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Church Sound and Video Advice - Audio Tips
- Acoustic Guitar - When we connect an Acoustic Guitar to the mixer, it sounds "thin" and "tinny".
- AC Hum - We are picking up AC Hum on our sound or Recording System - How can we fix it?
- Feedback - We seem to always be
getting feedback in our church sound system, how can we eliminate
this?
- Radio Interference - We are picking up a radio
station on our sound system. It seems to be worse at night. Can
I get rid of it somehow?
- Cheap Wireless Mic - I can buy a wireless
mic at my local music store for about $600. This should be good
enough for our church shouldn't it?
- Central Cluster vs Side Mount - Should we have a centre
mounted speaker cluster for our room or a side mounted speaker
system?
- Cheap Wired Microphone - What is the difference
between a $100 microphone and a $300 microphone?
- Connecting Speakers through Snake - Can I connect speakers
to my amplifier through a snake?
- Monitor Speaker Problem - We are having trouble
with our monitor speakers, what can we do to fix this?
- What's all this about
High and Low impedance, Balanced and Unbalanced, Mic and Line
level?
- Connect Musical Instruments - We need to connect musical
instruments to our sound system, how should we do this?
- Computer Audio - How should we connect the sound from our computer to our mixer?
- Record Volume - I can't get enough volume
from our mixer to the tape or CD recorder, how can I fix this?
- Training - We think our sound system
is OK, but we don't know how to use it properly.
- Power Amplifier - How do
I choose the right power amplifier for our sound system?
- What
do typical Church Sound Systems include?
- Sound Distribution - How
do we feed sound into other parts of our building?
- 70 Volt System - Why
do we need a 70 volt sound distribution system, and how do we
install it?
- Sound Distribution - How
do we feed sound into a room which already has its own PA system?
- Hearing Assistance - Some
people in our congregation have hearing problems, how can we help
them?
- Hearing Assistance - What
are the different types of hearing assistance systems, and what
is best for our Church?
- Microphone Choice - How
do we determine what microphones are best for our Church applications?
- Mixer Choice - How
do we determine the best mixer for our application?
- Monitor Choice - We
need a monitor system for our worship team - what type should
we choose?
- Monitor Problems - We
are having trouble with our monitor speakers, how can we use them
effectively?
- Monitor Types - What
are "Full Range" Monitors, and what are their pros and
cons?
- Monitor Types - What
are "Reference Monitors" and what are their pros and
cons?
- Monitor Types - Are "In-Ear"
Monitors a serious consideration for our Church?
- Mixer Choice - Should
we purchase a Powered Mixer or separate components for our Church?
- Recording - We want to record our
services - should we use Cassette Tape, CD or Flash Media?
- Recording - We want to record CDs
of our service - can I use a Computer or Consumer Recorder?
- Speaker Choice - What
do I need to know about selecting main speakers?
- Head Microphones - I am considering
a head microphone to get the best sound quality without feedback,
but our Pastor doesn't want to look like a Rock Star.
- Head Microphones - With so many small Head Microphones available, how do we choose the best one?
- Microphone Range - Our
microphones only pick up within 2 - 3 inches, are there microphones
with a better range?
- Cabinets - We would
like to locate our sound system in the seating area. How do we
make it look nice and keep it locked up?
- Mixing - We can't seem to get a good mix for our worship team, we can't distinguish between the instruments.