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Audio compressors

 are very powerful processing tools, yet they are often misunderstood and overlooked by volunteer church sound operators who could really benefit from them. In this two-part article, we will cover why you would want to use a compressor and how to use one. This first article explains what you need to know in order to use one on the Pastor's microphone.

Bass players often turn their cabinets up way too loud.

Drummers

 can always use more thump. The congregation would like the bass turned down and the sound person is loosing their hair over the whole matter. Wouldn't it be great to have total control over the bass volume on your

stage

 without the bass player loosing what they need the most - the feeling? I'd like to explain how you can and I'll sweeten the pot by telling you a story about chocolate.

It's the beginning of your church service, you hit the

projector's

 on switch, the fan goes, but there's no picture. Now what? You try re-seating the lamp, but still nothing. You later take it to get repaired and find out that the projector's air filter was clogged causing it to overheat, and in-turn the lamp burned out. Now you have to dish out all kinds of money just to get it fixed when you could have taken a few minutes out of your schedule to maintain the

projector

.