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
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
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