How To Get Better Sermon Recordings [with examples]

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One of my responsibilities as Worship Leader at Garden Valley Bible Church is to consult on technology needs and implement necessary changes. I actually really enjoy this part of my job description. I'm sort of a gear nerd--especially related to audio--so this is right up my alley. I like making things work on a budget and re-purposing gear the church already owns. 

In-Ear Monitors

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I wanted to take some time today to discuss in-ear monitoring. Our church uses the Aviom personal monitor mixing system. We are a bit limited with this system if we intend to grow the numbers in our ministry (which we do). We have four mixer stations as well as the input module. Our system is for sale if you'd like to make us an offer. We would like to invest the money into a different solution that might better meet our needs. I spent some time with our producer to re-configure the system so that the four instrumentalists would have a monitor mixer and the singers would have a floor wedge fed from the house board. We had to run some cabling under the stage and re-plug all the inputs and inserts to feed the Aviom A/D converter.

I listed below some of the pros and cons of an in-ear system. I have used Avioms before, so I was able to anticipate the cons and build in some workarounds.

My First Craigslist Scam

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I'm so proud. I was proposed my first Craigslist scam yesterday. If you're a regular reader here, then you know that I'm selling our church's Aviom system. I got an email a couple nights ago from [dr.watt005 [at] gmail [dot] com] asking if the item was still for sale. I said, "Yes," and got this reply back:

FOR SALE: Aviom Personal Monitor Mixing System

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My church is selling an Aviom AN-16i input module and four A-16ii Personal Mixers if you're interested. $2900. Comes with stand mounts and AC adapters. This is a usable setup. The input module takes 16 inserts off your house board and feeds them to the personal mixers with up to 300' of cat5 ethernet cable. In our setup, we daisy chain our mixers so they require ac power. 

There is an optional distribution module that also powers the mixers and keeps the cabling to a minimum (not necessary for operation and we do not have this component for sale).

New, each mixer is $640 and the input module is $1195 so this is a decent discount. This system has been gently used off and on for the past 2-3 years.

4 x A-16ii Personal Mixers

1 x AN-16i Input Module

4 x MT-1 Mic Stand Mounts 

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