Sound Express - article index

A collection of electronic articles Sound Expressions publishes for those involved in learning skills in sound reinforcement and stage lighting. 


Church sound and lighting personnel are the primary audience of these articles.

Past article excerpts:
Mixing Front of House (FOH): Mixing tips & how loud is too loud?
Microphone Placement: How a mic is placed is fundamental to enabling effective and accurate sound reinforcement.  This article discusses a few issues regarding microphone placement from the perspective of the sound technician.
Microphone Handling / Vocalist Mic Control: How a mic is handled has a significant effect on sound reinforcement.  This article discusses a few issues regarding microphone handling form the perspective of the performer / vocalist.
Suggestions for Christmas Productions: Although this article discusses sound reinforcement issues relative to Christmas productions, these concepts apply to a number of sound environments.
Stage Lighting 001: Why would you consider stage lighting in a church environment?
Selecting a Sound Console: Basic considerations in selecting a sound console (Mixer).
Operation of a Sound Console: Basic considerations ("how to's") in operating the sound console (Mixer).
Assistive Listening Systems: Info and tips on systems to assist the hearing impaired.

Links to educational material from equipment manufacturers:
(These are links to other web sites and could change without notice.)
Sound System Interconnection: Article from Rane on hooking up audio equipment without suffering through all sorts of bizarre noises, hums, buzzes, whistles.
Yorkville Profissional Audio 'PA Basics and User Tips Guide' : Article from Yorkville on basic system understanding and operation.
The two references below are from JBL. For the technically inclined, these are great references and well worth the long download time. (Note: these are in PDF format)
JBL Professional Sound System Design Manual - 1999 Edition (Pt.1)
(945kB) The updated version of the acoustics reference manual by John Eargle (Part 1).

JBL Professional Sound System Design Manual - 1999 Edition (Pt.2):
(559kB) The updated version of the acoustics reference manual by John Eargle (Part 2).
Wireless Microphones: Audio-Technica site covering many aspects of wireless microphone.
Shure booklet on church audio: General information on church audio systems concepts and components etc. (PDF format 1.4 meg download)

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