Once upon a time, live sound was much simpler than it is now. We put mics in front of our vocalists, plugged their instruments into DIs, fed the signal via snake to our mixer, and mixed the signals for our congregation and musicians. Nice, simple, analog signal flow — no crazy wireless or digital signals flowing everywhere over Ethernet cables. It was simple, it was easier… but nowhere near as good as it is today. Yes, we have to deal with digital networks and the increasingly complex world of wireless (which is becoming more complicated all the time), but the benefits are worth every bit of struggle we face.
John McJunkin, “Sound Sanctuary,” FRONT of HOUSE, May 2024, page 35
