Gain, EQ, feedback, wireless mics, and routing, explained for the one person running the board on Sunday.
August 22, 2026 · Sound
Nobody hands a volunteer sound tech a map. This is that map. The five things that actually cause most small church sound problems, in the order to learn them, with a full plain-English guide for each.
Read more →October 3, 2026 · Sound
The room sounds fine and the people watching at home can't hear the pastor over the band. That's what happens when the stream gets the house mix. Here's how to give the stream its own bus on an X32 and build it on purpose.
Read more →September 16, 2026 · Sound
Somebody donated a digital board, or the budget finally allowed for one, and now Sunday morning runs on a piece of gear that works nothing like the one everyone learned on. Here's what actually changes, step by step, so the switch doesn't blow out a mix mid-service.
Read more →September 9, 2026 · Sound
Somebody's watching from a hospital bed or a couch three states away, and the stream sounds thin and muddy while the room sounds fine. That's not bad luck, it's one mix trying to do two different jobs. Here's how to actually separate them.
Read more →September 2, 2026 · Sound
Buses, sends, and outputs explained plainly, so livestream, monitors, and the house each get the feed they actually need.
Read more →August 26, 2026 · Sound
Speakers, board, cabling, and gain structure in the order that actually works, step by step, not the order the boxes came off the truck.
Read more →August 19, 2026 · Sound
The mix sounds muddy, or thin, or like the pastor's voice is fighting the worship team, and nobody can quite say why. Nine times out of ten it's an EQ problem, not a gear problem. Here's what EQ actually does, and how to start using it without making things worse.
Read more →August 15, 2026 · Sound
It happens at the worst possible moment, mid-sentence, mid-prayer, mid-announcement. Here's why wireless mics actually drop out in a small church building, and what to check before you assume you need new gear.
Read more →July 15, 2026 · Sound
Nobody hands you a map of where the sound actually goes between the mic and the speaker. Here's that map, in plain English.
Read more →July 11, 2026 · Sound
Gain staging is the thing nobody explains to volunteer sound techs, and it's usually the real reason your mix sounds off, not the board or the speakers.
Read more →July 8, 2026 · Sound
That ear-splitting squeal doesn't have to happen every week. Here's what actually causes feedback and the fast fixes you can use mid-service.
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