The way your sound is EQ'd is probably different for your sanctuary than you'd EQ for the little speakers built-in to a laptop. In the same way, if a singer is loud, you might not have much of him or her in the actual mix. ![]() Without the sound that comes from the drums, they'll sound much too low. Remember that what's coming out of the sound board might not have drums, but would have a lot of keys. From that point, where the sound is well-mixed, you can then raise the total volume to the level it needs to be in the room. When you mix sound, there's no such thing as a “negative microphone.” So, you need to raise the sound of the keyboards and other instruments to the level of the drums. (see related article, Taming the Beast: 5 Ways To Overcome Drum Volume ) Some churches lower stage volume by placing them in Plexiglass cages that doesn’t make them silent though. This causes even more differences in levels.ĭon't forget the volume levels of instruments. Singers may hold their microphones at various distances from their mouths. Some people sing loudly, while others sing in hushed tones. It would just be a matter of adding or subtracting based on taste and for the peculiar acoustics of the room.Įven with all electric instruments, that's not the case, though. If you had a silent stage, mixing audio would be simple. The acoustics of the live-venue play an important roll in what reaches our ears. Without an ambient mic, the there won't be any reactions - no laughs, no sighs, no applause. Unless you record your services now, you might not know that what you hear live can be very different from what's recorded. ![]() Maybe there's a problem with the stream.Ī lot of times, though, it's something that you can foresee and make allowances for. ![]() Maybe people are having trouble connecting. If your church is like others, the excitement of having a live stream is tempered by some of the problems that inevitably arise.
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