Wordman wrote on Thu, 08 July 2004 02:27 |
I am a songwriter by profession...but a group of people in our fair city know me as the Soundman. I received this moniker because I knew where the power switch was on the mixer in our church, and now I spend a great deal of time there each week applying what I have learned here. My question is, outside of this forum, where are the best places for non-certified, non-degreed and non-sound educated soundmen to learn more about such things as mixing, wiring, amps, eq's, monitor placement and the like. I have about $20,000 in my home studio and could take it apart and reassemble it in another room in 1 hour and make it sound great...after 4 months I still can't seem to make that church sound good. Don't get me wrong, I love doing this and the people there are so happy with the sound that they now wish to start funding some badly needed upgrades. They are looking to me to supply them with guidance as to what is needed. But I realize when reading some of the posts here that I don't know very much about what I am doing...for instance, what is bridging an amp, how is it done and why would I do it? What is a curve in respect to eq, and headroom obviously doesn't refer to the height of our ceiling above our noggins but what is it? These are a few of hundreds of questions that I would be very annoying trying to get answers to in this forum alone, but where can I learn the most about all the subjects common to a soundman's responsibilities? Mags, web sites, books? While the main church only seats about 150 people, attendance has increased enough since I took over sound to renew the people's interest in the music program...and since I want to give my best to God and His people, I need good information. This forum and the people who post here are invaluable, thanks for all your info...where can I find more? |