Lately volume complaints have been more frequent and bundled with complaints that the vocals are not clear enough. When someone is polite enough to email or call and give us a way to get back to them then it gets discussed between Scott, our worship pastor, and Chris and me, the FOH engineers. We take this stuff seriously.
Rather than get into the weeds about clarity and volume again, I thought I’d share part of an email I sent to Scott in this discussion. Here’s a candid peek into our inner workings; the kinds of emails that pass regularly between the production staff. I’ve edited it slightly but the substance is the same. (I’d love to share other people’s emails too but they’d exact their revenge by doing mean things to my cube and FOH booth.)
If you’re an FOH guy or gal I think you’ll resonate with this. If you’re a worship leader remember that vocal clarity starts with vocal performance. If you’re one of our vocalists please don’t be discouraged. We have room to grow, that’s all. Read the rest of this entry »
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