church sound

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Audio compression

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Probably the most difficult signal processor to understand is a compressor. Most people get the idea that it squashes a sound, but that’s as far as it goes. Below is an excerpt from my Recording Audio book. Read through this, think about it, but then spend a lot of time playing with various recorded tracks going through a compressor. Experiment with the controls

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Church audio: Sending stems to a second console for live stream (part 4)

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In the previous article I outlined the ideal scenario for crafting a quality mix for both the sanctuary as well as a live stream using a second console. The idea is to have total control over each mix, but perhaps that’s a bit too much for your volunteers to handle. A simpler way to do sort of the same thing is by submixing stems from the main console, sending

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Church audio: Using a second console for live stream mixes (part 3)

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In my previous article I outlined two options for sending a mix to a live stream. You can send a copy of your main mix, which isn’t so great, or use the channel aux sends to create an independent mix. That’s probably the sweet spot for most churches because it’s fairly easy to set up, doesn’t cost anything, and doesn’t require additional people to run each

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Church audio: Mixing for live stream and in-house (part 2)

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As the spring 2020 pandemic rolled along, we were gradually able to allow congregants back into the sanctuary for live services. But we still wanted to maintain a live stream for those who weren’t comfortable returning. Long term, while we’re at it, we could continue the remote feed for shuts-ins, people traveling, and others who just want to join in from

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Church audio: Jumping into live streaming headfirst (part 1)

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Many of you have been live streaming for years, but for the rest of us we got forced into the game when the pandemic shut down church services during spring 2020. In my case, we could only have a few individuals in the church at one time, so the challenge was offering a decent experience to our church members at home. No band, at least at first, and we didn’t have the fancy camera rigs and stage lighting. One pastor, one leader on the piano, and eventually a second