Read through these archives to discover mic’ing techniques for live performance and recording, architectural considerations for acoustically retrofitting new or existing facilities, as well as mixing, mastering, duplicating and recording techniques for the worship setting.
In-Ear Monitors: Challenges and Solutions
January 2011 by TFWM
Much to Gain: Striving for the optimal sound in drum kit mic’ing
December 2010 by Kent Margraves
Product Review: Dare Music Group’s O-Port
November 2010 by Holland Davis
Product Review: Line 6 XD-V70 Digital Wireless System
November 2010 by JB Bowling
Piece By Piece A Study of Digital Audio Protocols
October 2010 by Kevin Rogers Cobus
Loudspeaker Shootouts: Dare to Compare
July 2010 by Kevin Rogers Cobus
Signal Preference: The Role Of The Mic Pre
June 2010 by Kent Morris
Let’s Loop America’s Worship Centers
May 2010 by David Myers
Batteries for Church Audio
May 2010 by William ‘Chip’ Sams
Recording 2 Go
March 2010 by Terry Wilhite
Digital Discipline: Getting your mind around engineering on Digital Consoles
March 2010 by Brad Herring
Product Review: Mackie Onyx -1640i
March 2010 by Terry Wilhite
DIGITAL CONSOLES: THE PERFECT VOLUNTEER
March 2010 by Justin Gomez
Product Review Roland Systems Group M-48 Live Personal Mixer
December 2009 by Holland Davis
THE SOUNDS OF SILENCE: Confounding acoustical problems in houses of worship
December 2009 by Russ Berger
White Spaces Revisited Life After the DTV Transition
November 2009 by TFWM
Product Review… Astatic 1600VP
October 2009 by Kent Morris
Five Minutes with… John Fuqua Vice President, All Pro Sound
October 2009 by TFWM
Product Review: SONY PCM-D50 Handheld Recorder
September 2009 by Terry Wilhite
Digital Snakes in Worship
September 2009 by Kevin Rogers Cobus
Switching to In-Ear Monitors
July / August 2009 by John Chevalier
5 Minutes with… John Broadhead, Vice President, Roland Systems Group
July / August 2009 by TFWM
Product Review… Da-Cappo DA12 Micro-Microphone
June 2009 by Holland Davis
DSP Demystified: What Really Goes On Inside the Black Box
June 2009 by Kent Morris
Product Review… Hitachi CP-X10000 Projector
June 2009 by John Chevalier
5 Minutes with… Jeff Barnett, Senior Sales Engineer, Sweetwater
June 2009 by TFWM
Drum Microphones —101—
May 2009 by Paul Foreman
5 Minutes with… Mike Hughes VP & General ManagerPro Audio division, HME Pro Audio
April 2009 by TFWM
Behind the Board … Under the Gun
March 2009 by Donnie Haulk & Jerry Temple
RML Labs Software Audio Console
January / February 2009 by Chuck Mitchell
State-of-the-Art Audio in the Old West
January / February 2009 by Brian Galante
PRODUCT REVIEW: Yamaha STAGEPAS250M
December 2008 by Tim Sauve
Product Review: Ableton Live 7
December 2008 by Terry Wilhite
5 Minutes with… Brad Weston President, Renewed Vision
November 2008 by TFWM
Audio over Ethernet (AoE): The New Vehicle for Audio Transport
Winter 2008 (Canadian) by Pierre Robidoux
Electronic Enhancement: A Primer
Winter 2008 (Canadian) by Michael Pincus
72 degree principle OF ACOUSTICS
October 2008 by Joab Perdue
Basic Acoustics
September 2008 by Nick Colleran
