🎯 Learning objectives

• Balance a full band with a clear lead vocal
• Use DCAs for live rides
• Transition music → speaking without feedback or blasts
• Prioritize intelligibility for every listener in the room and online

🥁 Band mix blueprint

1. Foundation — kick & bass relationship locked.
2. Time — snare/clap groove with guitars/keys supporting, not competing.
3. Lead vocal sits on top — if lyric is gone, the mix failed for church.
4. BGVs — wider/lower; never bury the lead.
5. Playback/tracks — treat like a band member with a fader plan.

📖 Sermon is the main event

• Mute bleeding stage mics when possible.
• Ride pastor mic gently — consistency over “exciting” compression.
• Watch for paper rustle, pack noise, and headset pops.
• Stream listeners cannot “lean in” like a room — err on clarity.

🧪 Lab — service simulation

• Mix one full song from multitrack or rehearsal with only DCA rides after the static mix.
• Practice the exact mute/fader choreography for “last song → greeting → sermon.”
• Record stream; note three intelligibility wins and three fixes.

🎬 Video tutorials

Curated watch-list. If an embed is unavailable, use the YouTube link — then come back and do the lab. Watching without the lab is only half-training.

📝 Prove it