Our goal for you as a Front of House mixer is not that you would mix a perfect show, but that you would confidently help us lead our congregation in worship. Confidence requires work, and the work you put in demonstrates your character! Here’s a weekly schedule (Monday - Sunday) that will help you prepare to serve confidently as an audio mixer.

Before Rehearsal (Monday - Tuesday)

30 minutes

Here’s what you should do before Wednesday night rehearsal.

• Read the service order. Make some notes on tricky transitions or questions you may have.
• Listen to the music. Consider filling out an “Active Listening Sheet” as practice.
• Refresh your training.

  • Read the “Audio Terms & Concepts” page below to refresh yourself on the lingo and practice of mixing audio.

  • Do a Sound Gym session to keep training your ears!

    SoundGym | Audio Ear Training Online

Rehearsal

Sound Check

As the MD leads through sound check, here’s what you should listen for and do:

• Listen: Can you hear when someone plays? What does their instrument or voice sound like?
• Watch: Do you have enough gain to work with but not so much that the source is clipping?
• Do: Adjust gain and set channels at unity (read: -0dB).

Band Rehearsal

• Get your “drum sound” by mixing channels with the Drum Bus at unity. Then you can generally treat it as a single instrument!
• Adjust your Trim for each channel so most of your faders can sit around unity -0dB.
• Use EQ Sweeping to clean up all your sources, especially vocals.
• Adjust compressors to control sources as needed.

After Rehearsal