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over time. If someone just sells you something networking. I tried to put a lot of sound things what they sound like. You’ll also hear who the you may not go back to them, but if somebody in there, that’s why we made it two days. In stronger singers are, who is singing the primary gives you a solution – that’s good! fact, we’re wondering if we put too much in tones that need to be up, which ones need to there and peoples’ brains are going to explode be back. Pretty quickly you’ll start to figure out (laughs)! who can mix themselves to some extent. [WM] In looking at the outline for the boot I have played in bands where we didn’t have a camp, what are some of the areas that you sound person, so if I was singing lead I’d get up think churches need the most support? on the mic, if I was singing backup or someone [WM] What are some of the most important things for the widest range of folks who’ll be attending? [Patrick] Certainly networking, that’s something that’s taken the industry by storm. was taking over I’d just back off a little bit. There There was a time when it was just in stadiums. [Patrick] More interaction with the band. If are tools that you can use, and different types Networking is something that’s continuing to go it’s somebody that you haven’t run sound for of questions you can go up and ask the band. ‘down-market’ further and further as we teach before it’s a little bit easier. If it’s somebody you For the drummer, take the opportunity to go the industry. At this point we’ve demonstrated work with all the time they may be like, “Dude, back to the drummer because the drum kit the biggest stages we could possibly do, so you don’t already know how to run sound for changes. Even if it’s the same one that’s been now it’s about how we get the average person us by now?” But if you’re starting out with a there a month, it’s been beaten on a lot now, so more comfortable with it. The fact that Dante new group or new members are coming in one try a few things just to fine-tune it. doesn’t require an IT manager and you can just of my favorite things to do is get all the lead plug it in and make it go, that’s why it works vocals and backup singers and have them sing [WM] One of the biggest challenges I’ve heard down there. together without the band and see how they with church sound is combination of drummers blend. Then walk around, hearing what each who tune their snare right smack in the vocal voice sounds like, learn everyone’s name and range and FOH engineers who mix for clarity in It is the life lessons you’re going to learn, it is June 2019 Subscribe for Free... 215