By Andy@Musicademy | July 1, 2011
Of late I’ve been talking a bit downsizing and portable-izing (is that a new word?) my guitar rig. This is partly because I can’t be bothered to lug big heavy stuff anymore, partly because I’m trying in vain to get it all on my motorcycle (yes really!) and partly because I think so many dream […]
By Mike Sessler | June 22, 2011
Though I’ve now had the magical iPad for about a week now [this is a guest post – Mike’s actually had his ipad for a while now….], yesterday was the first time I had a chance to actually mix a service with it. The service in question was our Sr. High ministry, which normally meets […]
By Guest Blogger | June 20, 2011
Alastair Gibson asks for ideas in how to mic a grand piano. Geoff Boswell replies: In my humble opinion, if you have to mic an upright or grand same rule applies – LISTEN to it! Generally wherever it sounds best is best place to start with a mic. Having said all that there is a […]
By Andy@Musicademy | June 16, 2011
How to build a suitcase drum kit Paul Hewgill emails: “I am taking a small worship team to Mexico to serve a group of missionaries for their retreat. There will be only about 40 of them – so it will be a small room with a basic sound system. The band will consist of: One […]
By Tim Martin | June 15, 2011
Free video lesson on how to play Amazing Grace Continuing our occasional series showcasing our various DVD products by giving away a free lesson, here is a lesson from disk 4 of our Beginners Worship Keyboard Course. Its quite a complex lesson given that its on the Beginners set (showing some embellishments such as passing […]
By Cat Mayne | June 13, 2011
Musicademy vocals coach, Catherine Nicole, has written a series of articles for our sister site Sweeter Singing. We’ve decided to share them here as well. We will look at: Why even great singers can benefit from lessons What to expect from singing lessons What to look for in a vocals tutor How much will singing […]
By Andy@Musicademy | June 9, 2011
What? A drum kit in church that is too quiet? Alastair Gibson asks: We currently have an Arbiter Flat Lite kit at church which is, sometimes, too quiet to be heard in the mix – hard to believe I know!! Rather than trying to mic up the kit I’m wondering whether we might be better of getting […]
By Andy@Musicademy | June 7, 2011
I’ve started to downsize my rig lately. Partly because a) I can’t be bothered with multiple trips to the car, b) lots of amp and pedal companies are starting to cotton on to the convenience factor of smaller more portable gear, c) I sometimes take my rig on my motorbike (seriously!) and d. I think […]
By Guest Blogger |
Josh Wilcox emails quite a complex question for our technical expert Tim Horton from SFL. Its in response to our recent post about issues when playing sound through a laptop. I stumbled across this website when looking for a resolution to an issue I have had recently. From what I found on the website I […]
By Marie@Musicademy | June 2, 2011
The bounce strokes lesson here is taken from around the mid point our Intermediate worship drums course and represents one of the more technical aspects of the course. Bounce strokes allow you to play many more intricate rhythms by ‘bouncing’ the sticks in your hands. This lesson breaks down the technique into its […]
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