Mega Sound Workshop returns for 2014
Published: WORSHIP
MALAYSIA: Organised and hosted by the Mega Chinese Methodist Church in Petaling Jaya, Malaysia, the annual Mega Sound Workshop will take place from May 1st to 3rd. The event has become one of the major dates on the training calendar for worship volunteers. Since its inception in 2001, this workshop has trained literally hundreds of church audio technicians from all over Malaysia.
The workshop, which is aiming to help improve audio in houses of worship of all denominations throughout Malaysia, will include topics such as sound reinforcement systems, system components and set-up, the features and functions of both analogue and digital mixers, the basics of sound mixing, stage monitoring for singers and musicians, microphone systems and miking for speech, singing and instruments, as well as the use of cables and connectors.
Renowned consultant and trainer Robert Soo will be the main speaker at the Mega Sound Workshop 2014. As principle speaker at the event, Mr Soo will offer an unbiased and extremely knowledgeable window into professional sound production. Mr Soo is the principal consultant and trainer at Cogent Acoustics, specialising in house of worship A/V. During a career spanning more than 20 years, he has worked with numerous churches and Christian organisations in Singapore and beyond. He is also the former chairman and advisor of the Singapore chapter of the Audio Engineering Society, and spent more than seven years serving as full-time technical director and worship pastor in a 10,000 member church. He has also spent more than 10 years in R&D developing professional microphones and audio devices for a US-based multi-national company.
A number of sponsors will be providing equipment for the event. These include QSC loudspeakers from Octodecim Akustik Sdn Bhd, KV2 amplifiers and loudspeakers from Sindo Exports Pte Ltd, Audio-Technica microphones from Tecxel Global Resources Sdn Bhd, and Allen & Heath and Mackie mixers from Systems Electronics & Engineering Sdn Bhd.
The Mega Sound Workshop is for churches of all denominations that have the desire to grow their knowledge and experience in managing their sound systems for worship. Those wishing to attend the workshop should contact Patrick Tan at the following email address: patrick3m@gmail.com.