If you ask a church audio team what would help them the most, the answer is usually more time. I covered this in a previous article on the ever-shrinking soundcheck time churches are willing to allot. To be fair, some engineers pushed back, arguing that their churches...
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Brown Note Productions Employs RF Venue Wireless Audio Essentials for Austin Stone Church
Austin Stone is a six-site church in the Austin, Texas area. The church’s southwest campus serves a congregation that had previously been meeting in a school as a set-up, tear-down church for about 11 years. Finally, they were in a position to build a...
CFX Preview: How to Choose an Integrator and Manage the Process
At this year's CFX 2024 Conference, I’ll be speaking about "How to Choose an AVL Integrator and Manage the Process." As a companion piece, I thought it would be good to share some thoughts on this forum. Having spent many years working within church AVL integration...
Making the Transition from Floor Wedges to In-Ear Monitors (IEMs)
As both a musician and worship leader, I have personally navigated the transition to in-ear monitors (IEMs) and understand the challenges performers face during this process. Additionally, as an experienced audio engineer, my perspective from both sides of the stage...
All Creation Sings in 360° Immersive Sound at Museum of the Bible
Two blocks south of Washington, D.C.’s National Mall, home to the capital city’s many historic monuments and institutions, stands the six-story, 430,000-square-foot Museum of the Bible. Since 2017, the museum has welcomed millions of visitors through its 40-foot...
Don’t Miss the Loudspeaker Demo at CFX!
Live Sound International's Loudspeaker Demo at CFX is a one-in-a-lifetime listening and evaluation experience for both compact and portable loudspeakers in a controlled listening environment. Any church considering an audio system purchase should take advantage...
Whatever Happened to Acoustic Guitars in Worship?
Over the last several years, there’s been a noticeable shift in the role of acoustic guitars in modern worship music. In many churches, the acoustic guitar has been sidelined or even muted entirely in the mix. This trend has even become the subject of jokes among some...
A Staffer, a Contractor, and a Volunteer Walk Into a Bar
Church audio engineering is both an art and a science, requiring a blend of technical skill, musical intuition, and a deep understanding of the worship experience. However, the approach to managing this critical aspect of worship varies widely among churches. Some...
Fiji’s World Harvest Centre Upgrades with Martin Audio
Christian Mission Fellowship International (CMFI) is a rapidly growing church headquartered in Suva, Fiji. Established in 1990, its 30,000 members and missionaries serve in 120 countries across 5,000 churches worldwide. CMFI is headquartered in Suva at The World...
Worship Facility Podcast: Buford Jones Part 2
David Leuschner of Digital Great Commission Ministries interviews Parnelli award-winning audio legend Buford Jones about his 47 year career as an FOH engineer. Topics in this episode include: Pioneering immersive sound mixing Using show tapes to improve quality of...
Worship Facility Gear Report – Audio Monitors
Stage audio monitors, often simply called "monitors," are speakers placed on stage facing the performers. They allow musicians, singers, or speakers to hear themselves and other elements of the performance clearly during live events. This is crucial because the sound...
So You Had a Bad Day
Whether you're a church audio engineer—Broadcast, Front of House, professional, or volunteer—this article is for you. I know my content occasionally stirs up controversy; after all, I’m just one voice sharing my experience. Disagreement is fine, but here’s one thing...
Say Goodbye to Audio Tech Shortages
Why is it that so many people are eager to participate in the worship band, yet skilled audio technicians are so difficult to find? I've observed a trend in medium to small churches where there is often a shortage of experienced audio techs. In many cases, the audio...
Free Chapel Church Transforms Worship Experiences Across Multiple Campuses with EAW®
Free Chapel Church, a contemporary Christian congregation based in Gainesville, Georgia, is redefining the worship experience with innovative audio solutions from Eastern Acoustic Works (EAW®). The flagship main campus in Gainesville boasts a comprehensive EAW setup,...
DiGiCo Launches Compact Quantum326 Console at PLASA
When the DiGiCo Quantum338 made its official 3:38pm launch at the 2020 NAMM Show, the crowd that was there to witness the console’s unveiling was unprecedented, with hundreds of curious onlookers gathered around the company’s booth. Since then, that product has gone...
Worship Facility Podcast: Buford Jones Part 1
David Leuschner of Digital Great Commission Ministries interviews audio legend Buford Jones about his 47 year career as an FOH engineer. Topics in this episode include: Buford being one of the first to use an audio console with parametric EQ Pioneering stereo mixing...
Church Audio: Are We Overcomplicating Our Audio Mixes?
Over the years, I’ve worked with countless churches, and one trend that keeps catching my eye is the tendency to overcomplicate the audio mixing process. It’s all too easy to get swept up in the latest gear, shiny new plugins, and rigid methodologies promoted by...
Victory Church Declares L-Acoustics K Series a Winner
“This system can handle anything,” says Skylark AV Senior Design Engineer Tyler Mergy of the L-Acoustics K2 loudspeaker rig newly-installed at Victory Church. “Any genre of music, any conference they need to put on, it’ll do it. It’s rider-ready for anything.” The...
Waves Now Shipping SuperRack LiveBox MADI
Waves Audio, the world’s leading developer of professional audio signal processing technologies and plugins, is now shipping dedicated MADI-ready units as part of its new line of SuperRack LiveBox native live processing engines. Waves’ full line of SuperRack LiveBox...
What Audio Engineers Need Singers to Understand
As a follow-up to my previous feature, What Audio Engineers Need Drummers to Understand, I would be remiss if I didn’t address an even more important topic: vocals. As audio engineers, we obsess over creating great sounds – the perfect snare, full, wide mixes, just...
Lavalier (Lapel) vs Headset Microphones
Ok, hopefully that question got your attention. However, when deciding between a lavalier (lav) (lapel) or headset (headworn) microphone the better question to ask is, "Which mic is best for the application?" If you were to ask me or most pro audio sales engineers on...