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what a difference a couple hours can make.
even though I left the church feeling really good about my speech, when I got home and watched it, I was horrified at the sound quality.
now, I feel like it was a failure.
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Many years ago, when I was in
Many years ago, when I was in college, we recorded one of the singing groups, but a soprano was missing. I told the group leader that I could mix her in if she wanted, so I did. Unfortunately, I didn't make a master of just her voice, so when I realized belatedly that her voice was much louder than the rest, there was nothing I could do about it unless we redid her recording. Unfortunately, she was heading out for the summer when I realized it. Sigh.
It doesn't mean you failed. It means that the sound tech messed up.
As long as what you said could be understood, the message can still reach people.
Hugs!
Rosemary
Once you switched to the hand mic, sound was good.
Could you post here, or on your Church site, your text?
Thanks!
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Not 'failures'. Learning experiences. So, for next time, you've learned to do a sound check.
Thomas Edison was asked all his failures had discouraged him, "No. I now know 2,000 ways to make a light bulb that do not work." https://www.posterenvy.com/thomas-edison-i-didnt-fail-i-just...
Just read an essay by a famous computer programmer. He changes his code, recompiles and tests - dozens of times per day. Just about every one of his changes fails testing. All of that on the way to his version 1.0 release. Learning, not failure.
And 2 dozen or so changes, five Previews, a Google search, and I checked the link, just for this one comment ...
And, you can now pass along ...
... your learning to the sound person at your Church, (or wherever you are), to do sound checks for all speakers/singers .
So your leaning experience helps others.
So your "feeling bad" one time, helps dozens of others avoid same.
I just listened to it as well
I just listened to it as well, and I agree with Alan. Once you were on the hand mic, everything was fine. As for the sound techs, I don't think they really messed up, either. That church is built to reflect sound off the walls, so anyone inside the church can hear the speaker. The microphones are more for recording. I'm certain that very few people couldn't hear you there. The sound reinforcement is good, but it's hard NOT to cause feedback in a building like that.
I remember a time I played a song on a trumpet in a building like that. The acoustics were phenomenal. The church had high, cathedral ceilings, and if an ant sneezed, it would have been heard by everyone there. I started playing, and the sound immediately enthralled me. I had never heard my trumpet sound like that, ever. I changed the way I was playing, and put in longer pauses, so the sound would resonate, not just around the congregation but around me. I loved it!
Listening to the sound, and what was happening, I believe something similar was happening for you. The natural reverberation was carrying your voice in the building, so trying to record your voice was hard. If they turned up the mic, it caused feedback. Once you were on the hand mic, they were able to direct that to the recording. I heard very little of the reverb from the room in the recording once you held the mic.
Sound checks, especially in a situation like that, are a must!
It was fine, Dorothy. It wasn't a failure. What you said was powerful and moving.
Hugs!
Rosemary
Yin and Yang
Back when I did a lot of public speaking I learned not to critique how I'd done -- until several days later.
I'm an introvert who has to use a LOT of energy to come across as an extrovert.
When I come down from the adrenalin my body used to allow me to be an effective speaker, I'm WAY down until I can fully recover.
Wait a few days and take another look at your speech. You might see things quite differently.
Good luck.
Jill
Angela Rasch (Jill M I)
thank you
Thank you for standing up and talking at that event. It's good to see a broad representation at these presentations.
You have my admiration and respect for doing it.
Your friend
Crash