MIXING CHEAT SHEET

MIXING CHEAT SHEET

This "Mixing Cheat Sheet" is provided courtesy of Daniel Krishnan, founder and lead engineer of Adventure Man Creative Services. Please visit his website at ADVENTUREMAN.NET to learn more!

This short article may have been written for worship bands in a house of worship setting but every tip shared is still relevant for settings otherwise intended. Everything is copied as-is. 

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MIXING TECHNIQUES FOR WORSHIP

What is a good mix?
The ability to hear each instruments/singers.
The audience does not focus on the sound system but rather the worship and remains engaged in worship.

What is the core of a good worship band?
Hear each other
Hear the lyrics
Hear God

How to get a good mix?
Balance the instrument singers according to who should be the loudest to the softest
Listen to your favourite worship song and try to emulate it.

LISTENING SESSION
(write down what you hear from the loudest to the softest)


BALANCING  MIX CHEAT SHEET
KICK DRUM // LEAD SINGER // LEADING INSTRUMENT
BASS GUITAR // BACK UP VOCALIST
DRUM KIT
ELECTRIC GUITAR // ACOUSTIC GUITAR // PIANO
SYNTH // PADS

How to use equaliser?
When boosting a band of frequencies, always WIDE
When cutting a band of frequencies, always NARROW
Find the most problematic/annoying/harsh/causing feedback frequency, this is done by boosting a narrow set of frequencies, then swipe it to the left and right to hear the disturbance. Once found, cut that frequency with a NARROW Q. 

How to use compressor?
Start with the threshold, adjusting it lower until the compressor is attenuating the peak. this will help to reduce any over the top volume that can cause hearing damage etc.
Make sure the singers are singing their loudest.