Training Materials and Resources

Sound Advice by Leon Sievers Sound Professional April 23, 2003

Educational Video Tapes
Sounds Simple is a two part video series, featuring clear, practical instruction on how to attain the best sound for your purposes. With step-by-step video instruction by a professional audio engineer, Sounds Simple explains the essentials and advanced skills of audio through an easy to follow format. With on screen graphics and hands on examples, Sounds Simple is the best instructional tool for today’s audio engineers and must for any sound tech, organization or church needing to upgrade their live or recorded sound and audio skills.

Video 1 - Basic is an excellent overview that includes:
• Mixing consoles
• Gain structure
• Subgrouping and panning
• Equalization
• Auxillary sends

Video 2 - Advanced builds on an established foundation and explains:
• Insert points
• Line outs
• Effects returns
• Microphones
• Compression
• Gating
• Effects units

Magazines

Church Production Magazine is a resource and an educational tool for churches. The information provided can help churches grow in their application of audio, video and lighting. It will also help them to make more informed buying decisions. With consistent coverage of live sound, video projection, audio and video recording, audio and video duplication, and lighting, Church Production magazine is the most informative publication of its kind.

Technologies for Worship Magazine is an educational resource for pastors, ministers, volunteers, and technical support staff within the church. It offers technical information on audio, video, broadcast, computers, drama and lighting for use in a worship environment. TWM has been helping to educate churches and ministries with regards to modern technology since 1992. Our family of writers have had years of experience, and are dedicated to building the church by sharing their knowledge. TWM has solid editorial content and product coverage, over a wide variety of areas. Articles range from basic to advanced levels of interest, supplying a wealth of information to all sizes of churches and ministries.

Live Sound International devotes a considerable number of pages to sound for church in great columns such as Sacred Sound, Worship Wisdom, etc. The magazine is also available online.

Mix Magazine is the world's leading magazine for commercial and project studio recording, concert sound, audio for film and video and more. For 23 years MIX has provided crucial information and entertaining reading to recording and sound professionals. Today, with subscribers in more than 80 countries, Mix is the most widely read magazine for both pros and semi-pros in audio and music production. It's where they find what they need to know -- about new equipment, recording and production techniques, and activities throughout the industry.

Sound & Video Contractor provides solutions to real-life systems contracting and installation challenges. Founded in 1983, S&VC is the only magazine in the sound and video contracting industry that provides in-depth applications and business-related information covering the spectrum of the contracting industry: commercial sound, security, home theater, automation, control systems and video presentation.

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