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Lesson 3: Distractions & Listener Fatigue Few things are more frustrating for a listener than preventable and unnecessary distractions coming from the sound system. One of the worst offenders in church is that high-pitched, tinny noise that feels like a microphone is just on the verge of feedback. While feedback... read more
Thanksgiving is a time when we slow down enough to recognize that we have so much to be grateful for within our lives. It is easy to get caught up in the day to day grind and forget to thank God for the many blessings He has given us. Recognizing... read more
Lesson 2: Mixing Priorities As a live sound engineer, you have the capability of shaping and reshaping the entire mix that is delivered to the listening audience. You are constantly faced with making crucial decisions about volume levels, EQ, monitor mixes, and channel muting cues. This can be used to... read more
The new animated Christmas movie The Star opens nationwide in theaters this Friday. This is a great film to promote to your volunteer team. Check out some details about the film below. About the Film: In Sony Pictures Animation’s The Star, a small but brave donkey named Bo yearns for... read more
Lesson 1: Listen The most important skill for achieving great sound is to listen. You can’t be good at mixing sound if you don’t know how to listen. To listen is to make an effort to hear something; to be alert and ready to hear something (courtesy New Oxford American... read more
The Special Two-Night Fathom Event of the movie GENESIS: Paradise Lost is coming to theaters on November 13th & 16th. This is a great film to promote to your volunteer team. Check out some details about the film below. About the Film: If there is one part of the Bible... read more
In leading a few production teams on staff at churches and coaching volunteers through the ministry I run at Twelve:Thirty Media, I’ve noticed a few recurring things that keep popping up in successful teams across the country. First – let me define “successful”. I believe that success with production teams... read more
For the longest time, I used to have a reoccurring dream that I was back in high school. I would be standing in front of my locker, unable to remember the combination. After struggling over and over with the dial, I would hear the warning bell for class and... read more
The movie LET THERE BE LIGHT opens in theaters nationwide Friday. This is a great film to promote to your volunteer team. Check out some details about the film. About the Film: After losing his young son to cancer, Dr. Sol Harkens has dedicated his life to the cause of... read more
I’m a firm believer in processes and systems. I do think sometimes I can be overkill and have too many systems in place where it gets confusing, but I’d rather have more organization and have to pull it back than fly by the seat of my pants all the time.... read more
The movie SAME KIND OF DIFFERENT AS ME opens in theaters nationwide Friday. This is a great film to promote to your volunteer team. Check out some details about the film below. About the Film: With more money than they could ever possibly need, Ron and Debbie Hall have everything... read more
In-ear monitors or personal monitor systems can be a great tool for both the worship team and the sound team. One of the primary benefits of using in-ear monitors is that they can dramatically reduce the overall volume on stage. This lower stage volume helps the sound tech craft... read more