I am starting to 'tweak' what I don't like about our sound. We have a better over all mix but I want more. The piano has ALWAYS bothered me being a simple PZM (Pressure Zone Microphone) attached to the cover. We loose so much. Without spending a lot of money on the 'specialty' mics I've been reading a lot about boundary mics (Shure 393c or Crown PZM's) and different placements in the piano. Soon you well see 2 channels used for piano. (Piano Low & Piano High) I'm getting in one to try (I already have one) and see what happens.
The other thing I have always been bothered with the the lack of punch in the Kick Drum. I'm trying out a Shure Beta 91 for this. It's a different style mic that sits on the blanket inside the drum but has a cardioid feel with it. I'm hoping to have that this week to test for Sunday. Let me know if you hear a difference.
One other thing is the month of December. Jason has asked me to run sound for the month to basically come up with new standards on EQ and separation. I will probably still have you guys there to see what's going on. So your holiday will be a REAL HOLIDAY this year, especially with Christmas on Sunday this year!
We are moving on with making our sound an improvement day by day, not just status quo. The Bible says that 'In all you do, do it to the Glory of God!' We are making improvements to truly give Him the Worship and Praise He deserves!
Tuesday, October 11, 2011
Tuesday, September 27, 2011
Hearing Impaired System
This is the professional version of the one we had. This, however has a 1000 ft. range. I actually walked the whole building and lost it on the far end of 'C' hallway. Not bad!! So, needless to say, it doesn't matter where they sit.
The Information desk will be handling them, we will need to help them supply batteries and maintain them. We can buy more receivers if needed.
Tuesday, August 9, 2011
What a Summer!!
Sorry!! This has been a crazy time of install, changes and concerts! I'm just breathing again and wanted to contact you to let you know all the changes that have gone on @ Browncroft.
Digital Projection
Our 1st adventure was running a CAT5e line from the sound booth to the projectors. Between Sam Bortle, Dave Fleth, Paul Tracy, Jason Harris and myself we got it in. We ran 300' to a VGA decoder and looped to the second projector. We also have a new switcher at the projection station. The Extron 1508. This can handle just about every format we could possible throw at it. You will be hearing about possible different feeds with this soon, hopefully.
16:9 Screens
Along with the Projection comes the new screens. With the help of GAP, Henrik Berg and Jason we got these in place in a day. The projectors are aligned accordingly and will be tweaked more and more as we correct little issues with this.
Lens adapters on the projectors
We have lens adapters to give us the image size we need on the projectors. Because of our distance from the projector to the screen we could not purchase an existing lens that would work, so we had to go with the adapter.
Support bar for lighting and visuals
Underneath the screens is a new 14' bar suspended by a support system across. This is for future lighting or signage needs as they occur. I want to make mention of Craig Roberts help with the 'Choices' signs we have up this month. They look awesome.
When we have our training in September be aware we wold like everyone to make an effort to attend. With all these changes there is a need to be familiar with all that's going on so we can make the ministry as seamless as possible during these transitions.
Digital Projection
Our 1st adventure was running a CAT5e line from the sound booth to the projectors. Between Sam Bortle, Dave Fleth, Paul Tracy, Jason Harris and myself we got it in. We ran 300' to a VGA decoder and looped to the second projector. We also have a new switcher at the projection station. The Extron 1508. This can handle just about every format we could possible throw at it. You will be hearing about possible different feeds with this soon, hopefully.
16:9 Screens
Along with the Projection comes the new screens. With the help of GAP, Henrik Berg and Jason we got these in place in a day. The projectors are aligned accordingly and will be tweaked more and more as we correct little issues with this.
Lens adapters on the projectors
We have lens adapters to give us the image size we need on the projectors. Because of our distance from the projector to the screen we could not purchase an existing lens that would work, so we had to go with the adapter.
Support bar for lighting and visuals
Underneath the screens is a new 14' bar suspended by a support system across. This is for future lighting or signage needs as they occur. I want to make mention of Craig Roberts help with the 'Choices' signs we have up this month. They look awesome.
When we have our training in September be aware we wold like everyone to make an effort to attend. With all these changes there is a need to be familiar with all that's going on so we can make the ministry as seamless as possible during these transitions.
Tuesday, July 12, 2011
Busy Summer!!
Just to keep everyone aware of what's going on, we are working on 2 major projects.
One is new lighting in the sanctuary. We installed 28 ETC Source 4, 750's in the ceiling. 24 of them have 375 watt bulbs and 4 of them are pointed at the stage with 750 watt bulbs. There is a mixture of 50 degree and 70 degree for the sanctuary seating and the 4 directed at stage are 36 degree. The one nice thing is, these are 1000 hour bulbs, not 200 hour as we originally had. Less changing of bulbs less frequently! (Hopefully!) I will be updating the lighting chart for the lighting board as soon as I can. Channels 6 & 12 are now stage lights rather than house lights.Thanks to Paul Schmitt for his help spotting and Jayce Grefrath and his friend Matt for helping get the pews back in place.
