Live
Sound for Worship - 9 AM to 6 PM
Microphones and inputs
Directional and Omni-Directional microphone patterns
What’s
Phantom power and when to use it
Dynamic and condenser mics and how are they different
Cables
and how to hook them up
RF
mics and body packs – diversity, UHF, etc…
How to
mic a drum kit, acoustic guitar, etc....
How to
place mics for maximum feedback rejection
Mixing
Consoles
What
are microphone and line inputs
Trim
controls, Solo functions, and clipping lights
Pre/post fader aux sends and returns
Input
strip functions, eq, routing to groups, etc...
Adding
extra monitor channels to a console
Processors
Compressor and Limiter theory: ratio, threshold, attack and
decay times
Listening to Parametric, graphic, and shelving equalizers, with
examples
How to
patch in a reverb, with audio examples
Amps and
Speakers
Basic
types of speakers – passive and active
Speaker types for voice and music
What
are monitor speakers and where to place them
Where
to place main speakers
Mixing and
Recording Techniques
Digital console features
Making
it all mix together, with audio examples
How to
record from a console to 2-track
Multi-track recording technology
Speaker
Setup, Alignment, and Processors
Passive and active crossovers
How
much amplifier power to use
Delays
for balcony speakers and how to set them
Active
processors in amplifiers
Stage
Setup
Digital and analog snakes and splits
Sending audio to video cameras
Setup
Techniques
Ground
loops and how to reduce system hum
Using
a cable tester to find bad cables before they cause problems
Pink-noise RTA equalization of a room
How to
wrap tangle-free cables
Producing Podcasts and YouTube
Sermons - Evening Class
The 3-hour "Producing
Podcast and YouTube Sermons" class is for media teams
who need to record, edit, upload, and netcast any or all of their
worship service. This workshop features the latest in A-V recording
and editing gear, as well as a review of basic principals of live
recording, video editing, and Internet distribution. Whether you
record and stream your worship service every week, or have never
recorded anything in your life, you'll find plenty of information
and demonstrations in the 3-hour workshop. Led by instructor Mike
Sokol, who has 30 years computer experience plus writing, recording,
editing, and distributing commercials and multi-media productions.
Click HERE for
pricing info.
