You’ve probably seen this happen. The band sounds fine during rehearsal, then the room fills up and the vocals disappear. The front row gets blasted, the back row can’t make out the words, and someone starts reaching for EQ when the actual problem is where the speakers are sitting. A lot of first-time setups fail […]
Sunday is in a few hours. The band sounds fine during rehearsal, then the room fills up and everything changes. The pastor’s voice turns woolly in the low mids. A speaking mic starts to ring the moment someone steps a little off axis. The front rows hear one mix, the back rows hear another, and […]
You plug a pair of ordinary headphones into the drum module. The kick feels soft and blurry. The hi-hat is all click and glare. Your sticks hitting rubber pads are louder than the kit in your ears, so you turn the headphone volume up, then the whole thing gets fatiguing. That’s the point where a […]
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 […]
Sunday morning is about to start. One wireless mic is crackling, the acoustic guitar is louder than the lead vocal, and the keyboard player says they still cannot hear themselves. In a school auditorium, the same kind of scramble happens five minutes before the principal walks on stage. In a small band setup, it shows […]
When you're looking at sound equipment, the term "500 watt amp" gets thrown around a lot. But what does that number actually mean for your church, school, or venue? The truth is, it's one of the most misunderstood specs in audio. A quality 500 watt RMS amplifier is a true workhorse, and choosing the right […]
John Soto is a husband, father, sound Engineer, and owner of John Soto Music LLC.
20 years of experience designing and deploying Sound Systems.