Haul Monitors? A look at switching to PSMs and how to properly mix them
Fall 2008 (Canadian) by Chandler Collison
Microphone Selection: A Tech Director’s Choice
Fall 2008 (Canadian) by Matt Power
Product Review: Graff of Newark Digitiser
July/August 2008 by Jay Delp
Haul Monitors? A look at switching to PSMs and how to properly mix them
July/August 2008 by Chandler Collison
White Spaces and Wireless Microphones
June 2008 by Kevin Rogers Cobus
Loudspeakers and Room Acoustics
June 2008 by Ted Leamy
Product Review: Roland M-400 V-Mixer™ Live Mixing Console
May 2008 by Chuck Mitchell
I CAN’T HEAR YOU
April 2008 by Joab Perdue
Product Review: Thompson Grass Valley’s Indigo A/V Mixer
March 2008 by Paul Clifford
Five Minutes with… Gordon Moore, Vice President of Sales, Lectrosonics
March 2008 by TFWM
Digital Audio: MIDI, MADI, and Everything In-Between
March 2008 by Brent Harshbarger
5 Minutes with…Barry Andrews Chief Executive Officer, QSC Audio Products, Inc.
January / February 2008 by Kevin Rogers Cobus
Transport Methods
January / February 2008 by Ray A. Rayburn
5 Minutes with… John Hooper, Vice President, EARTEC
December 2007 by Kevin Rogers Cobus
MASTERING 101
December 2007 by Ian Riggle
MICROPHONE UNIVERSITY
December 2007 by Bruce Myers
Bill Thrasher: INTERVIEW WITH A LEGEND
December 2007 by Kevin Rogers Cobus
PRODUCT REVIEW: Yamaha MG166cx-USB Mixer
December 2007 by Mark Nichols
Digital Audio — Simple as 1, 2, 3
November 2007 by Mike Overlin
Recording Your Worship Service LIVE
November 2007 by Mike Overlin
“White Spaces” UP FOR GRABS? FCC CONTEMPLATES COMING REGULATIONS FOR WIRELESS SYSTEMS
October 2007 by Mark Brunner
Adaptable Amplifiers: New Options for Optimizing Worship Sound
October 2007 by Doug Green
Tools or Toys?: MIX POSITION
September 2007 by Mike Overlin
RF OUTPUT POWER: Choose the Right Amount
September 2007 by Joe Ciaudelli & Volker Schmitt
The Dark Side of “WHITE SPACES”
July / August 2007 by Mark Brunner
PRODUCT REVIEW: Aviom® Pro64™ Digital Audio Network
July / August 2007 by Chuck Mitchell
VOCAL HARMONIZERS AND PITCH CORRECTORS: “VOICING OPINIONS”
June 2007 by Mike Overlin
5 Minutes With… CRAIG SIBLEY, House of Worship Marketing Manager, AVIOM, Inc.
June 2007 by Kevin Rogers Cobus
Product Review: Yamaha FGX730SCA Acoustic Guitar
June 2007 by John Chevalier
The Church at Rocky Peak: Digital Audio in a Volunteer Tech Environment
June 2007 by Charles Conte
Leading Worship on Acoustic Guitar
June 2007 by John Chevalier
Product Review: Yamaha Stagepass 500 Portable Audio System
May 2007 by Grady Wann
Multitrack Recording for Live Events
May 2007 by Tim Sauve
LOUDSPEAKER CHARACTERISTICS Various Coverage Configurations and How They Affect Music and Spoken Word
May 2007 by Blair McNair
Product Review: PreSonus DigiMax FS Channel Pre-amp
May 2007 by Holland Davis
Digital Mixers
May 2007 by Mike Overlin
LOUDSPEAKER CHARACTERISTICS Various Coverage Configurations and How They Affect Music and Spoken Word
May 2007 by Blair McNair
Product Review: LECTROSONICS DIGITAL HYBRID WIRELESS SYSTEM
April 2007 by John Chevalier
A FAILURE TO COMMUNICATE?
