Lately I find myself thinking more and more about consistency in mixing.  Every time I mix, I strive to bring forth the same quality of sound reinforcement.  I want to give each channel the same care as any other channel, and when I run into problems, I want to be able to fix them quickly.

I had a conversation about this with another sound guy at my church the other week.  We were talking about how we like to quickly zero the EQ before we start sound-checking a channel, so that we aren’t thrown off by what’s already dialed in.  I’ve decided that it shouldn’t be something I just “like”, but rather a real, intentional habit to use.

Some other mix consistency habits I utilize are:

• Making sure the mic positions are consistently in the same spot on each instrument.
• Making sure the gains keep the sound levels fairly consistent across channels- this is really important if you’re mixing monitors from FOH, or like my church, use an AVIOM system.  It helps you think through how loud things are in the wedges at a quick glance.
• Keeping my mains level at the same place weekly, and not touching it at all after soundcheck starts.(So that everything stays predictable- no surprises when the pastor who’s mic you haven’t checked an hour comes in at the level you left it).

Anyways, those are just some quicky thoughts for now!

-David