Is It Time For A Gear Upgrade? (Part 1)
How do you know when it’s time to upgrade? Alright guys, who doesn’t love new gear? I know there’s no way that I’m the only…
5 Steps To A Better Sound Check
The pre-service soundcheck can often be one of the most frustrating parts of the church mixing experience. What should be a time to make sure…
The Best Mixing Advice I’ve Ever Heard
Over the years I’ve heard a LOT of mixing advice: how to get huge drums, how to get vocals to cut through the mix, how…
Get Your Sheet Together!
PATCH SHEETS OF COURSE… If there is one thing I’ve learned in my years as an audio engineer…it is that you can never be too…
5 Mistakes That Every Church Sound Engineer Makes
Five little details….that make a HUGE impact on how your congregation perceives the music they’re hearing, and even how they engage in worship. If you’re…
5 EQ Tricks You’ll Actually Use This Sunday
We’re always trying to get a cleaner, more present mix each time we’re behind the console, and a lot of that clarity comes from how…
5 Things You Should Do On Every Channel
1. Setting Your Gain Properly Setting your gain properly is the foundation to your mix sounding amazing. Without that one step being right, everything else…
Building A Great In Ear Mix For Vocalists
THIS POST IS FOR THE SINGERS OUT THERE. Having worked in many churches all across the country, one of the things I have found more…
Electric Guitars: Amps vs. DI
Alright my fellow sound guys! Lot’s of you have been asking for this so here it is: the final verdict on micing a guitar amp…
My Mixing Philosophy
Here’s a concise (hopefully) exploration of what I listen for while I’m mixing. I say exploration because I’ve realized there are a lot of things…