April 2007 by Jeff Krull
SHHHHHHHHHHH! How to Keep it Loud with a Quiet Stage
April 2007 by Mike Overlin
SMALL CHURCH, BIG TECH: An Interview with a Silicon Valley Pastor
April 2007 by Ken Hughes
5 minutes with… JOHN FUQUA, Director at ALL PRO SOUND
April 2007 by Kevin Rogers Cobus
THE QUIET STAGE
March 2007 by Mike Overlin
WIRELESS MICROPHONE TECHNOLOGY APPLICATIONS
March 2007 by Karl Winkler
TFWM’s AUDIO ROUND TABLE DISCUSSION: Digital Consoles and Other Topics
March 2007 by Kevin Rogers Cobus
Product Review: ROLAND RSS S-4000 DIGITAL SNAKE
March 2007 by Brad Herring
Product Review: DPA SMK4061’s…Small Mice, BIG Sound
March 2007 by Holland Davis
RECORDING SNAPSHOTS: “Aural-Genic” Feedback
March 2007 by Chuck Mitchell
5 Minutes with… GARY GUNN, Market Development Manager, Installed & Tour Sound, AKG ACOUSTICS
January 2007 by Kevin Rogers Cobus
Product Review: TANNOY PowerV SERIES LOUDSPEAKERS
January 2007 by John Curtis
5 minutes with… BRUCE HOWZE, PRESIDENT, COMMUNITY PROFESSIONAL LOUDSPEAKERS
December 2006 by Kevin Rogers Cobus
ACOUSTICAL DESIGN IDEAS FOR A NEW TIME
December 2006 by Jeff Hedback
SPEECH INTELLIGIBILITY IN MODERN HOUSES OF WORSHIP
December 2006 by Blair McNair
THE ROCK REAL COMMUNITY CHURCH
December 2006 by Robert Langlois
Product Review: SHURE MICROPHONES’ KSM9
December 2006 by Robert Langlois
5 minutes with… DAVID MCNUTT, INDUSTRY TEAM MANAGER, INSTALLED SOUND DIVISION, SENNHEISER ELECTRONIC CORPORATION
November 2006 by Kevin Rogers Cobus
Defining Value When Selecting A Sound System
October 2006 by Ted Leamy
Knowing Your Knobs: A Fundamental Guide to Analog Consoles
September 2006 by Mark Nichols
Church Recording Studios: Mt. Paran Case Study
September 2006 by Brad Herring
Two Days With Yamaha
September 2006 by John Chevalier
Portable Audio
May 2006 by John Shauer
Captions: Where Do We Go From Hear?
May 2006 by Jess Stark
Adding Fiber to Your Audio Diet
May 2006 by Dan Shore
APPRECIATING THE DIRECT BOX
April 2006 by Hector La Torre
COMFORTABLE VOLUMES = IMPROVED WORSHIP EXPERIENCE
April 2006 by TFWM
DSPs n Carrots
March 2006 by Blair McNair
Hertz So Good
March 2006 by Mark Nichols
And In This Corner…
March 2006 by Tom Stuckman
Acoustics: Balcony Faces and Mud
December 2005 by Jeff Szymanski
A Study of Digital vs. Analog Consoles
December 2005 by Bruce Lee
Battery Up!
December 2005 by Mark Nichols
Making Sense of Amplifier Power Ratings
November 2005 by John Meyer
The Art of Amplification
October 2005 by Keith Denmon
Duplication Without Getting Duped!
October 2005 by Brad Herring
In One Wireless Ear…
October 2005 by Jerry Harvey
Collateral Coverage, Friend or Foe? – Part II
October 2005 by Blair McNair
A Choired Taste
September 2005 by Kevin Madden
Ribbons, Line Arrays, and Hi-Fi
September 2005 by R Bob Adams
Choosing the Right Audio System
September 2005 by David Rauch
How to Blend Volunteers into the Audio Mix
September 2005 by Robert Scovill
Laying Out An Audio Studio
September 2005 by Brad Herring
The Headworn Advantage
September 2005 by Dave Egenberger
Collateral Coverage, Friend or Foe?
