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MIXING MUSICALLY: CHALLENGING ORTHODOXY IN YOUR MIXES | Jeff Hawley
Back in September of 2020, I published an article in Worship Musician exploring the use of the Golden Ratio in musical compositions and mixing. The basic idea was to view the interplay between the band, the engineer, and the congregation as a communal activity— each part playing an integral role in shaping the overall experience. In this“ Part 2” to that concept, we’ ll look at a few somewhat unorthodox mixing techniques to further this interplay between the instruments on stage and the instrument you play as an engineer— the console itself. For background, here is a link for“ Part 1.”
YOUR VERY OWN PEDALBOARD Flip through the pages of WM and you’ ll likely spot glamour shots of elaborate pedalboards at the feet of guitarists, bassists, and even keyboardists. From overdrive to modulation to reverb, pedalboards offer endless options for tone shaping and creative expression.
By contrast, we often treat console effects— reverb, EQ, delay— in a“ set it and forget it” way. But what if you reframed your FOH effects more like the Whammy, Phaser, or Fuzz pedals on a guitarist’ s board— tools used sparingly for
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