Church Sound Room Rules

If you eq just to eq you are going to have a mess on your hands.

Church sound room rules. In the case of the uber relaxed we wear sweat pants service at least wear a shirt with a collar. But i caution you to use self discipline. Recognize the extent of the sound ministry. If all sound tech s are supposed to wear black shirts then wear a black shirt.

While your church might hope that it would be this simple it isn t. Church recreation building overall building size junior high gymnasium for most churches a junior high court is not recommended since it will not accommodate league play or cross court play court size. Every use of eq should be well thought out and backed by solid sound principles. Portable audio equipment in the youth rooms ceiling speakers in the nursery or any other room that uses them.

A good set of earplugs will reduce sound 10 to 20 decibels in any room bringing it down to a comfortable range. Placing loudspeakers and having them sound good involves a lot more than just pointing some speakers in the general direction of the listening congregation. Don t overwork yourself or your sound staff. The message you are giving to me and to your future self in these 5 points is.

And to rich one day you too will have first hand experience with painfully loud church music and a church staff who points out these 5 rules to you. There are many rules for loudspeaker placement that are blatantly violated every week especially with portable church sound systems. Now church sound techs have the ability to eq every input and output channel to their heart s desire. Sound system 50 50 000 people radio millions internet millions.

18 to 22 square feet recommended. Possibilities natural room acoustics 10 50 people. You are representing the church and to some extent church leadership. Enforce ground rules gently and without favoritism or hypocrisy.

In short it if makes sound or amplifies sound in your church it s the responsibility of the sound ministry.