September 2005 by Blair McNair
Acoustical Balance for Worship Spaces
July/August 2005 by Vance Breshears
No Wires, Mate- RF Wireless Systems for Worship, Part III
May 2005 by Kent Margraves
A Lesson in Overcoming Acoustic Adversity
May 2005 by Milt Morris
Acoustic Enhancement Systems
May 2005 by Vance Breshears
Sowing the CDs: Why CD and DVD Media Is Still in the Game
May 2005 by David Suden
Loudspeaker Types for Churches
May 2005 by Rick Kamlet
Fixing the Monitor Problems in Worship
May 2005 by Brad Herring
The Biggest Instrument in Church
April 2005 by James Schleich
No Wires, Mate- Part II
April 2005 by Kent Margraves
No Wires, Mate! Part 1
March 2005 by Kent Margraves
On or Off?
March 2005 by Alex Welti
Grinning From Earbud to Earbud
November 2004 by Ron Simonson
Laying the Groundwork
November 2004 by Joseph DiBenedetto
Tips for Church Mixing
November 2004 by Gary Gistinger
Spreading your message from the last Amen
November 2004 by Blake Erickson
Public Address Choices for Churches
November 2004 by Roger McCarten
Wireless for Worship
July 2004 by James Schleich
Fundamental Decisions: Automixer VS Console Mixer
July 2004 by Tom Corbett
The Benefits of Fiber Optics
July 2004 by Buddy Oliver
Hearing the Word
July 2004 by David Myers
Sound Advice- Audio Delay Line Applications
July 2004 by Tom Stuckman
So You Want A New Sound System?
May 2004 by Tom Corbett
Do You Hear What I Hear?
March 2004 by Joel Writer
Walking A Fine Line Array
March 2004 by Jerrold Stevens
VCA’s Explained
March 2004 by Steve Harvey
Intelligibility
January 2004 by Nathan Powell
Fire At Will
January 2004 by Curt Taipale
Bridging the Communication Gap
November 2003 by David Rauch
Sound Design for Outdoor Events
November 2003 by James Schleich
Practical Realities of Phase Interference
November 2003 by Pat Brown
Miking Sense
November 2003 by Bruce Bartlett
Levely Sounding Audio
November 2003 by Steve Harvey
Frequing Out
November 2003 by Greg Silsby
Line Arrays Buyer’s Guide Part II
September 2003 by Rod Falconer
CD Seeding
September 2003 by Aaron Barbarics
FOH Those About To Mix
September 2003 by Steve Harvey
The Sky Isn’t Quite Falling, But…
September 2003 by Gary Stanfill
DuplicationMinistryCaseStudy
July 2003 by Aaron Pratt
Line Arrays: A Buyer’s Guide- Part I
July 2003 by Rod Falconer
Why Can’t We Hear the Choir?
May 2003 by Dale Alexander
Brooklyn on Broadway
May 2003 by Cathy Hutchison
Engineering to Enhance Sound
May 2003 by Jerrold Stevens
The Importance of Frequency Selection
May 2003 by Ron Huisinga
Have Faith In Wireless… But Have A Backup
May 2003 by Dave Egenberger
Sound Decisions
March 2003 by Sharon McKone
Do Your Research
March 2003 by Amie Hoffner
Church Installs: An Audio Study
March 2003 by Janet Beasley
Microphones for Instruments
January 2003 by Travis Ludwig
The Low-Down on your Sound System’s Low-End
January 2003 by Christopher Buttner
OMNI vs CARDIOID: Which Lavalier Is Right For You?
January 2003 by Rick Belt
EQ 301- Digital Equalization
January 2003 by Joe Wisler
I Want to Have My Cake & Eat it Too!
January 2003 by Curt Taipale
Sanctuary or Studio?
January 2003 by Jeff Mac
To Print or not to Print, that is the question…or is it?
November 2002 by Paul Sorensen
Making Fan Noise Bearable
November 2002 by Bob Lee
Real-World Design
September 2002 by Robert Rose
Designing A Worship Space for Intimate Preaching and Worship (Part II)
September 2002 by Jeff Miller
Church Acoustics
September 2002 by Jay Perdue
Children, Go Where I Send Thee!
