Improve Your Church Live Stream with Gear and Musicianship - Episode 18

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“Hello, and welcome to this episode of the Worship Band Builder podcast, where we are working with you to lay the foundation for skillful worship! I’m Eric Roberts. I’m joined by my co-host, Emily Roberts.”

First, why does the mix on our live feed sound TERRIBLE?

Problem1 - it's mixed for the live audience not the live feed

Fix:  setup a separate mix for the live feed 

Check the show notes for more info or contact me for one-on-one coaching about this topic 

Problem: My vocals sound terrible recorded on the live fee 

Fix:  use lots of reverb and a ROOM MIC in your mix to create the natural vocal sound you want to hear 

Problem:  The bass guitar sounds weak on the live recording 

Fix: Use a bass processor and/or a tube preamp setup made specifically for the bass.... ditch the standard idea of just going direct.  It doesn't produce the right sound you are looking for 

Things that worked for your room mix just don't work the same for the LIVE streaming mix.  You have to tweak and make adjustments to your setup.  You have to be intentional 

How should the musicians change and adapt so they get the best LIVE STREAMING sound? 

Let's go one-by-one 

Acc Guitar 

• Strum softer - don't bang the guitar
• Use some processing (compressor, verb)
• Going direct sounds flat 

Voice 

• Use the CORRECT mic for YOUR voice 
• Use a pop filter and don't work the mic as much
• Mix with tons of reverb and compression
• Make sure you are using a ROOM mic in your overall setup to get the natural sounds of the room in the sound. 

Drums 

• Play with dynamics but not as much dynamics (keep it more steady in dynamic range)
• Use far less CRASH cymbals to cut down on mid range noise 

Bass

• Don't go direct, use a bass processor or preamp! 
• Know you bass, tweak your bass, understand how to play it to get the best recorded sound 
• Don't slap your bass or make it pop 
• Mix with plenty of compression and low end

Keyboard 

• Play less overall 
• Play intentionally - don't chunk around on chords all over the mix 
• Find a spot you can come out in the mix and play that stuff
• Don't change your volume on the keyboard in the service.... make sure all your patches come out the SAME VOLUME. 

Electric Guitar 

• Seek out killer tone (pedals, pickups, etc)  Look for every advantage 
• Electric guitars can be harsh, work with your tone alone and know what sounds good in the room 
• When using an amp, be familiar with the mic placement and make sure it's right every time. 
• When using single coil pickups, make sure they don't hum and buzz when its silent in the room
• FIND ROOM IN THE MIX 
• Play the right parts..... learn the right parts.... don't make stuff up! 

More Resources

Free Webinar:  Improve Your Live Stream Sound with Gear and Musicianship

https://event.webinarjam.com/register/23/1zz3ptr

One-on-One coaching for your team  http://www.worshipbandbuilder.com/coaching

Foundations sessions for audio and for every instrument for your whole team at www.worshipbandbuilder.com

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