Sound Advice by Leon Sievers Sound Professional October 13, 2007
Using recorded sound as
your source, rather than a microphone on a voice or instrument, provides
exact repeatability for comparison of different control settings. It also
allows you to hear only what the mixer settings are doing, without the
confusion of hearing direct sound from the stage.
One factor that should make
the sea of knobs in front of you a little less imposing is the fact that
during a typical church service, relatively few controls need to be touched.
Many of the controls on your console are used to pre-adjust levels or determine
the destinations to which signals will be routed. It is not unusual for
an operator to use only the mute buttons and faders during a service. Trim
controls should be set in advance and need to be adjusted only if conditions
change dramatically. Likewise, channel assignments to sub sends or main
outputs are normally set and left alone. Once channel EQ adjustments have
been made for particular microphone, there should be no further need to
adjust EQ during the service.
Of course, there's a lot
more to mixing sound than we can get to in this article. That's what Sound
Advice is for. In the future we'll further explore what it takes to provide
the best sound possible in your worship service
Manual For Ross 2842 Mixing Console
I have a Ross 2842 Mixing Console and I have not yet been able to find a manual for it. Wold you happen to know here I might get my hands on one?I appreciate your open and decent approach with sharing your rxpertise in the field, thank you very mu...more
Submitted by: Ocea Rice Location: TN
Good article, a few pointers
I concur with Kenneth. There is definitely a tendency for the singers (in particular) to sing louder during the 'real thing' than they do in sound check - sometimes markedly so. Watch out and use your judgement during sound check as to whether they a...more
Experiencing Worship, The Study
Used by churches all over the world to help teach worship, the Experiencing Worship study can help your worship team too.
Your team will learn why we worship and gain a better understanding of how to worship.
One user said..."Your 5 week study course has made a tremendous impact on my life in the study of worship... I would like to express my thanks for a well written study course that leads into a higher realm of praise and worship."
The Paul Langford Project
This is the debut album by EXW friend Paul Langford. Paul is a Chicago based singer, arranger, keyboardist, producer and conductor. Paul has a career that spans 14 years. Paul's work includes arranging for groups like GLAD, Voices of Liberty, VoiceTrek, The Chicago based "Caroling Party" and Day of Discovery Singers. His arranging has appeared on recordings side by side with greats like Gene Puerling and David Maddux, and he has sung with Don Shelton, Bonnie Herman and Bob Bowker, among others.
Used by churches all over the world to help teach worship, the Experiencing Worship study can help your worship team too.
Your team will learn why we worship and gain a better understanding of how to worship.
One user said..."Your 5 week study course has made a tremendous impact on my life in the study of worship... I would like to express my thanks for a well written study course that leads into a higher realm of praise and worship."
This is the debut album by EXW friend Paul Langford. Paul is a Chicago based singer, arranger, keyboardist, producer and conductor. Paul has a career that spans 14 years. Paul's work includes arranging for groups like GLAD, Voices of Liberty, VoiceTrek, The Chicago based "Caroling Party" and Day of Discovery Singers. His arranging has appeared on recordings side by side with greats like Gene Puerling and David Maddux, and he has sung with Don Shelton, Bonnie Herman and Bob Bowker, among others.