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| Tuesday, March 27 | | · | 10 Things Techs Wish They Could Say to Worship Leaders |
| · | Visual DIY: How to Create Your Own Still and Video Images |
| · | Does This Thing Have Brakes? When Is Tech Enough and When Is It Too Much? |
| · | A Theatrical Renaissance: One Church's Renovation Story |
| Friday, March 16 | | · | Worship Leader |
| Tuesday, February 13 | | · | Faster, Better, Cheaper: The Blue Light Special on Video Projectors |
| Wednesday, November 15 | | · | PA Potholes: Avoiding Common Sound System Errors |
| · | Wordsmiths: Making the Most of Multimedia Software and Content |
| · | It Is Better to Fix Than to Reprieve: Cost-Effective Audio Improvements You Can |
| Monday, October 30 | | · | Gathering God's Electric People: How to Put Together |
| Friday, October 27 | | · | Drawing a Line in the Band: What it Takes to Achieve |
| · | Drums and Drumming: The Way of the Beat |
| · | Church-O-Nyms: The Truth Behind the Acronyms |
| · | Building the Ultimate Team |
| · | Good Sound In Bad Rooms: How Acoustics Work and What You Can Do About It |
| · | Small Church, BIG Sound |
| · | Holy Kick Drum, Batman! |
| Friday, May 12 | | · | Master of the Waves |
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 National Worship Leader Conference |
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National Worship Leader Conference July 23-26, 2007
Click on "Read More..." to download a schedule for the week.
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Effective Effects |
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Are effect devices tools or toys? The answer is, it depends. In the
hands of a seasoned operator, time-based effects deepen the sonic
landscape and present a clarified image of the proceedings. However,
when wielded by a careless knob-jockey, effects tend to cheapen the
sound and draw attention away from the message of the song. The
difference between tool and toy falls to understanding the effect’s
purpose and its role within the larger scope of the song. Fortunately,
the learning curve for effects is shallow and the concepts
straightforward. Here, then, are some simple steps to transform a staid
mix into a stellar achievement by using effects to their fullest.
Posted by admin on Tuesday, May 01 @ 14:33:35 EDT (1279 reads)
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The Gaudy, the Bungled, and the Unbelievable: The Right Way to Use An EQ |
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Equalizers, by their nature and name, are supposed to redress imbalances in a sound system. Unfortunately, equalizers, whether graphic, parametric, or shelving in nature, are only as good as the person using them. Knowing where to turn the knob or push the fader is usually a dark science, but there is a light at the end of the tunnel. The first step in proper EQ technique is to realize the knobs go to the left better than they go to the right. In other words, reduction of energy is more beneficial than an increase in energy, due to the nature of live sound. Live music is awash in competing frequencies from melody and rhythm instruments in struggle with cascading voices emanating from the stage and the audience. Since human hearing is most sensitive to frequencies in the mid-band and most instruments produce a majority of their fundamental and initial order harmonics in the same region, there is too much energy localized between 250Hz and 2.5kHz. Again, though, without knowing where to cut the energy levels, the cure will be worse than the disease. Here, then, are several descriptive words and the corresponding frequency most attuned to the problem area:
Posted by admin on Wednesday, March 28 @ 16:34:16 EDT (1461 reads)
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SharpTop Cove: Third Time's the Charm |
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Walt Mays knew what should have been done. In his years at Young Life’s camp in the Appalachian Mountains, he had struggled to provide acceptable audio for the thousands of teens who streamed through the camp each year. Finally, the decision was made to tackle the problem at its source. An acoustics team was brought in to quell the excessive reverberation in the main gym and upgrade the equipment in the dining hall and the Wheelhouse meeting room.
Posted by admin on Tuesday, March 27 @ 15:44:40 EDT (926 reads)
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