Topic: Production

The Importance of a Full Runthrough

Thumbnail image for The Importance of a Full Runthrough by brian maddox August 16, 2010 Church Audio

okay, i had an interesting morning this morning and it inspired me to post a little note… this sunday we were doing a special song ‘beauty from pain’ [by superchick].  my lovely and talented wife had prepared a video for this and so the band was playing ‘locked to video’ using a click track on [...]

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Video Announcements in Worship Services

Thumbnail image for Video Announcements in Worship Services by Conrad Weaver July 22, 2010 Church Video

A couple of months ago I had the privilege of visiting a large church in Phoenix, AZ. Their use of video was quite extensive, including a very large video background screen at center stage. During the service they had several video roll-ins (produced very professionally, I might add) including a video announcement segment. This prompted [...]

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In-Ear Monitors :The Really Fine Print

by brian maddox June 24, 2010 Church Audio

in my last post i talked a little about the finer points of in-ear monitors. this time around we’re gonna get even finer.  [more fine?] there are a couple of inherent hazards in dealing with in-ear monitors.  one of them affects singers [and sometimes horn players], and can be a particularly pesky issue to deal [...]

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In-Ear Monitors :The Fine Print

by brian maddox May 11, 2010 Church Audio

okay, in my last post i did a little overview of in-ear monitors.  what they are.  what they do.  all that neat stuff. so, now for more of the rest of the story… God created a truly remarkable sense when he gave us our hearing.  with only two ears we are able to hear completely [...]

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In-ear Monitors: an Overview

by brian maddox April 23, 2010 Church Audio

okay, we’ve all seen them.  those ‘hearing-aid looking things’ that everybody on tv seems to be wearing.  so what’s the deal? well, if you’ve been on a stage before you know about monitors.  and you also know how loud and silly they can get.  guitar player plays too loud.  singer needs more level in his [...]

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church audio 101: sound checks step four

Thumbnail image for church audio 101: sound checks step four by brian maddox April 12, 2010 Church Audio

okay, this is the fourth in a series of posts that will cover a variety of church audio fundamentals. this stuff will really only appeal to our beloved tech folks.  but it wouldn’t be a bad idea for our ‘talent’ types to peruse this info as well.  who knows, might come in handy someday. so, [...]

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Custom In-Ear Monitors – Sensaphonics 2Max Review

Thumbnail image for Custom In-Ear Monitors – Sensaphonics 2Max Review by Gary Miller April 9, 2010 Church Audio

If your like me, as a vocalist, you struggle with volume issues and hearing yourself clearly. The Sensaphonics 2Max custom In-Ear Monitors can be your solution. Sensaphonics was founded in 1985 by audiologist Michael Santucci Au.D., who is well respected within the world of Audiologists and In-Ear Monitors (IEM’s). Sensaphonics is also very aware of [...]

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Worship Video Volunteer Training for IMAG

Thumbnail image for Worship Video Volunteer Training for IMAG by Conrad Weaver April 5, 2010 Church Video

Developing a systematic training plan for your volunteer worship video production team is important if you want to keep your IMAG video production looking consistent and professional from week to week. If you’re like most churches, you don’t have the resources to have a full time worship video team and likely depend heavily on volunteers [...]

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