Bad live sound usually announces itself before the event even starts. A volunteer taps a mic and hears a ring in the speakers. A teacher waves from the back of the gym because the announcements are muddy. A worship leader asks for “just a little more vocal” and the whole room gets louder, but not […]
A lot of teams don’t start shopping for a new lead vocal mic because they want a luxury upgrade. They start because something isn’t working. The worship leader sounds thin. The main speaker has to push harder than they should. You pull faders, carve EQ, add compression on an Allen & Heath SQ or Midas […]
You’re probably dealing with one of two problems right now. Either your kick drum sounds huge in the room but disappears in the PA, or it fills the mix with a low blur that makes the whole band feel heavy and undefined. In schools, the same thing happens with concert bass drum and tuba. The […]
If you're shopping for a power amp for a church, school auditorium, portable worship rig, or small event system, you're probably dealing with one of two problems. Either the current amp isn't reliable anymore, or nobody on the team is fully confident that it's set up correctly. That combination causes the same headaches every weekend. […]
You know the moment. The band starts strong, the room fills up, and the vocal should sit right on top of the mix. Instead, it disappears behind guitars and keys, or worse, the wedges start ringing and everybody turns to the sound booth. That’s where the akg d5 microphone earns its keep. For churches, school […]
A lot of people looking for a fender passport 150 are in the same spot. They need sound reinforcement, but they do not want to become a part-time audio engineer just to run a Bible study, classroom presentation, choir rehearsal, or small acoustic set. The usual pain points are easy to recognize. One volunteer is […]
John Soto is a husband, father, sound Engineer, and owner of John Soto Music LLC.
20 years of experience designing and deploying Sound Systems.
