 2000 - Designing A Worship Facility (Part II) - Vance Breshears
July 2000 - The Mysterious Art of Bodymic Placement - Kent Morris
July 2000 - Audio Basics - Gary Zandstra
July 2000 - How we've been doing it backwards and how to break the mold from the inside out - Vance Breshears
July 2000 - Basics of Loudspeaker Design & Technology (Part II) - Jon Sager
July 2000 - Audio Outreach A Powerful Ministry Tool - Patrick McDonnell
May 2000 - Wireless World: B A C to Basics - Kent Morris
May 2000 - The Transparent Engineer (Part II) - Chris Griffen
May 2000 - Microphones: Care & Feeding of the Wireless Variety - Ron Huisinga
March 2000 - The Biblical Basis for NOT Using Wireless Mics - Kent Morris
March 2000 - Basics of Loudspeaker Design Technology (Part I) - Jon Sager
March 2000 - 8 Dynamic Ways To Broaden the Reach of Your Ministry - Angelique Caffrey
January 2000 - Solving Audio Problems Using Automatic Mixers - Chris Lyons
January 2000 - Speaker Systems for Churches - Blair McNair
January 2000 - Reducing Feedback - Bruce Bartlett
January 2000 - Prestonwood Baptist Church Installation - David Kahn
January 2000 - Mixing Hints - Ron Huisinga
January 2000 - Audio at Southeast Christian: The Rest of the Story - Daniel O'Connell
November 1999 - Buying A New Microphone Mixer? - Ron Huisinga
March 1999 - The Importance of a Good Sound System - Ron Huisinga
March 1999 - Solid Systems, Solid Service - Tom Bennett
March 1999 - Where Should the House Mixing Desk Go? - Curt Taipale
January 1999 - St. Margaret's Episcopal Church - Keith Clark
September 1998 - How to Buy A Sound System - Once! - Jim Brown
November 1995 - Voicing the Church - Arthur Noxon
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