A half-day (3-4 hours), hands-on seminar covering the practice of audio mixing for worship services. The seminar will train members of the sound team in the use of their specific equipment and in the art of mixing music & speaking for worship services.

The following list provides a general outline of the subjects covered during the 1/2-day seminar.

  • Characteristics of pleasing sound
  • Mixer setup: understanding the buttons, knobs & sliders
  • Placement of mics, speakers, monitors
  • Monitoring; setting up your monitoring system
  • Adjusting system equalization (EQ)
  • Adjusting vocal equalization
  • Adjusting instrumental equalization
  • How to listen to a mix
  • System tools to help with audio problems
  • If available: Using the Behringer DEQ2496 to adjust overall system EQ, correct feedback problems and set modest system compression

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Gary Marsh

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  • 32 years with Converge Worldwide (Baptist General Conference) as multi-media producer and director of communication. Traveled worldwide to BGC mission fields as photographer and videographer. Experienced with 35mm & digital still photography, 16mm film & various video formats. Produced extensive filmstrip, slide, multi-image and video programs.
  • Experienced in graphic design software (Quark, Canvas, Photoshop), web design (Joomla, Dreamweaver), video editing (Sony Vegas, AfterEffects), music & audio (Sonar, Sound Forge, Encore)
  • Written scripts for visual presentations, written & designed brochures, booklets and magazine articles.
  • Developed seminar to train missionaries in visual presentation techniques. Seminar contains principles applicable to any kind of presentation.