The Sound Delivered: Relentless Church, Pooler Ga
Photo credit: Brenden Robertson
Are you truly moved by the musical experience at your church?
Twice monthly I get to mix at Relentless Church in Pooler, Ga. They uniquely offer a Saturday night worship experience with musical leaders Kyle Garrison (piano, MD) and Jacob Brown (vocal, acoustic guitar). The moments when Kyle’s piano drive synchronize with Jacob’s powerful vocal can be definitively explosive.
I was approached by Relentless to audit their audio system as a result of some failing equipment. After the initial walkthrough, it was time to audition my soundcheck playlist. Their room and setup was faulted by the usual suspects; subwoofer placement and a single mixing desk, but in great shape overall. Consequently, Relentless needed minimal purchase orders to elevate their presentation.
The job was resolved by pairing their subs in a stack and and pushing them towards the upstage drum booth. This created better summing in the low-end and gave it a clear, even punch across the lower bands. Before, it would be rather soft on certain notes, as a spaced pair of subs will always create cancellations and a narrow power alley that centers in the energy field. Additionally, I loaded my x32 Mix Template to merge their inputs to my buss structure, allowing the single desk to provide better balance to FOH, MONs, and STREAMING mixes.
With the evenly-disbursed bass energy on stage and in the audience, and the technical improvements no longer weighing on the minds of the music leaders, the band performances are improving and the listener is experiencing more emotional resonance. A greater spiritual connection is forming, both in the room and online.
As a sound engineer, I am responsible for dissolving the looming anxiety over the musical leaders, that is brought forth by technical challenges. I know exactly when that is achieved, because I will suddenly become flush with goosebumps while mixing.
Are you being moved, or are you too anxious to feel the resonance of the music?
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