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Great educational content! What I would do differently as a musician and audio engineer: no annoying click track in the in ears. To me the fun in music is playing together. Vibin. And if the bpm is changing during a song (as it did with all good Songs before click) based on the part of the song, then this is how music should be. We moved from playing together and going with the flow to rather boring radio compatible perfectionism. Just my 2c and maybe some food for thought. No hater here: thanks for the great and free (!) educational content!!

As an experienced audio engineer, this video is gold. There is so much wisdom packed into this video. Jeff as always demonstrates leadership in all areas while walking us through the many considerations he is thinking through as the engineer. Leading from the desk to help your team feel comfortable and confident on stage translates into an engaging worship experience for the audience. Great job as always MXU!

How to run a soundcheck: Just load up your showfile with your perfectly balanced and professional sounding mix. Shouldn't be a biggie for anyone who needs to learn from a video called 'how to run a soundcheck'.

At my church, we only have one desk and therefore we also only have 4 separate mixes. Because of that, there is a group for the non instrument plane vocalists, and they all have to share the same mix. So I would definitely say compromise or general consensus for that group is also good to note.,

Great video . Thanks for this

Excellent video- we were just talking the other day on a more efficient way to run soundchecks. Over the past year or so it's gotten to the point where singers and band were randomly calling out changes to their mix so the monitor engineer was having a difficult time keeping up with mix changes.

As a musician of 40+ years I find it somewhat amusing and puzzling why anyone but the drummer would want the click track in their ears. The drummer is the one keeping time for the band. The rest of the band keeps with the drummer. No matter if the drummer is behind or in front or dead on with the click, the band follows the drummer’s time. That’s what makes a cohesive unit in my opinion and experience. If everyone follows the click, then you have 5/6/7/etc people that could be out with time.

What song is this?

great advice, thanks

This is great.

Hello

Right now people are trying to mix new with old and go back to hymns and things like that because it still has the same effect for people to want to come into that moment with God

We do cover songs … lol. 😅

From where csn i have all the sound sources for exercise on my console, thanks!

I can't wait for the new content to drop not only will it be a great resource for worship directors but audio guys as well. Helping us bridge the gap a bit. Thank you MXU staff for not only teaching us but also breathing life into our ministries

Thank you

would you share how to set up all this tracks going to mixer? i would love to learn this in our studio/home.

Parallel compression.

Another great episode. Thanks for your words of wisdom

I used Jeff’s setup on an m32 for mine lol. It’s pretty good

Turning point 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

I’m glad we’re finally having the discussion from the POV of potential overkill. Some of these integrators are just as bad for allowing some of these churches to get these consoles that are too much for their context. Part of stewardship is knowing better and making sure we educate people right, even if they have the money and they want this tool. Sitting them down and being real about their needs. As professionals who also work in ministry I think we have to constantly be checking our heart posture as it relates to desires vs. what’s actually needed to spread the gospel.

