Church Audio Compression for Dummies

Jonathan Umfleet

I’m the lead sound engineer at Newberg Foursquare Church in Oregon. Music has been a big part of my life from an early age. Originally a classically trained violinist, I’m now a passionate soundman who enjoys raising the roof with a full-on Pentecostal worship band. I’m a native Oregonian and I love my gorgeous wife, my three awesome kids, and more cowbell.

“The compressor…that mysterious black box (or blue or red in some cases) that sits next to the soundboard…the piece of gear that I never touch because I don’t know what I’m doing…nice blinking lights but I don’t have a clue of how to use it.” If that’s you, then keep reading.

Although a compressor is, in my humble opinion, one of the most useful pieces of gear that we have, it is probably the least understood. A compressor can be your faithful assista...

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