New microphones: We need help

Live-streaming was a term most of us didn’t know before the pandemic. Now, we can’t live without it. Our current equipment captures well the spoken voice, but not the musical offerings. Saint Philip’s is in need of specialized microphones to capture best the high quality of our fantastic musicians.

We need about $7,000.00 (see details below) to make this vital change. You can give by writing a check to the church and placing Wish List-Technology in the memo; or go to the website giving section, and choose Wish List-Technology from the drop down menu.

As we have been returning to in-person worship the staff has received many comments on how nice the music sounds live. However, as some are still unable to join in-person, Saint Philip’s would still like to provide high quality sound to those worshiping online.

Staff member Chris Campbell did much research for Saint Philip’s, which has decided to acquire two sets of Schoeps MK2s microphones that will hang from the sanctuary ceiling. Each set of these microphones costs about $3,500.00, totaling some $7,000.00 that we need. As such we are reaching out to the community to help raise the money.

We are looking to invest in these new microphones specifically for our musicians, as our audio system was not designed for recording high-fidelity sound. Our hope is to provide those who are joining us from home the ability to fully enjoy the musical offerings of our choirs and organist. 

If you would like to see/hear these microphones in action here are a few recordings using them:

These microphones will be a continuation of Saint Philip’s effort throughout the pandemic to adapt and provide the best possible online worship experience we can. Now, as we slowly begin our reopening efforts, we want to continue improving the online worshiping experience. With the help of Jonathan Sprinkle we are now equipped with four amazing cameras and control equipment to facilitate high-quality video for our live-streams. Now, with your help, we can soon have microphones to match this quality.