Category: Mix Tips

5 Tips for Great Easter Sound

3/18/2019

Are you ready for Easter?

Is your sound system ready for Easter?

As you know, there are several factors that go into making your mix sound great. You probably already know about some of them. But there are a few on this list that may surprise you.

Paying attention to these five important topics can help you deliver great sound for Easter.

Ready? Here goes!

Easter Sound Tip #1 – The biggest priority

What is the most important audio component of ALL church sound?

Think about this for a moment.

This is critical – even if you don't have a sound system!

It is...

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How To Stop Buzz & Hum

11/8/2018

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How To Stop Hum & Buzz - Great Church Sound

If you’ve run sound for very long, then you’ve probably encountered buzz and hum in your sound system.

And chances are you want to get rid of it, fast!

Buzz vs. Hum

Buzz and Hum are different.

They sound different, and they have different causes.

This means that fixing them may require different solutions.

Buzz is often a higher pitched noise that can even crackle at times. (Imagine the zzzzzzz and crackle in a bad AM radio station.)

Hum tends to sound lower pitched and it will likely have a tone signature that you can actually hum along with. (Imagine a low or mid-frequency mmmmmm.)

Finding & Fixing Buzz

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3 EQ Tips for Better Sound

4/27/2018

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3 EQ Tips for Better Sound - Great Church Sound, Drum EQ, Bass EQ, Vocal EQ

There are several EQ tips that you can use to get better sound at church.

Most of them involve things like using a high pass filter, notching filters to get rid of feedback, and cutting frequencies instead of boosting them. (How many times have you heard that!?)

However, there are a few specific tips that can really sweeten your sound – and they don't seem that important at first. In fact, some of them seem counterintuitive!

In this post you'll discover:

The one EQ filter that makes drums sound better
How to make the bass guitar sound great in the mix (hint: it’s not about the lows)
EQ tips just for backup vocals

OK, let's get to it!

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Mic Tips for Choirs

1/17/2018

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Mic Tips for Choirs - How to mike a choir, what mics to use, and how to get great sound. - Great Church Sound

When it comes to miking a choir, you need to consider several important variables like:

where the choir stands
the type of mics used
the number of mics used
where the mics are placed

All of these things have an affect on the sound quality.

Fortunately there are some super simple tips that can help you get better sound.

Audix (maker of some great quality microphones) published a great 6-part video series that covers some important steps to getting a solid choir sound.

These free videos cover the best type of microphone to use, how to properly place microphones, and even choir arrangement tips.

These videos are organized for easy reference in the post below...

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