September 2002 by Kenny Grindall
All Ears
September 2002 by Terry Wilhite
New Applications for Assistive Listening in Houses of Worship
July 2002 by Lance Madigan
Making Mixing Easier
July 2002 by Chris Griffin
Interactive Websites and Customized CD’s
July 2002 by Rachel Zakariasen
Designing A Worship Space: Part 1
July 2002 by Vance Breshears
Called To Worship
July 2002 by Jeff Barnett
Beyond The Cut Sheets
July 2002 by Jim Burdette
Dubious Duplication?
May 2002 by Kristin DeLoach
CD-R and Your Church
May 2002 by Paul Sorensen
In-Ear Monitors for Worship?
May 2002 by Kent Margraves
CD and DVD Ministry
May 2002 by Aaron Pratt
EQ 101
March 2002 by Joe Wisler
Architecturally Sound
March 2002 by Tony Price
Wireless Help File
March 2002 by Kevin Sanford
What is an Amp?
January 2002 by Steve Lyle
Mixing Techniques for Multi-Channel Sound Reinforcement Systems
January 2002 by Vance Breshears
Multi-Track Recording and Mixing (Part II)
September 2001 by Vance Breshears
Let’s Go Shopping! (Part II)
September 2001 by Curt Taipale
DSP Processing For Sound Systems
September 2001 by Paul Fruedenberg
Don’t Blame the Wireless
September 2001 by Dave Egenberger
The Person in the Booth: “In the Beginning…”
July 2001 by Don Brooks
Tasteful Use of Effects Processors
July 2001 by Curt Taipale
Considerations When Selecting a Loudspeaker System for Your Church
July 2001 by Mark Johnson
Multi-Track Recording and Mixing (Part I)
July 2001 by Vance Breshears
Let’s Go Shopping! (Part I)
July 2001 by Curt Taipale
Boot Camp: Just for the Record (Part III)
May 2001 by David Boots
Church Planning 101
May 2001 by Paul Tan
CD Technology vs. Analog Tape
May 2001 by Rodney Dixon
Wireless World: Hoopla in the Air
March 2001 by Kent Morris
The Monitor Engineer’s Role in Performance
March 2001 by Philip Manor
Sound Options for Historic Churches
March 2001 by Bruce Borgerson
Live Mixing in the Digital Domain
March 2001 by Lon Brannies
101 Microphone Tips & Tricks
March 2001 by Curt Taipale
Microphones Are Cool
January 2001 by Curt Taipale
Boot Camp: Just for the Record (Part II)
January 2001 by David Boots
Console Basics: How to Set Gain
November 2000 by Tom Stuckman
Boot Camp: Just for the Record (Part I)
November 2000 by David Boots
Wireless Microphones
September 2000 by Joel Johnston
Requirements For Worship Technologies
September 2000 by Paul Tan
Designing A Worship Facility (Part II)
September 2000 by Vance Breshears
Wireless World!
July 2000 by Kent Morris
Audio Basics
July 2000 by Gary Zandstra
Designing A Worship Facility (Part I)
July 2000 by Vance Breshears
Basics of Loudspeaker Design & Technology (Part II)
July 2000 by Jon Sager
Audio Outreach A Powerful Ministry Tool
July 2000 by Patrick McDonnell
Wireless World: B A C to Basics
May 2000 by Kent Morris
Microphones: Care & Feeding of the Wireless Variety
May 2000 by Ron Huisinga
The Biblical Basis for NOT Using Wireless Mics
March 2000 by Kent Morris
Basics of Loudspeaker Design Technology (Part I)
March 2000 by Jon Sager
Dynamic Ways To Broaden the Reach of Your Ministry
March 2000 by Angelique Caffrey
Solving Audio Problems Using Automatic Mixers
January 2000 by Chris Lyons
Speaker Systems for Churches
January 2000 by Blair McNair
Reducing Feedback
January 2000 by Bruce Bartlett
Mixing Hints
January 2000 by Ron Huisinga
