Mastering the Basics of Church Sound

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[ShanghaiCommunityFellowship]

Wow! the way you're teaching your sound team is incredibly inspirational. I was wondering how I could teach them this, and you just gave me the solution! Thank you so much! -- Our church in Shanghai China already welcomes you!! And we invite you to our next in-person training, haha :)))

[commandertim]

Great topic / video ❤
Super helpful.
I am wondering if the level from both the lead vocal and instrument should be adjusted to a sound level meter (80-85db?) as a base and then fill in the rest? This would help to keep volume levels consistent and safe. Hearing is different with everyone, especially as we get older. Thanks!

[DbiPro]

I really need you to make a video on how to get audio multi tracks off the avantis to a laptop without sound grid lol or any other devices aside from an Ethernet, a waves card, a laptop …. Ya

[complexity]

Good video for mixing boards that only have panning and volume pots.
Panning+polariy is the most important mixing attribute for really pro guys.
Good video though.

[guitaristwilllane]

i wonder if you'd have any thoughts on console selection - relative - to average operator skill level?

the avantis + stagebox is a $20, 000 beast of a system, yet my concern for many churches is if systems like these are actually hindering the team more than helping them. since you were going over basic volume leveling concepts and mute groups, i wonder if a simpler and less expensive console purchase would have been more appropriate?

i really don't know about this church specifically, but it's something i've seen in many churches before. $20, 000 for AVL equipment is a drop in the bucket, but $20, 000 for other ministries is LIFE CHANGING capital. so, i'm wondering if you have any thoughts and encouragement to churches/venues to get the tool appropriate for their operator's skill level

even if it's an X32, or SQ, or Avantis, or dLive- if all the console is going to be used for is just pulling faders up and down, might as well just get an analog desk instead and send the spare $19, 000 to outreach, yeah?

[davidswaroop]

Hello sir. If you made a video about "setting a monitor for a wireless ear mic" can you please link it here?

For my Church(Lutheran Church), we do not have a dedicated monitor. I tried giving that mic to the Pastor but the monitor dedicated to the stage takes signal from the main speaker and initially I set that mic perfectly but after sometime I messed it up and the mic was interfering with the monitor and if I put a low sound, the tuning is not perfect (my Pastor keeps asking for more treble) and so I was not using that mic for a long time and now I want to give that wireless mic to the keyboardist who sits near the left speaker. Does he need to sit below the speaker (exactly beside the speaker stand)?

[isaaconi]

Hello
I need some help I've been struggling to connect my iPad universal control for a while now and there's been no headway I've updated all the firmware and they the same yet I'm unable to the Mac is connected and functional but the Ipad even after scanning it fails to find the mixer to connect please help the mixer is a studiolive 64S
Thank you.

[kojopinkrah]

wonderful can you share the multritracks for this video ?

[DbiPro]

I guess the best way to use this exercise is to say.


Here’s your mission. When does it start to become too much. That’s your limit.


Second. When is too low.

Third what’s the middle in those two parameters.

Fourth make it feel good now.

Fifth let me hear everyone.

6th only mix what you believe is going to benefit the congregation the best. Not what you like but what will allow the congregation to join in worship.

[gregredeker]

There are inconsistencies between the chords the guitar is playing and what the keys are playing. Mixing can only go so far if the sound tech isnt given adequate raw material to work with. A discreet word to the worship leader would appear to be called for.