SOUND ADVICE

This blog has been dedicated to my thoughts and ideas, about spiritual stuff and also about practical stuff too. Since I'm in the music ministry of our church, yes, the director of worship, it happens to include the sound system and maintenance in my line of duties. My recent endeavor is preparing a sound system for a new church plant, and church sound ain't no joke. This include factors such as intelligibility of speech as a priority over music clarity. Music also is a very difficult factor to consider since there is a captive audience in a congregation, but with different musical preferences. Therefore you have to mix the sound of a rock praise song to be not too ear-piercing.

All those would mean mixing the amplifier and stage sound and sending a pleasant balanced sound on the house speakers, which falls under the audio consoles found at the back, where a man called the sound guy has the power to make or break a great service.

There is a great distinction between a mature group of musicians as opposed to talented young artists. Artists have the tendency to express more than communicate. If you, as an artist, place importance on your message being transmitted clearly, then you achieve a higher level of maturity and ultimately, your artistry is affected. Having a keen ear for balance and ensemble playing would not only boost your group's dynamics but would help tremendously in the effectiveness of your worship band's role as a support for the congregation's voices.

Sound systems are generally a new comer in the church history, but because of mass communications, their role and part in the spreading of the gospel has grown in importance. Personally, I went to a Yamaha sound company here in the Philippines to seek advice in the sound reinforcement issues I need to tackle for our new church plant. Yamaha and other good brands are being marketed by a site called Hi- Tech Audio. You might want to click on the links I have to get great deals on sound systems.