I’ve a little note on my desk from last time I had to clean up a dodgy sermon recording. It was a spur of the moment idea to record onto the laptop, little did I know that the laptop had a built in microphone and so recorded not only on the line-in from the mono out (post-mix) of the mixing desk but also the hiss, flutter and buzz of the laptop via it’s own mic.
Here’s what I did in audacity to get a bearable result:
I had been recording Sermons at our local christian fellowship since August 2002 and so put this together to tell people how we did things. It’s now largely obsolete as MP3 has taken off and minidisc has largely been passed by. Also, I no longer do sermon recording on a regular basis. I’ll keep this page up for a bit though.
I thought it was about time I shared a little of the methodology used and gave a quick review of some software options open to you. This information is relevant to all types of live audio recordings, not just Sermons.
We have Soundcraft Spirit E-series mixing desk at the fellowship building which offers 8 channels of inputs. Currently we just use 2 standing mics, 1 12-string acoustic guitar with pickups, 1 electronic keyboard and a radio mic for the person orating.