Are You Building a New Worship Center? STOP and Watch This First!

CSC Backstage Photos

CSC SimpleTech: How to Know if it's an Omni or a Cardioid

CSC Audio Test Signals

Amendments to God's Laws of Physics

Are Your Wireless Mics Being Stepped On!?!

My Big Red Christmas Folder

Called to Excellence

Choosing the Right Console

Christmas Past, Christmas Future

Console Signal Flow Made Easy

Counting The Costs

Do it Yourself, Bob (or not)

Don't Shoot the Engineer

Don't Try This At Home

Fire At Will

Gee, Wilbur (A Day in the Life of the Resident Expert)

Going with the Flow

Get to Know Your Team

How Loud is Too Loud?

How to Mix Monitors

Huh!?! Department

I Want to Have My Cake and Eat it Too!

It's Not About the Gear

Isolating the Guitar Amp

It's Not Like You're Buying a Refrigerator

Just What Do We Do, Anyway!?!

Know Thy Stuff

The LAR Factor

Let's Go Shopping for Consoles, Part 1

Let's Go Shopping for Consoles, Part 2

Let the Drums Be Heard

Lost Luggage

Loudspeaker Impedance

Maximizing Your Console

Measurement Resolution

Mics Are Cool

Mic Stand Accessories

Mixing Techniques

My Most Embarrassing Moments, Part 2

Mocha Frap, Double-Blended, No Whip (with comments from CSC Members)

Nowhere to Hide

Ohm's Law

Oops, I Forgot the Batteries

The Person in the Booth

Proper Care and Feeding of Your Cassette Deck

The Secret Church Sound Code Book

Serious Repairs

Seven Steps To Great Sound

Shoot It Before It Multiplies

Stage Monitors - A Blessing or a Curse?

Statement of Purpose

Tape Recorder Alignment

Tape Transports

Tasteful Use of Effects Processors

Tech Team Preventative Maintenance

The Well-Appointed Church Tech Closet

Time to Talk

The Lapel Mic is Dead - Long Live the Earset Mic

The Trust Bank - An Interview with Jimmy Moore

When All Else Fails

Where Should The House Mixing Desk Go? (PDF)

Who Done It?

Who is a Soundcheck For!?!

Wire Size Conversion Table (AWG to CSA)

 


Most of the articles listed above were written by Curt Taipale. After making his living as a professional musician for twelve years, Curt returned to college and earned his Bachelor of Music degree in Music Engineering from the University of Miami in 1980. He has invested his career ever since as a recording and live sound engineer, a consultant, educator, and author. He served ten years on full time church production staff plus many more years as a guest sound engineer. He contributed three chapters to the Yamaha Guide to Sound Systems for Worship, has written numerous articles for several magazines, and was the Church Editor for Live Sound International for several years. To learn more about Curt's background, see Who Are We?

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