Secondly, we are in the process of making the screens High Def. We have run CAT5 cable and will be terminating in encoder/decoders to facilitate the higher resolution. We put the back screen in first, being the easiest and all is working great. We have ordered 16:9 screens and lenses for the front projectors so you probably won't see the finished product for a few weeks. I'll keep you posted. Thanks to David Fleth and Sam Bortle for helping on this project.
One is new lighting in the sanctuary. We installed 28 ETC Source 4, 750's in the ceiling. 24 of them have 375 watt bulbs and 4 of them are pointed at the stage with 750 watt bulbs. There is a mixture of 50 degree and 70 degree for the sanctuary seating and the 4 directed at stage are 36 degree. The one nice thing is, these are 1000 hour bulbs, not 200 hour as we originally had. Less changing of bulbs less frequently! (Hopefully!) I will be updating the lighting chart for the lighting board as soon as I can. Channels 6 & 12 are now stage lights rather than house lights.Thanks to Paul Schmitt for his help spotting and Jayce Grefrath and his friend Matt for helping get the pews back in place.
Secondly, we are in the process of making the screens High Def. We have run CAT5 cable and will be terminating in encoder/decoders to facilitate the higher resolution. We put the back screen in first, being the easiest and all is working great. We have ordered 16:9 screens and lenses for the front projectors so you probably won't see the finished product for a few weeks. I'll keep you posted. Thanks to David Fleth and Sam Bortle for helping on this project.
Wednesday, May 25, 2011
New Processor for the Sanctuary
The system was not independently setup before (each speaker adjustable on it's own). We have rewired the processor so each speaker (all 6) are independent and can be EQ'd to bring out the best of that speaker. In doing all this we have discovered that the speakers are fine and know that there are a couple issues but we can work around for now. Here's what we know. The Arrays are unbalanced as a pair, but now balanced through the processor. The Stage right speaker we will be watching. It has some issues. The Subs are falling off at around 40 cycles (not good for subs). This tells us the speakers were run at too high a frequency some time before I started working here.The Side Fill speakers are fine and running appropriately.
What does this all mean? Sound guys...we will have to reset all our EQ's for instruments and vocals. I'll work on some of those during the week so I can get the drums and some guitars in our library. Just be aware there will be more setup and listening going on.
I forgot one thing! When we first balanced everything and turned everything on for the first time...everything equal the Stage Right side was 7 db's higher than the Stage Left side. That is now corrected to within .25 db.
So, everyone please start listening to see what you hear good or bad throughout the sanctuary for the next couple weeks. Help me finish tweaking the system to what this room can do with what we have.
Monday, May 9, 2011
Keeping the wireless packs on.
We have had issues with people taking charge of the on/off function of the wireless packs. This has caused some 'dead audio' until they turn them on. The ULX mics will need to be taped with black tape (preferably electrical take). The SLX on the other hand has a lock out. Here's the directions from the manual.
Lock or Unlock Transmitter Settings
Press the mute/ and select buttons simultaneously to lock or unlock the transmitter settings.
When locked, the current settings cannot be changed manually. Locking the transmitter
does not disable infrared synchronization.
This also comes with more responsibility on the part of the person running sound. When they are not on stage mute the mic at all times, never leave the channel open. If we are going to require them to be on we will need to have full control and be aware of their status.
Also, in this context. Be aware of what mics are going through the Avioms. When we make changes because of events never forget to take out/put in the appropriate Aviom connection.
Lock or Unlock Transmitter Settings
Press the mute/ and select buttons simultaneously to lock or unlock the transmitter settings.
When locked, the current settings cannot be changed manually. Locking the transmitter
does not disable infrared synchronization.
This also comes with more responsibility on the part of the person running sound. When they are not on stage mute the mic at all times, never leave the channel open. If we are going to require them to be on we will need to have full control and be aware of their status.
Also, in this context. Be aware of what mics are going through the Avioms. When we make changes because of events never forget to take out/put in the appropriate Aviom connection.
Wednesday, April 6, 2011
Lighting Board Basic Layout
This is the lighting board as it stands right now. The basics (house, choir, cove and trees) will not be changing, but as holidays and events come up the rest will change.
31-40 are for use with dimmer packs that we setup for Christmas, FCWC, Easter, VBS and other specific events.
41-80 are right now being used for LED and other type fixtures from the second universe. This will probably change frequently and I will hopefully put out a new sheet every time it changes. This will reside in a red notebook at the lighting board, so if anyone has questions when I'm not there this should help with pulling the right slider.
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