Here is a list of all Musicademy’s articles on Tech resources to date.<\/p>\n
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General advice on Sound and Sound Tech Why are church sound systems so challenging?<\/a>– Video from live Musicademy Seminar by SFL’s Tim Horton<\/p>\n Church Sound: The Hierarchy of Importance<\/a><\/p>\n Ask the Expert: Will sound engineering skills taught for an analogue desk transfer to a digital desk?<\/a><\/p>\n Why your venue has more effect on your congregational participation than your sound system<\/a><\/p>\n Women and technology in the church- why is this such a rare concept?<\/a><\/p>\n Setting up from Scratch: How one church does their set up each week<\/a><\/p>\n What should your congregation hear in the mix?<\/a><\/p>\n 10 tips to improve your worship team stage placement<\/a><\/p>\n What you need to run church sound<\/a> – free survival guide handbook<\/p>\n Top 10 Do’s and Don’ts – Soundmen\/women<\/a><\/p>\n The sound engineers role in the worship team<\/a> – video clip<\/p>\n Sound man. Church hero<\/a><\/p>\n Worship leaders, you\u2019re killing us<\/a><\/p>\n Ask the Expert: What to do when your sound guy is also the band leader<\/p>\n Ask the Expert: Tech team trauma<\/a><\/p>\n Ask the Expert: We’re thinking of hiring a professional sound operator for church<\/p>\n Q&A session from worship and sound training day<\/p>\n Questions of sound<\/a><\/p>\n Sustainability – the reasons we blow it<\/a><\/p>\n Perfection or progress?<\/a><\/p>\n Worship band stage positioning<\/a><\/p>\n Loops in worship<\/a><\/p>\n 4 ways to reduce stage noise in church<\/a><\/p>\n Equipment and equipment issues<\/strong><\/p>\n Keeping equipment in pristine condition: Geoffs eco friendly mic storage tray<\/a><\/p>\n Total Cost of Ownership: An approach to justifying big spending on PA and equipment<\/a><\/p>\n Why DI?<\/a><\/p>\n Digital solutions for chord charts and sheet music<\/a><\/p>\n In-ear monitoring for churches – Yes or No?<\/a><\/p>\n Ask the Expert: T-Loop feedback problems<\/a><\/p>\n Ask the Expert: Playing sound from a laptop<\/a><\/p>\n Ask the Expert: We need foldback but have limited space and cash<\/a><\/p>\n Ask the Expert: Why shouldn’t we set gain levels according to LED lights?<\/a><\/p>\n Ask the Expert: We’re a church plant with a $10k budget for PA. What should we buy?<\/a><\/p>\n Ask the Expert: What to do with an Arbiter Flats drum kit that is (shock) too quiet?<\/a><\/p>\n Ask the Expert: Laptop sound issues<\/a><\/p>\n Ask the Expert: Tips on reverb<\/a><\/p>\n Ask the Expert: Using battery powered amps for outdoor ministry<\/a><\/p>\n Ask the Expert: Advice on cables<\/a><\/p>\n Ask the Expert: Impact of downgrading to smaller speakers<\/a><\/p>\n Why and how to play to a click – a guide for worship teams<\/a><\/p>\n Ask the Expert: What size screen do you need in church?<\/a><\/p>\n Ask the Expert: Recommendations on projectors for church<\/a><\/p>\n Ask the Expert: Is there a way of storing sheet music on my iPad to use whilst leading?<\/a><\/p>\n Ask the Expert: Recommended headset mic for budding junior singer<\/a><\/p>\n 5 ways to use technology in church<\/a><\/p>\n Soundchecks<\/strong><\/p>\n How to run an effective sound check at church- Free Video Lesson!<\/a><\/p>\n 50 Tips \u2013 Worship Soundchecks<\/a><\/p>\n Learn an innovative sound check method that makes musicians happy at 7am!<\/a><\/p>\n Mixing<\/strong><\/p>\n Three things to improve your mix this week<\/p>\n Mixing 21st Century style<\/a><\/p>\n Advice on Mics<\/strong><\/p>\n Wireless mic recommendations for singers<\/a><\/p>\n Mic recommendations for groups of singers<\/a><\/p>\n Mic recommendations for a choir<\/a><\/p>\n Ask the Expert: How do you mic a school play?<\/a><\/p>\n Mic technique video clip<\/a><\/p>\n Wireless microphone recommendations for singers<\/a><\/p>\n Mic recommendations for a choir<\/a><\/p>\n Good mic technique can make all the difference<\/a><\/p>\n Ask the Expert: Headset mics for speaking<\/a><\/p>\n Ask the Expert: Advice on headset mics<\/a><\/p>\n Ask the Expert: How to mic a piano<\/a><\/p>\n 4 tips for making good use of your mic<\/a><\/p>\n Recording<\/strong><\/p>\n 3 reasons not to record a CD<\/a><\/p>\n Top 10 Mistakes Most Churches Make When Recording Their First Worship Album<\/a><\/p>\n Ask the Expert: Are we over compressing our worship music?<\/a><\/p>\n How to record drums<\/a><\/p>\n Volume problems<\/strong><\/p>\n Altering the fabric of the building to reduce echo and reverb inside a Church<\/a><\/p>\n Ask the Expert: Controlling volume overspill in an old church building<\/a><\/p>\n Controlling volume overspill in church part 2 \u2013 identifying the noise-makers<\/a><\/p>\n Ask the Expert: How to prevent audio feedback in church<\/a><\/p>\n What to do with an Arbiter Flats drum kit that is (shock) too quiet<\/a><\/p>\n The loudness war<\/a><\/p>\n CCLI<\/strong><\/p>\n The CCLI License: What Is Legal and What is Not?<\/a><\/p>\n How to Properly Display Copyright Notices (for CCLI License Holders)<\/a><\/p>\n CCLI for the little guy<\/a><\/p>\n Visual Worship and Projected Lyrics<\/strong><\/p>\n Ask the Expert- Projectors- How Bright do we need for our size of screen? Does distance matter?<\/a><\/p>\n Improving your projected song lyrics part one<\/a>;\u00a0part two<\/a>, part 3<\/a><\/p>\n 7 reasons music techs are late with the words<\/a><\/p>\n Creating fractal images for visual worship<\/a><\/p>\n Practical tips and ideas for visual creativity in worship<\/a><\/p>\n Visual worship case study<\/a> – carols by candlelight<\/p>\n
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