Stop Mixing to Target Curves

About this episode

In this episode, the hosts discuss practical production topics and personal accountability in church audio mixing.

BlackPod is a no-fluff podcast for church production leaders, live audio engineers, and creatives who care about doing it right. Hosted by Lee Fields, Shep, Tyler Kerpsack, and Brad Bramer, BlackPod dives into real-world conversations around church audio mixing, troubleshooting AVL systems, leadership accountability, and building drum sounds that actually translate in the room. In this episode, we talk Valentine’s Day and life outside the booth, but we also get into practical production topics like: How to troubleshoot live sound systems under pressure Why personal accountability and self-awareness matter more than gear The truth about target curves — and why you shouldn’t mix toward them How to shape drum sounds for impact, clarity, and consistency If you’re a church sound engineer, production director, or volunteer trying to level up your mix and leadership, this podcast is for you. Real conversations. Real rooms. Real leadership.This is BlackPod.

People in this episode

Hosts: Lee Fields, Shep, Tyler Kerpsack, Brad Bramer

Topics covered

• church audio mixing
• troubleshooting AVL systems
• leadership accountability
• drum sound shaping

Keywords

• live sound systems
• target curves
• impact
• clarity
• consistency

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Products: BlackPod

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