Post on 04-Feb-2016
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Mixing the Worship Band
Glyn Chapman
Acoustic Arrangements
General Points
• Know your system
• Practice and Learn your craft
• Be practically aware
• Be spiritually aware
• Part of a Team
For Starters
• Correct microphones & DI’s
• Correct positions
• Check radio mic tuning & batteries
• Line Check
• Identify channels on mixer
• Check processors, amps and speakers
Mixer
Group Masters
Channel Masters
L,R,M masters
PFL
Dual Mid Sweep EQ
AFL
Aux Masters
Matrix section
Monitoring,Talkback
AuxSends
Stereo Inputs
Phantom,Polarity,
Gain & HPF
Pan,Mute
Routing
How to set your graphic eq• Pink Noise and RTA• Auto EQ products – dbx Driverack• Ringing Out
Sensitive flat response microphone.Flat EQ on mic channel and graphic.Set gain level just below feedback.Increase each band until feedback and reduce by inverse amount.
orIncrease gain until feedback and reduce offending frequency.
Mid Sweep EQ
Sound Check
• Take control• Set input gain for loud content. PFL to 0dB• Provide foldback (only where necessary)• Decide routing/effects/compressors/gates• Listen and set EQ• Repeat for other channels• Adjust Foldback Mix – Less is More!• Adjust Main Mix• Headphones only for checking
Going Live
• Look & Listen• Adjust mix levels• Mute or reduce levels by 10db when not in
use• Remember why we are there –
to serve Godto serve the needs of the
congregationto serve the leaders and musicians
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