Church sound tools

For the volunteers and staff who run sound on Sunday: the tools from this site that matter most in a worship space, plus resources built just for church sound teams.

From our sister site for volunteer sound teams

Booth Ready

Practical guides and printables that make Sunday less stressful for volunteer sound techs, written by a working broadcast and live sound engineer.

Free: Sunday Morning Sound Check ChecklistA printable two-page checklist to run before every service. Why your livestream sounds thinWhen the room sounds great but the stream doesn't. Church livestream echo: 5 causes and fixesTracking down the doubled, roomy sound on the stream.

Livestream audio

Loudness targets (LUFS)How loud your YouTube or Facebook stream should be. Delay calculatorLine up the board feed with room mics on the stream.

Speakers, mics and wiring

Speaker impedance calculatorHow many speakers you can put on one amp channel. Mic sensitivity converterWhy the condenser on the choir needs less gain than the pastor's dynamic. Audio connector pinoutsXLR, TRS and the cable that's causing the hum. Speaker SPL calculatorWill the back pews hear clearly?