Instructional Books

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Mackie. Compact Mixers featuring the wildly popular Mackie MS1202 and CR-1604.

This book contains practical information for all compact mixers.

• Basic operations.
• Mixing Tips
• Creative Applications.

An easy to understand book that starts with two of Mackies mixing boards as a foundation and explains general concepts as well as model specific opreating tips.

The Guide to Sound Systems for Worship is written to assist in the design, purchase and operation of a sound system. It provides the basic information on sound systems most needed by ministers, members of Board of Trustees, worship and music committees, and interested members of congregations.

Topics covered include:

• What a sound system can be for your worship service
• Where and how to buy a sound system
• Understanding the physics of sound
• The block diagram
• Microphones
• Mixers and mixing consoles
• Signal processors
• Power amplifiers
• Loudspeakers
• Hearing Assistance Systems
• Recorders and other sources
• Hooking it together and installation
• System operation
• What to do when things go wrong

Appendices include a list of sources of audio peripherals and suggestions for further reading. The Guide To Sound Systems For Worship is 192 pages with numerous illustrations and photographs.

The Sound Reinforcement Handbook is a useful reference for anyone who is interested in learning the basics of sound reinforcement.

Main topics include:

• What is a sound system
• The decibel, sound level & related items
• Sound outdoors
• Block diagrams
• Why ears don't always correlate with specs
• Preamplifiers, small mixers & mixing consoles
• Loudspeakers
• Cabling
• The electronics
• MIDI
• Frequency response
• Dynamic range
• Sound indoors
• How to read & interpret specifications
• Microphones
• Power amplifiers
• Signal processing equipment
• Sound system test equipment
• The loudspeakers
• Synchronization

The Appendix topic is Logarithms: Raising Numbers to a Power, Simple Logs, Less Obvious Logs, Mathematic Properties and One More Look At Logs and Decibels.

As Tony Moscal says, Sound Check is a solution to "The need to devise a succinct and casual way to communicate proper sound reinforcement theories, methods and applications..."

Topics include:

• The nature of sound
• Reception of sound
• Basic electricity
• Loudspeakers and speaker enclosures
• Speaker cabinet factors
• Speaker hookup
• Power amplifiers
• Sound reinforcement system interconnection
• A working example
• Mixers
• Monitor systems
• Grounding

Moscal continues, "Regardless of your experience with sound reinforcement, I'm sure that Sound Check will increase your awareness, improve your understanding, and ultimately your sound."