Dave, Jason and Mike discuss the benefits and challenges of in-ear monitors on the church stage. Though IEMs can be a great help in reducing stage volume, they can also cause some problems as well. In this lively discussion on IEMs, we talk about how to get the most from a move to IEMs and [...]
Posts Tagged ‘sound’
Automating Sermon Recording
It’s happened to me far too many times. The band finishes up, the pastor gets up to preach, and in the middle of the transition, I forget to hit “Play” on the CD recorder to actually start recording. Or I’ll hit “Play & Record” thinking it’s going start recording, forgetting that you have to hit [...]
Why Input Sheets?
Phil raised a good question based on my last post about the Input Sheet Template; to wit, Why even do an input sheet? I can think of several reasons, actually.
Makes it Easy to Pre-Build Show Files
If you have a digital console, it’s quite nice to be able to set up the console ahead of time [...]
When Things Go Horribly Wrong
Anyone that follows me on Twitter probably knows we had some drama on Sunday. In case you missed it, here’s the skinny. Everything was fine on Saturday. In fact, we put up some new drum mics and kept commenting on how great they sounded. Sunday morning, I came in, flipped on the system and started [...]
The Good Enough Principle Pt. 2
Monday, I talked about the trend toward things being “Good Enough.” It’s happening in electronics, music, TV and many other disciplines. The question before us then is this; how does this impact my work as a church TD?
Now, I tend to be a bottom-line kind of guy. So for starters, I’m re-evaluating how I spend [...]
The Good Enough Principle
Shawn Wood, Experience Pastor at Seacost Church wrote a post a few weeks ago that I found very interesting. His topic: The Good Enough Principle. Later that week I read an article in Wired about the same thing. There seems to be a movement afoot to make things good enough.
Now, if you’ve read this blog [...]
Setting Priorities Pt. 2
Yesterday we started off talking about how I approach coming into a new church. Today, we’ll pretend I’ve been here a while and talk about how I’m going to prioritize systems upgrades in a building in which every system needs to be upgraded.
As I alluded to yesterday, a big part will be meeting with the [...]
Setting Priorities
When I was in college, there was a professor who was known for shooting straight. When a student tried to excuse his unfinished assignment by claiming there were so many other things he was trying to work on, the professor simply waved his hand and said, “Priorities, son. Priorities.” That phrase has been rattling around [...]
Thinking Ahead
I was reading Tony Morgan’s blog the other day as he was reviewing Andy Stanley’s new book, The Principle of the Path. One phrase in particular caught my mind, and it’s stuck with me ever since. It’s good advice for life to be sure; and it has particular importance for those of us charged with [...]
Helping Other Ministry Areas with Technology
Ah, it feels good to be back! Having spent the better part of the last two weeks driving nearly 2,000 miles, unpacking everything we own and getting settled in a new place, I’m looking forward to diving back in to the technical arts. The break was nice, but now it’s great to be back at [...]
