education
Tips for Ambient Stage Mic’ing
Help, I feel isolated! Here’s how to (and how not to…) help a performer hear and perform better. Read more
Master Sound Productions Invests in Elation Weatherproof Moving Head Lighting Fixtures
With the majority of the production-rental company’s business in outdoor events, owner says lighting stock deterioration prompted purchase of the Elation IP65-rated fixtures. Read more
How to Create a Strategic Plan for Your Production Ministry
What if I told you that a strategic plan could be a powerful catalyst in getting you the resources you want? Or that it could create alignment in your team? Best of all, what if there was a simple method that would get you there fast? Here's how. Read more
Thought Leadership: DAS Audio Talks Church Sound
An exclusive interview with National Sales Manager Chris Gonzalez of DAS Audio of America, Miami/Fort Lauderdale, Fla. Read more
What You Can Learn From The Other Guy's Mix
I missed the opportunity to learn about something that a different engineer was doing, because I was too busy thinking about what I didn’t like or would have done differently. Read more
The Top 15 Streaming Upgrades Any Church Can Do
Is your live stream everything you want it to be? If not, it's likely that budget is part of the reason why. Here, some simple (inexpensive) improvement measures. Read more
5 MINUTES WITH... Shaun Miller, Worship Technical Arts Director, Rolling Hills Community Church, Franklin, Tenn.
Miller says that Rolling Hills Community Church’s rapid growth is a blessing and a pain point for its tech team. In recent years the church has merged with two other churches—all the while undergoing a new build with AVL components at its main hub. Read more
When Your Audio System Fails
How will you and your team respond when the audio system goes down? Trouble-shooting is usually the lead tech's job. But what role should the team play? Read more
Leave Your Ego at the Door
It's good to have a healthy, honest opinion of yourself. The problem occurs when you deny your shortcomings, your failings, and you view yourself as better than others. Read more
Finding the Right White: A Primer on Color Temperature
Sometimes white is not really white. Understanding the difference is critical to getting the best look from your camera to the screen. Read more
Respect: Is It the Missing Link on Your Team?
Whatever is your job...mixing, directing, preaching, we are all different parts of the same body. But do we even act like we’re on the same team? Read more
Avoiding the 4 Biggest Pitfalls to Volunteer Retention
What makes a volunteer walk away from a church tech team? Here are four reasons why techs leave, and what you can do--preemptively--to make them want to stay. Read more
New Shure RF Certification Program for Audio Professionals
Education courses designed to help RF coordinators' evolving challenges with wireless microphones. Read more
Improving Sound Using Gates and Compressors
Visualizing the true shape and duration of transients provides us a better ground to judge what values of attack, hold and release parameters we should use for a particular sound source. Practicing in a DAW is a great way to learn and experiment ... Read more
How to Build Healthy Habits For Tech Ministry--and For Life
To change and grow spiritually, personally and professionally takes fortitude in four distinct areas. A church tech leader and CPM contributor sheds light on them. Read more
3 Points to Help Focus on the "Why" Side of Church Lighting
It's so easy to get caught up in the gear and the cool factor that the actual worship lighting experience--and the meaning behind it--can take a back seat. Here's how to keep your church's lighting focused on what really matters. Read more
Cultivating Patience
The dictionary defines patience as: The capacity to accept or tolerate delay, trouble, or suffering without getting angry or upset. Ephesians 4 takes it a step further. Read more
4 Critical Tips for Building Headroom into Church AV Systems
The infrastructure and backbone for your church's AV room should be designed with your largest productions in mind. That way, you won't soon find yourself with a full board and a lack of available cable runs. Read more
Low Cost and No Fear: Audio Networking for Smaller Churches
When it comes time to expand and upgrade audio facilities, the only sensible course is audio networking. Here’s why. Read more
