How to run an effective sound check in church [video lesson]

By Andy@Musicademy | October 8, 2014

Free video lesson: how to run a church sound check Learn from the professionals at SFL Group about how to run an effective sound check in church. This is a lesson taken from Musicademy and SFL Group’s Sound Tech and PA Training for Churches Course. The course is perfect for training newcomers to sound engineering […]

Here’s how one church does their set up each week

By Guest Blogger | October 2, 2014

The Point Church is a Fresh Expressions Anglican Church based in Mid Sussex, United Kingdom. Our heart and vision is to be a transforming presence throughout Mid Sussex and an authentic community of people serving our local area. Our Vicar Will Kemp and a small group of others planted the church in September 2004 and […]

Ask the Expert: How bright a projector do we need for our size of screen? Does distance from the back of the room matter?

By Guest Blogger | August 28, 2014

Russell King asks: “Our projector screen will be 50ft away from the back row. Given that we are a small congregation, but we want maximum picture clarity and visibility, what size screen should we purchase?” Tim Horton from SFL Group answers: As well as the size of the screen you need to be thinking about the […]

Ask the Expert: Is it OK to record sung vocals for practice purposes under the CCLI Copyright License?

By admin | August 14, 2014

Miranda Cunningham asks: “Is it OK to record the choir singing copyrighted songs in order to improve without putting on your CCLI Copyreport? For example recording Sunday service, rehearsal, individual practice. Is there a difference between recording for public distribution, church distribution and just for improving the choir in terms of copyright permission?”   Chris […]

Total cost of ownership – an approach to justifying big spend on PA and equipment

By Guest Blogger | August 7, 2014

Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) sounds like a highly abstract concept. But it’s really not. It’s also something that churches—sadly—tend to miss out on. TCO is simply a calculation of what a particular product or service is going to cost you during it’s life. TCO has become popular in automotive circles, with some manufacturers boasting […]

NEW DVD! Sound Tech and PA Training for Churches

By Andy@Musicademy | May 21, 2014

A comprehensive guide, on 4 DVDs, to live audio in church. The course covers mixing, systems, set up and acoustics. Order now. Musicademy has worked together with audio visual production company SFL Group to create this comprehensive course on sound engineering and PA training for churches. Perfect for training newcomers to sound engineering and also […]

Why Worship Backing Band MultiTrack is mono/mono rather than stereo

By Andy@Musicademy | May 19, 2014

We’ve had a number of queries recently on the topic of mono vs stereo outputs on the Worship Backing Band MultiTrack Player. Here’s why we decided to go the mono/mono route: Mono/mono mixes The stems in the player are actually mixed mono/mono (not just mono) with identical left/right mixes but crucially with completely independent left […]