I ran across this question from The Five Senses asks this question. It is a great idea to help the sound people and musicians hear where they are at. as long as everyone realizes that the recording does not always reflect what the house mix actually sounded like in a live room.

Fits & Starts Productions’ series of HOW-TO Church Sound Workshops are scheduled to begin again this month. The workshops are dedicated to training audio volunteers who serve by operating the sound systems in their houses of worship. The workshops feature two days of audio training in a hands-on setting at a local house of worship so that volunteers do not have to travel costly distances. Five regional tours of six workshops each are scheduled.

The 12 hours of training feature audio engineer Mike Sokol as the lead instructor and are produced by Hector La Torre. Tour details and registration information is available at www.fitsandstarts.com or www.howtosound.com. Manufacturer sponsorships are available, and new church host sites are always welcome.

Brian Bailey of Leave It Behind raises a great question about how seriously we take our ability to hear accuratly. If you are an audio mixer, you should have your hearing checked at least once a year. The House Ear Institute is a great resource if you have more questions.