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Ask the Expert – Why shouldn’t we set gain levels according to the LED lights?

By Guest Blogger | February 8, 2012

We posted a question recently concerning micing and setting up good vocals and guitar amps. Tim Horton from SFL Group made the comment: “Setting up a good vocal – you can’t go wrong with an SM58 here. Sing straight into it (it should be touching your top lip!); set the desk gain according to […]

Ask the Expert – We’re a church plant with a $10k budget – What sound equipment should we buy?

By Marie@Musicademy | January 25, 2012

At our live Ask the Expert session Timothy Shin asked: “How would you advise a church plant with $10k budget for sound equipment to get started off well? (contemporary worship style/look)” Tim Horton, SFL: The most critical piece of kit you can buy is the SPEAKERS. I would try to spend 50% of your budget on speakers […]

Ask the Expert – Advice on using a drum screen

By Marie@Musicademy | January 12, 2012

At our live Ask the Expert session Carlin Buhrman asked: “What are your thoughts about using a drum shield in a carpeted gym setting for a service? We are currently using an electronic drum set because the levels on acoustic sets are difficult to control in our gym.” Jarod Richardson: Drum rooms (not just a shield) […]

Ask the Expert – How to set up good vocals, mic guitar amps and get good acoustic guitar tone

By Andy@Musicademy | December 29, 2011

We had a really busy live Ask the Expert session a few weeks ago with our panel of Tech and Church PA specialists. Tendwayi Bvumburah asked: l wanted to ask how to set up good vocals and how to mic up guitar amps the right way and l’m about to pull the trigger on some SM58s […]

Ask the Expert – Recommendations on projectors for church

By Marie@Musicademy | December 12, 2011

What type of projector is best for our church? At our live Ask the Expert session Dean Watson asked: “Wanting info related to buying a projector for a Sanctuary. Lumens from 2800 up. 20 foot throw. Want to use it w/all lights on. Networkable. Considering a Sanyo.” Tim Horton, SFL: A projector should be chosen based […]

Ask the Expert – are we over compressing our worship music?

By Marie@Musicademy | November 4, 2011

We had a really busy live Ask the Expert session a few days ago with our panel of Tech and Church PA specialists. Whilst you can scroll through all the chat on the event wall, we thought it made sense to break each discussion into smaller digestible chunks so for the next few weeks we’ll […]

The Loudness War

By Guest Blogger | November 3, 2011

Is the music really too loud in church? I believe we need to make a LOUD noise in church. Instead of the typical complaint that music is “too loud” at church, I think sometimes we need some people to stand up and complain that it should be LOUDER! What makes me say that? The Bible […]

In-ear monitoring for churches. Yes or No?

By Andy@Musicademy | October 26, 2011

Is in-ear monitoring (IEM) best for worship teams? We asked a question on our Facebook page last week: In-ear monitoring. Yes or No? We got lots of for and against answers for many reasons. For me, I’ve used in-ears in a variety of settings and events with very mixed results so I wanted to […]

Ask the Expert LIVE – Free Tech/PA Question Time

By Marie@Musicademy | October 19, 2011

We are running our first ever live Ask the Expert session on 2nd November. The online event is free to attend and will take place simultaneously at 7.30pm GMT / 2.30pm CDT / 12.30pm PDT. Hopefully we’ve selected a time when most of our subscribers are awake! The idea is that you ask all […]

Ask the Expert – headset mics for speaking

By Guest Blogger | October 18, 2011

Having answered a question recently about the best headset mics for singing, we have now been asked for advice on mics for preachers. Mark Miller asks: “Would this mic (the DPA 4088) also work well for preaching and service leading? I’m a worship leader but will also have a role preaching and service leading as I’ll […]