Understanding Church Sound Systems

Your church sound system may seem complicated, but when you understand how all the parts work together, it’s a lot simpler to understand.
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00:00 Intro
00:28 How sound systems are a lot like a bus
00:45 Leadership & Inputs
01:20 What makes a great mix for your church?
02:06 Listen to music with your sound team
02:18 Clear directions on who's in charge
02:38 Is it the sound tech or the band?
03:01 Live vocal pitch correction
03:29 Who's driving?
03:46 Who's your problem solver?
04:12 Wanted vs. unwanted sound
04:53 Understand the value of your role
05:54 Serve the personal preference of your church leadership
06:30 How loud is too loud?
07:02 Know the order of the service
07:25 Using faders to get the level right
07:59 Equalization and compression
08:43 Write out written directions
09:38 Have a base scene on your mixing console
11:19 Achieving even coverage
13:34 Signal flow bus analogy
14:55 Free guide: How to lead your church sound team

[@chadgrieser8021]

I just texted myself thanks for my serving as sound tech aka bus driver and bus mechanic. thanks for your videos, they keep me refreshed and appreciated

[@AttawayAudio]

does that even work? or does it create a feedback loop?

[@chadgrieser8021]

@@AttawayAudio i don't know, i never recieved the text from myself. lol must have my routings messed up somewhere. will dig into it. :)

[@ShawnCottier]

I love watching your videos. It's always a great refresher and I love the analogies makes it easy for anyone to understand. You're always helping us out instead of throwing us under the bus.....😁

[@AttawayAudio]

dad jokes for the win

[@DeltaWhiskeyBravo13579]

So we've had to deal with mix busses and master busses, now we're using the yellow busses. 🙂
Great info James.
PS Dave,
Thanks for working on the sound systems.
Signed Dave.

[@AttawayAudio]

haha yeah we gotta ride the "cheese wagon"

[@tylervigue3878]

This is a fantastic video, exactly what I was looking for while training a sound team at a different church after helping them with a tech makeover. Thanks, keep up God's work, man!

[@paulpolicarpio3441]

Thank you for this James. Shoulder tap :)

[@timmygold2192]

I love this guy, thumbs up fam

[@Samuels691]

Really helpful. Thank!

[@jerrydaminato743]

Like you metaphors. The wheels on the bus go round and round.

[@TenaciousKevoMusic]

🔥🔥🔥

[@paulvillanueva7033]

Hi…
What is the best fx you are using ?
Thank you ❤

[@danielfmyers]

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