Here is a list of all Musicademy’s articles on Tech resources to date.
If you have any questions for our resident experts, please post them in the comment box below. Or if you are something of an expert yourself and would like to write anything for our website then please do get in touch.
General advice on Sound and Sound Tech
Why are church sound systems so challenging?– Video from live Musicademy Seminar by SFL’s Tim Horton
Church Sound: The Hierarchy of Importance
Why your venue has more effect on your congregational participation than your sound system
Women and technology in the church- why is this such a rare concept?
Setting up from Scratch: How one church does their set up each week
What should your congregation hear in the mix?
10 tips to improve your worship team stage placement
What you need to run church sound – free survival guide handbook
Top 10 Do’s and Don’ts – Soundmen/women
The sound engineers role in the worship team – video clip
Worship leaders, you’re killing us
Ask the Expert: What to do when your sound guy is also the band leader
Ask the Expert: Tech team trauma
Ask the Expert: We’re thinking of hiring a professional sound operator for church
Q&A session from worship and sound training day
Sustainability – the reasons we blow it
Worship band stage positioning
4 ways to reduce stage noise in church
Equipment and equipment issues
Keeping equipment in pristine condition: Geoffs eco friendly mic storage tray
Total Cost of Ownership: An approach to justifying big spending on PA and equipment
Digital solutions for chord charts and sheet music
In-ear monitoring for churches – Yes or No?
Ask the Expert: T-Loop feedback problems
Ask the Expert: Playing sound from a laptop
Ask the Expert: We need foldback but have limited space and cash
Ask the Expert: Why shouldn’t we set gain levels according to LED lights?
Ask the Expert: We’re a church plant with a $10k budget for PA. What should we buy?
Ask the Expert: What to do with an Arbiter Flats drum kit that is (shock) too quiet?
Ask the Expert: Laptop sound issues
Ask the Expert: Tips on reverb
Ask the Expert: Using battery powered amps for outdoor ministry
Ask the Expert: Advice on cables
Ask the Expert: Impact of downgrading to smaller speakers
Why and how to play to a click – a guide for worship teams
Ask the Expert: What size screen do you need in church?
Ask the Expert: Recommendations on projectors for church
Ask the Expert: Is there a way of storing sheet music on my iPad to use whilst leading?
Ask the Expert: Recommended headset mic for budding junior singer
5 ways to use technology in church
Soundchecks
How to run an effective sound check at church- Free Video Lesson!
Learn an innovative sound check method that makes musicians happy at 7am!
Mixing
Three things to improve your mix this week
Advice on Mics
Wireless mic recommendations for singers
Mic recommendations for groups of singers
Mic recommendations for a choir
Ask the Expert: How do you mic a school play?
Wireless microphone recommendations for singers
Mic recommendations for a choir
Good mic technique can make all the difference
Ask the Expert: Headset mics for speaking
Ask the Expert: Advice on headset mics
Ask the Expert: How to mic a piano
4 tips for making good use of your mic
Recording
Top 10 Mistakes Most Churches Make When Recording Their First Worship Album
Ask the Expert: Are we over compressing our worship music?
Volume problems
Altering the fabric of the building to reduce echo and reverb inside a Church
Ask the Expert: Controlling volume overspill in an old church building
Controlling volume overspill in church part 2 – identifying the noise-makers
Ask the Expert: How to prevent audio feedback in church
What to do with an Arbiter Flats drum kit that is (shock) too quiet
CCLI
The CCLI License: What Is Legal and What is Not?
How to Properly Display Copyright Notices (for CCLI License Holders)
Visual Worship and Projected Lyrics
Ask the Expert- Projectors- How Bright do we need for our size of screen? Does distance matter?
Improving your projected song lyrics part one; part two, part 3
7 reasons music techs are late with the words
Creating fractal images for visual worship
Practical tips and ideas for visual creativity in worship
Visual worship case study – carols by candlelight
Sound Tech and PA Training DVDs
PA and Sound Tech Traning DVDs now available in 8 downloadable sections
NEW DVDs! Sound Tech and PA training for churches