our system is controlled wirelessly by an iPad and has at least 30 discreet channels (prepared; not all are used) with all sorts of routing matrixes and submixes, etc. there’s nothing ‘simple’ about it, which is why I’m tasked with managing it. Another church I’ve played at a few times had a huge multi-thousand dollar mixing board. Overkill for a Catholic setting? Yes, but it was there at any rate and it wasn’t something that any rando could waltz up to and manipulate without consequences. We are far from the days of one power switch with one simple mic at the ambo.It’s really pretty simple stuff
) Every musician in the year 2022 should know how to operate and troubleshoot sound equipment.
have the confidence that the system won’t fall apart on you in a disruptive manner during the liturgy, or you can leave it to someone else with greater zeal, little knowledge, and no awareness of what’s suitable for what you are trying to do.
Otherwise you’re at the mercy of whatever a vendor sells you, or whatever a volunteer who used to be in a band thinks is good enough.
where carpets and outdoor Masses and budget deficits and so on are present
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