Has anyone got any zoloft?
Another weekend gone and buried.
I must say I thought the music went pretty well this morning without me, which is a good thing. All string-breaks/missed verses aside, the crowd engaged the music and it was fun to watch.
Still, it was hard to sit back there in the back and just enjoy it. Since all this stuff is normally my responsibility, I couldn't watch without taking a lot of mental notes:
-Kyle really does NOT move at all onstage, does he?
-I know they turned J-mo's drums down, but they still sound really loud out here...but 'canned.'
-Come to think of it, the whole band sounds a bit 'canned.' Vocals are strong, but the guitars sound muffled. Didn't sound that way yesterday. What did the feedbackers change this time?
-Oh...not much...only the drums are down. It's definitely partly the fact that high frequencies don't pass through people as they're standing. Need to get those speakers elevated to project high frequencies beyond the front row.
-You really can't see crap from the back...
-What if Scott pokes Eric in the eye with one of his uncut string-ends?
-Where are we going for lunch today?
Seriously, volume-wise, everything sounded okay, but muffled...and nailing down this persistent problem has got to happen. I know that looking at the board, the volume on the instruments could've stood to be louder...Wes commented as such...especially that the guitars seemed to quiet. But in addition, there's a serious acoustic problem with the room in terms of speaker placement. If high frequencies aren't getting passed the front row, no wonder all Donny hears is drums and feels inclined to turn them down. Their acoustics do make it out, but the speakers themselves don't project through solid objects.
Still, I must comment that some songs are SUPPOSED to be loud...turn them down, and they sound worse. So, step one: Move the floor wedges up high...see if that makes a difference of any kind. Step two: Read Wes' blog entry...whom are we trying to reach? Are we designing worship to cater to those church 'transplants' that have come through the door, or are we designing a worship service to be something that risks (when needed) being more than the same ol' stuff? Not trying to start a malfunction...just want anyone reading this to chew on that... Loud is good.
Anyway...took a LONG nap this afternoon. As most of you reading this know, I've been in much need of sleep. Lack of sleep leads to everything from lack of coordination, serious forgetfulness, and even 'depressed' moods.
Small group seemed pretty packed tonight, since there were so many kids were running through the room I guess. I REALLY hated the fact that Jordan had to miss tonight, but such is life. Still, the noise finally got to me, and my head started pounding.
I dunno...I guess I do take the 'group time' seriously, and I hate it when things get out of focus. This week, I'd worked on the topic since I listened to the Willow Creek "Elijah" message online. Had some stuff I really hoped we could talk about, but the kids got under my skin too bad...especially my own kid running into the room crying "momma" about 5,000 times. I guess I need to be more patient with children, but when you've got a lot on your heart that you want to share - and feel like you CAN'T because of the serious noise/distractions - then that's frustrating for me.
Anyway, my headache got bad enough that I wound up opting out of watching "Saved" with the group and disappeared upstairs to play a game. Thought about just going to sleep, but with the kids, etc., I knew there'd be no way I could do that. Anyway, got pretty engrossed in "Tribes: Vengeance" and kept playing another hour even after everyone left. Not trying to be anti-social, but sometimes you gotta just disappear.
Well, that's it for now...
KEY PHRASES: "What happened to Verse 2?" "Did you just say 'man sack?'" "No, I don't mind when kids knock speakers into the plasma TV...I mean, I just decided to stop breathing for no reason at all."
I must say I thought the music went pretty well this morning without me, which is a good thing. All string-breaks/missed verses aside, the crowd engaged the music and it was fun to watch.
Still, it was hard to sit back there in the back and just enjoy it. Since all this stuff is normally my responsibility, I couldn't watch without taking a lot of mental notes:
-Kyle really does NOT move at all onstage, does he?
-I know they turned J-mo's drums down, but they still sound really loud out here...but 'canned.'
-Come to think of it, the whole band sounds a bit 'canned.' Vocals are strong, but the guitars sound muffled. Didn't sound that way yesterday. What did the feedbackers change this time?
-Oh...not much...only the drums are down. It's definitely partly the fact that high frequencies don't pass through people as they're standing. Need to get those speakers elevated to project high frequencies beyond the front row.
-You really can't see crap from the back...
-What if Scott pokes Eric in the eye with one of his uncut string-ends?
-Where are we going for lunch today?
Seriously, volume-wise, everything sounded okay, but muffled...and nailing down this persistent problem has got to happen. I know that looking at the board, the volume on the instruments could've stood to be louder...Wes commented as such...especially that the guitars seemed to quiet. But in addition, there's a serious acoustic problem with the room in terms of speaker placement. If high frequencies aren't getting passed the front row, no wonder all Donny hears is drums and feels inclined to turn them down. Their acoustics do make it out, but the speakers themselves don't project through solid objects.
Still, I must comment that some songs are SUPPOSED to be loud...turn them down, and they sound worse. So, step one: Move the floor wedges up high...see if that makes a difference of any kind. Step two: Read Wes' blog entry...whom are we trying to reach? Are we designing worship to cater to those church 'transplants' that have come through the door, or are we designing a worship service to be something that risks (when needed) being more than the same ol' stuff? Not trying to start a malfunction...just want anyone reading this to chew on that... Loud is good.
Anyway...took a LONG nap this afternoon. As most of you reading this know, I've been in much need of sleep. Lack of sleep leads to everything from lack of coordination, serious forgetfulness, and even 'depressed' moods.
Small group seemed pretty packed tonight, since there were so many kids were running through the room I guess. I REALLY hated the fact that Jordan had to miss tonight, but such is life. Still, the noise finally got to me, and my head started pounding.
I dunno...I guess I do take the 'group time' seriously, and I hate it when things get out of focus. This week, I'd worked on the topic since I listened to the Willow Creek "Elijah" message online. Had some stuff I really hoped we could talk about, but the kids got under my skin too bad...especially my own kid running into the room crying "momma" about 5,000 times. I guess I need to be more patient with children, but when you've got a lot on your heart that you want to share - and feel like you CAN'T because of the serious noise/distractions - then that's frustrating for me.
Anyway, my headache got bad enough that I wound up opting out of watching "Saved" with the group and disappeared upstairs to play a game. Thought about just going to sleep, but with the kids, etc., I knew there'd be no way I could do that. Anyway, got pretty engrossed in "Tribes: Vengeance" and kept playing another hour even after everyone left. Not trying to be anti-social, but sometimes you gotta just disappear.
Well, that's it for now...
KEY PHRASES: "What happened to Verse 2?" "Did you just say 'man sack?'" "No, I don't mind when kids knock speakers into the plasma TV...I mean, I just decided to stop breathing for no reason at all."
2 Comments:
You are definitely right about the sound. I have said a long time that the sound is muffled. Especially J-mo. I don't know the tech side well enought to contribute to anyone to fix it, I can just say what I hear. Personally, I like it loud.
Kevin dude don't sweat it about the kids. I know they probably bother you, but they don't bother most of us. Don't let it get ya down man. We all appreciate you and stacy opening up your home. Thanks man.
Who do you think I am? J-mo? (lol..j/k)
Nah, kids in general don't bother me at all. But last night - after an already long weekend - it FINALLY got to me a bit...
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