This weekend I’m out doing a couple shows in Indiana. Last night we were in an old theater (as in movie theater- see the screen behind the stage?) in a college town, and I just want to tell you about the audio set up, what I liked/ didn’t like about it, and what could have been improved. It’s not my intent to insult anyone here. In fact, the theater took good care of us. The local radio station was there in support. And, the crowd seemed to have a good time. I, on the other hand, wasn’t the happiest camper.

A lot of church sound engineers do not have the luxury of mixing 5+ shows a week, and most church musicians do not have the time to do a full soundcheck before each rehearsal. What this means, is that the average church sound engineer does not get to a chance to experiment with gear, learn EQ, understand gates, or tweak good compression. So, I present UNFINISHED sounding (on purpose) sound check audio files for you to use in your sound system and get more alone time with your gear.