CEDAR RAPIDS, IA — Fits & Starts Productions will bring a pair of its How-To Church Sound Workshops to next year's NSCA Expo on Friday, March 16th and Saturday, March 17th at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, FL. Offering applied, hands-on training for volunteer staff, music ministers, youth members, choir directors, musicians or anyone seeking to gain a better understanding of sound systems or considering a sound system upgrade, the workshops will focus on both basic and advanced techniques. The How-To Church Sound Microphone Techniques Workshop will take place on Friday, March 16th from 3-6 P.M. With a focus on the proper choice and use of microphones in a house of worship environment, the workshop will examine microphone placement for musical instruments, choirs and soloists, as well as the operation and differences between hardwired and wireless microphone systems. Different microphone polar patterns will additionally be evaluated, as will phantom power and its uses.
Those enrolled in the How-To Church Sound Workshop on Saturday, March 17th will begin their day at 8 A.M. and finish at 5 P.M. Providing an overview of how to operate sound systems and record worship services, the class will dive headlong into topics including microphones and inputs, mixing consoles, processors, amplifiers, loudspeakers and setup techniques.
Fits & Starts' audio education programs are hosted at NYU, the Tempe Conservatory, Institute of Audio Research and the Berklee College of Music, among other places. The How-To Church Sound Workshops train more than 1200 church members each year.
The cost for both workshops is $225, and includes lunch as well as free admission to, and a guided tour of, the NSCA Expo show floor. To attend Friday's workshop only requires a fee of $65, while the cost of Saturday's workshop only is $195. To register, call 800-446-6722 or visit www.nscaexpo.org after November 15, 2006.