During our internship meeting on March 9th we went over Audio Engineering Fundamentals, and reviewed the equipment and set up within the church.

Here are the notes that I took during our meeting while exploring the equipment:

• interface – soundcraft Ui software
• Soundcraft 12 channel hardware as a stage box 
• Has 8 dual inputs for quarter inch or xlr 
• The first two are digitech for eq ( don’t rlly use this) 
• Other 4 are line in L R , usb 2 inputs ( 1 for media and one to record mix) (stereo to make up 16 channels) 
• Connected via WiFi network – wants a networking cable going directly into the hardware
• Outputs – 4 aux outputs , can create different mixes 
• 2 – stage mix, 3 – computer , 4 – sub , nothing in 1
• Can do an in ear mix on channel one, ran into the issue of not being to adjust personal in ear mixes 
• Master outputs go to the speakers (2) – alto ts408 
• Have to be on the same WiFi network : identity 5G
• Can access mixer on line through ip address – no physical mixer – pro , if there’s no tech person 
• Wireless unit fixes 20db boost 

• trying to figure best option !! Bring in professional for their thoughts? 

• Talked through pro presenter live stream 

• video – ATEM Mini Extreme ISO , with physical hardware used in software Ecam Live to receive and send media signal 
• up to 8 inputs can send to two places 
• Can record video 
• Individual channels 
• Could stream 
• Camera – wireless transmitter hooked into atem then to computer 
• Enable stream and enable 
• Ecam live – stream to social media platforms 

After going through the purpose and function of the equipment and the signal chain, Pastor Byron shower me how to control the live mix whenever I need. We also figured out that we can use Playback through Multi Tracks on the main computer instead of just the iPads. This experience was super beneficial for me in understanding how things operate in the church and exposed me to new equipment and softwares that I haven’t heard of or worked with. I am looking forward to learning more about live sound engineering and creative troubleshooting and solving issues that may arise.

On Saturday February 24th, 2024 I was given the opportunity to run our worship rehearsal for the first time. This rehearsal consisted mostly of vocalists, so we focused on running through the songs with Playback for MultiTracks. After opening up in prayer we worked out what keys worked best for each vocalist leading a song. Prior to this rehearsal I made song maps to guide the singers through the layout of the songs, informing them on cues, specific harmonies, and more. I noticed that creating and sending out these song maps ahead of time was very helpful for the confidence while performing and the fluidity of our rehearsal. On Sunday morning, the bass player joined us for the pre-service rehearsal, and afterwards we experimented with balancing the bass volume and tone with the tracks since the bass was connected to its own amp and seemed to be getting lost in the mix. This helped me think about what approach to take to get a good mix and balance in house with the tracks, piano, bass, and vocals. The worship portion of the service went well, and I ended up shortening the call to worship that initially wrote to fit into the context of the service. I enjoyed preparing for the rehearsal and leading it, and it taught me a lot about considering how to curate the worship rehearsal space for those involved to be healthy, supportive, strengthening, and productive. I also got to think about the importance of considering the experience of those in attendance in the audience, and how details in our worship such as transitions, calls to worship, and more impacts them.