CHAPTER 8

Making the Move to Digital

Recently there has been quite a buzz for digital consoles, digital signal processors, and, perhaps most recently, digital snakes. Many churches ask, “Should we make the switch? ”

Previously, manufacturers were making digital consoles that worked well in the recording realm but were a real nightmare for live mixing. Slowly but surely, the digital world has evolved for live sound – and now, as the role of the House of Worship grows at an unbelievable rate, more and more manufacturers have entire divisions dedicated to the House of Worship.

The world of digital offers a lot of positives for the House of Worship. First, the signal-to-noise ratio is drastically improved over analog. There’s also the issue of ...

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