TFWM AUDIO E-NEWSLETTER ARCHIVE
Each issue of TFWM’s Audio E-Newsletter features useful articles and links to essential resources for the volunteer sound technician. Learn the basics of microphones, loudspeakers, front of house consoles and more, from a practical perspective. TFWM’s Audio E-Newsletter is produced every two weeks.
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TFWM Audio E-Newsletters, 2011
Date | Title | Author |
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June 7, 2011 | Help! | Ray Rayburn |
Worship Space Acoustics – Part 2 | Eric Seifert | |
May 26, 2011 | Getting There | Ray Rayburn |
Worship Space Acoustics – Part 1 | Eric Seifert | |
May 9, 2011 | Wireless Update – May 2011 | Ray Rayburn |
Electrical Power Voltage – Part 3 | Ray Rayburn | |
April 26, 2011 | Electrical Power Voltage – Part 2 | Ray Rayburn |
Making (Legal) Copies of Songs for Rehearsal | Curt Taipale | |
April 12, 2011 | Category Cabling – Part 2 | Ray Rayburn |
Perfect Acoustics? – Part 3 | Steve Barbar | |
March 29, 2011 | Electrical Power Voltage | Ray Rayburn |
Perfect Acoustics? – Part 2! | Steve Barbar | |
March 15, 2011 | Category Cabling – Part 1 | Ray Rayburn |
A Voice Crying in the Wilderness! | Bob Young | |
February 28, 2011 | Microphone Modeling | Ray Rayburn |
Perfect Acoustics? | Steve Barbar | |
February 14, 2011 | Superbowl & Church Sound | Ray Rayburn |
Shoot it Before it Multiplies | Curt Taipale | |
January 31, 2011 | Attitudes | Ray Rayburn |
Background Noise in Worship Spaces | Ted Pyper | |
January 17, 2011 | Antennas for Wireless Microphones | Ray Rayburn |
Isolating the Guitar Amp | Curt Taipale | |
January 3, 2011 | Gain Structure | Ray Rayburn |
I Hate Hum | Frank DeWitt |
TFWM Audio E-Newsletters, 2010
Date | Title | Author |
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December 20, 2010 | Where is Your Mix Location? | Ray Rayburn |
Solving Microphone Problems | Bruce Bartlett | |
December 6, 2010 | Why Test? | Ray Rayburn |
Audio Test Signals | Curt Taipale | |
November 22, 2010 | The Audio Engineering Society | Ray Rayburn |
Build Your Own Digital Mixing Console? | Jeremy Johnston | |
November 9, 2010 | Coverage – An Important Part of Sound Design | Ray Rayburn |
Running A Soundcheck | Kevin Watts | |
October 27, 2010 | Stuff Happens | Ray Rayburn |
The Mix Musician | Dale Alexander | |
October 12, 2010 | Wireless Changes Are Coming | Ray Rayburn |
Training People on Microphone Usage | Bruce Bartlett | |
September 28, 2010 | What Makes Up a 70 Volt System? | Ray Rayburn |
Tech Team Get-Togethers | Curt Taipale | |
September 14, 2010 | Rodney Dangerfield at Church | Ray Rayburn |
The Role of the Praise and Worship Team Members | Kevin Watts | |
September 2, 2010 | Why Should I Care About This 70 Volt Stuff? | Ray Rayburn |
Are Tech Support Teams Needed at Practices? – Part 2 | Jeff Johnson | |
August 17, 2010 | Outside the Box, Outside | Ray Rayburn |
Are Tech Support Teams Needed at Practices? | Jeff Johnson | |
August 4, 2010 | A Time To Mend – Part 3 | Ray Rayburn |
Caring For Your Microphones | Bruce Bartlett | |
July 20, 2010 | A Time to Mend – Part 2 | Ray Rayburn |
Overcoming Mic Challenges Part 2 | Bruce Bartlett | |
July 6, 2010 | A Time to Mend | Ray Rayburn |
Overcoming Mic Challenges | Bruce Bartlett | |
June 22, 2010 | Be Still | Ray Rayburn |
First Glance – InfoComm 2010 | Curt Taipale | |
June 8, 2010 | More Cowbell! | Ray Rayburn |
Miking Your Choir for Sound Reinforcement | Bruce Bartlett | |
May 25, 2010 | What is this “Balanced” stuff? | Ray Rayburn |
Getting Better Lav Mic Performance | Bill Johnson | |
May 11, 2010 | Make Lemonade | Ray Rayburn |
Boundary Microphones: Sonic Problem Solvers | Bruce Bartlett | |
April 27, 2010 | The Game of What If | Ray Rayburn |
Batteries for Church Audio – Part II | William “Chip” Sams | |
April 14, 2010 | Big and Little | Ray Rayburn |
First Seek Advice | Dale Shirk | |
March 30, 2010 | Do you have a license for your wireless microphones? | Ray Rayburn |
June 12th is Coming: Are Your Wireless Microphones Legal? | Curt Taipale | |
March 16, 2010 | Microphone Usage for Sound Reinforcement | Ray Rayburn |
Should We Go Digital or Stay Analog? Digital Consoles Part 2 | Curt Taipale | |
March 2, 2010 | Microphone Usage for Recording Part 2 | Ray Rayburn |
Should We Go Digital or Stay Analog? Digital Consoles Part 1 | Curt Taipale | |
Feb. 16, 2010 | Microphone Usage for Recording | Ray Rayburn |
Batteries for Church Audio – Part I | William “Chip” Sams | |
Feb. 2, 2010 | Room Acoustics | Ray Rayburn |
More on the Dead Cats | Doug Jones | |
Jan. 19, 2010 | How the Pros Shop | Ray Rayburn |
Way Cool Websites, Part 2 | Curt Taipale | |
Jan. 4, 2010 | New Year’s Resolutions | Ray Rayburn |
Dead Cats? | Doug Jones |