What Microphone System Works Best for Worship Teams?
Updated: Oct 12
There is no universally best worship microphone.
There are microphones that fit particular sources, stages and workflows better than others.
For vocals, we care about how the microphone sounds on the person using it, how well it handles the stage environment and whether its pickup pattern works with the monitor system.
For drums, guitar cabinets and instruments, placement is often just as important as microphone choice.
A great microphone pointed at the wrong part of a source is still going to create problems.
Wireless adds another layer.
Frequency availability, coordination, antenna distribution and reliability matter far more than simply choosing a popular model.
Instead of asking, “What microphone should we buy?”
Ask, “What problem are we trying to solve?”
That usually gets you to a better answer.
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About the author
Chris Eslinger is a founder and partner at Ignite Sound + Stage and Creative Production Director at Greenwood Christian Church. A contributor to Technologies for Worship Magazine, he helps churches improve audio, video, lighting and volunteer workflows through practical, hands-on training.
Read Chris's Yamaha DM7 mixing console review in Technologies for Worship Magazine.
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