The Portable Church
John McJunkin offers advice for churches that are expanding to new locations or creating fast setup/take-down worship systems for special outdoor services or on-the-go congregations.
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Choosing Headworn Microphones
Headset mics can improve intelligibility and are nearly invisible from the third row, but selecting the right mic is a must. John McJunkin offers expert advice on the topic.
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Increasing Intelligibility
Anyone can put together a LOUD sound system, but as John McJunkin explains, the real mastery is combining that with a high degree of understandability, especially when dealing with the spoken word.
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Reducing Stage Volume
Excessive levels from the platform can leaves the overall room volume out of control of the FOH engineer, a difficult issue if the worship musicians perceive that louder is better. Our man in the pews, John McJunkin, offers some effective solutions.
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Budgeting for 2023
Now that the holidays are over and we start into a fresh new year, it’s time to think about 2023. Our man in the pews, John McJunkin offers advice for budgeting and planning in terms of both contingencies and future purchasing.
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Acoustical Solutions – The Affordable Kind
Churches are notorious for having troublesome acoustics, but before you spray-foam those walls or carpet the ceiling, John McJunkin offers some low-cost alternatives.
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Techs… Paid or Unpaid?
Techs… Paid or Unpaid? You’ve done pretty well so far depending on your church’s volunteer crew, but when is the time right for some paid professional help? John McJunkin, our man in the pews, examines the issue.
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Time for a New Console?
Today’s consoles are better than ever, with more inputs, features and the flexibility to handle all the needs of the modern worship environment. So is now the time to upgrade before the busy holiday season?
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Hear, Here: Assistive Listening Systems
This world is loud. We get out of bed in the morning and crank up some music, we get in the car and listen to… Read More »Hear, Here: Assistive Listening Systems
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Using Fill Speakers
Using Fill Speakers. Sometimes a few extra decibels can make a huge difference to people in the first few rows. John McJunkin offers some proven techniques for using, placing and mixing front fills in the house of worship environment.
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Miking Choirs
Miking Choirs. John McJunkin, our man in the pews, offers some proven techniques (and a few slick tricks) for getting a great sound from large vocal groups.
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Finding, Training and Maintaining a Volunteer Staff
Wouldn’t it be awesome if every church had the budget to hire an all-professional tech staff? Yes — it would be awesome! But a pretty… Read More »Finding, Training and Maintaining a Volunteer Staff
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