Come to the stampede guys! I’ll take you around

Nate is really nice! Thanks for taking our link

I love this video have a lot of good points! I’d also love to make a couple points here from the side of an integrator where my job is to help you make the most of your systems. As Joe and Jeff mentioned, there are so many pieces in your system between your source and your speakers, and an even bigger aspect than what your speakers are really comes down to design and deployment, then optimization. I’ve walked into many churches with coverage issues that we’re thinking they needed a whole new PA and we were able to help them out just with some physical tweaks, redeployment and retune of their existing rig, or the addition of some acoustic treatment which makes a monumental difference in a room, but is often one of the first things cut from the churches budget, but can have one of the biggest impacts. Along with that, I’ve walked into many churches that wanted a “line array”. It’s become a buzz word, but line arrays are a tool, and not an end all be all, point source is still an excellent solution in many spaces. I never walk into a space and verbally go “here’s what you need”. I talk to the church and find out about them, their use case, their needs, and I take measurements and go back and do an actual design and run through multiple options to find out what is the best fit to fulfill their specific room and needs. Sometimes it’s a line array, some times it’s point source, sometimes it’s constant curvature. But I’ve saved churches thousands and thousands of dollars who thought they needed an 8 box line array hang but point source took care of their smaller or shallower room in a much better manner! And a third point I often run into, is when the time comes, so it right the first time. Churches have a habit of buying a piece of equipment and thinking that it lasts forever. Whether it’s 10 year old X32 or I recently had a conversation with a church that was surprised their PA was dying… but it was installed in 1984! As mentioned of being good stewards, it’s not always the best stewardship to spend as little as humanly possible. Spend the time with an expert, design a system and matching acoustic treatment and invest in something that’s not just gonna fix your needs today, but is going to serve your churches needs for the next 10-20 years. It’s an investment. Every church is different, there’s no cookie cutter solutions. Do your diligence get designs, see installs the integrator has done, talk with people who have used that integrator before and learn of their experiences! As mentioned it’s an investment and it’s the churches the congregations money, being a good steward means doing your diligence the whole process including who you work with and invest with to help you. There are a ton of great integrators out there who will treat you right! Spend the time to find the best fit for you! Those are some of my thoughts, and I’m always open to conversations.but great podcast guys! Love this new format!

Can we download the tracks and practice lol

That EG parallel trick is really good! Gonna try that.

Very helpful content. Thank you MxU

A camera head-on to the display would be better to showcase the plug-ins and how each might be of value and clearer view of the settings used. Otherwise this is more of how faders blend to build a balanced mix. LV1 candidates may be M32 to LV1 (like your Grace church did) or X32 or other smaller-digital but older boards. I like what it offers but it has to be rock-solid reliable and volunteer friendly.

I LOVE these videos! Thanks Mxu!

So fed-up of videos re-mixing an already top notch track. Get a random church track from community and mix that... Then ill appreciate those types of video's

great ❤help full video

that snare...theres so much life missing from it.

Thank you, awesome Job!!

What is the smallest LED wall available and is it appropriate for a 16' wide stage in a room that holds 50 ppl?

Just listening back to this again - the service review bit. It got me thinking as I was listening to the pod in the van on the way to work this morning but then listening again via YT using my comms headset (AudioTechnica BPHS1). It sounded so much better and clearer through cans than it did in the van. Now, obviously party of that is the environment and the freq response of the equipment (van & van speakers vs the sealed environment of a decent-ish comms headset in a quieter office)... I wonder if the stream was mixed via headphones or with nearfields? I'd be interested to know. I know the Avantis was a dedicated broadcast console, but what about the monitoring environment? This is purely out of interest. The mix was killer as far as I was concerned - there's so much going on so they did a stonking job!

Why do these old videos appear in my stream

I learned to boost 140Hz many years ago from Brett Killingsworth... and I think he learned that from you haha. Also API2500 is king and team no gates on snares wins! Toms and kick, sure but the snare needs to sing.

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RIP Andrew.

spread positivity like wildfire! 🔥

Perfect timing I am currently trying to give someone a better sound

For clarification: "Transmit" being IEM's and "receive" being mics?

Replay!!

Musicians needs to take ownership of their gifts and be the best. Learn how to use your instruments, tune them, maintain them, play them well. Production team needs to learn everything they can everyday in an ongoing basis to give to the community they’re looking to serve. The in room team needs to focus on the in room service and give them absolutely the best experience they can.

Yes. A simple word can be confusing to so many people

Love the feedback yall! Some great pointers to take from this! Our volunteers are going to love getting to make the experience even better! Now yall have to come check it out in person 👀🙌🏼

Loving the new content Jeff and Spencer, im missing the "you are now entering" when i click the podcast. Ive gotten lost a few times lol. Anyways loved this conversation at my church we prioritize the in room experience before the stream. We also keep streaming and keep the vods up specifically for our volunteers (not many people who volunteer who get a chance to attend a service) and our ASL community that we interpret for. Its a balance to find when to stream and when not to stream. Luckily we only stream the two morning services, the evening service gets recorded as a backup for the message that gets placed on the website.

This episode takes me back to the CTW podcast days. Good stuff. Liking the new format.

I like that each channel can be mono or stereo but only consumes as one input.