Thank you for visiting for Maskil Audio for your live sound reinforcement needs—we're bringing clear, balanced sound to Western Pennsylvania.
At Maskil Audio, we realize that churches and professional audio companies speak different languages. Mike’s familiarity with both professional audio and the unique needs of churches makes translating between these languages easy.
While Maskil Audio’s specialty is church sound systems, we can help with any of your audio or acoustic needs. If you have a live sound reinforcement issue, especially if you’re a religious institution, Maskil Audio can help!
In 2009, Mike Galica started Maskil Studios in Utah, to be a resource for pod-casters and casual home studios, and produced the now-defunct podcast @DigitalZero. Years later, Mike started using his experience to help churches improve their live sound systems. This shift in focus led to Maskil Studios becoming Maskil Audio. In 2022, Mike’s work as a pastor brought him to Western Pennsylvania, where Maskil Audio is now based.
“Maskil” is a Hebrew word applied to 13 Psalms in the Bible. The term applies to “wisdom” psalms: ones that look through the chaos of life into a better future. The authors of theses psalms don’t skirt around problems, but meet them head-on. It’s just the kind of thing we hope to do with your audio needs — work through what seems like chaos to find your perfect solution.
Maskil Audio’s commitment is providing you the best possible audio experience. To achieve this, we follow three core values when approaching your studio or live reinforcement needs:
Whether providing live sound for a corporate event, church service, stage performance, or anything else; clarity, especially when it comes to lyrics or speech, is essential.
Being clear means more to us than just providing quality audio reproduction; it is also our desire to be as up front and honest with you as possible so that your project is the best it can be.
“Balanced” is an important word for building an audio mix. It means everything is in its place sonically, with nothing too loud or too quiet. A balanced mix will sound “right” to our ears.
We also seek to be balanced in the techniques we use and teach. By combining tried and true methods with more unorthodox ones, we create a solution for any environment so your audience can faithfully experience your content the way you intend.
When it comes to audio, the “Sound” is usually the most important part. It’s the idea in your head for the end result of your project. But if you’ve ever tried to explain to someone else what that sounds like, you know how difficult it can be! We want to help you get your “sound” out to your audience, and know how to translate from layperson to audio professional.
Sound also reflects the expertise and competence we bring to your project. We will use our knowledge and experience to set you up for success. We believe skills are meant to be shared and used so your needs are met and your project exceeds your expectations.
Here are some of the services Maskil Audio offers. While our primary focus is in live sound for houses of worship, we also have experience with many other venues and formats. If live sound isn’t what you’re looking for, we also have experience with recording, mixing, and mastering.
Mike first learned to mix in church, experiencing a great variety of live sound scenarios. Mixing in a house of worship involves aspects of musical and spoken theater, individual presenters, and live and prerecorded music.
Mike and Maskil Audio can fill your need for a Front of House or Monitor mixer in a single-show situation or something more long term. If your venue has a special event, or you’re a band looking for a regular sound human — or anything in between — we can help.
Maskil Audio can perform various setup and maintenance tasks on your existing sound system. If you upgraded some equipment recently, or things just aren’t quite sounding right, we provide system evaluations and tuning. Additionally, we can also advise on future upgrades to your well-performing system to stay ahead of your needs down the road.
All too often in houses of worship, purchasing new equipment can leave volunteers not sure what to do. People who want to do their best won’t always know how to work with the shiny new gadget! Maskil Audio can help with that. Mike is experienced in teaching everything from the basics of what audio mixing is, to more specific topics depending on your needs and equipment.
If it’s time to upgrade your existing sound system, or install a new one in your venue, we can help. Houses of worship and sound system installers don’t always speak the same language, but Maskil Audio will help translate. Mike’s experiences as a pastor and sound human can bridge the gap and help you get the best result for your venue. Although our specialty is houses of worship, we can help you no matter what your venue and focus.
Maskil Audio offers production advice to achieve the best possible sound for your project. We will advise you on such things as: arranging, instrumentation, song structure, musicianship, podcasting, and more.
Maskil Audio can accommodate almost all of your recording needs. We have a variety of microphones and direct boxes for recording at our location or yours and can record up to 16 channels at one time.
Maskil Audio has two full-featured digital audio workstations (Cakewalk Sonar and Presonus Studio One) to make your recorded tracks sound their best. If you choose not to have Maskil record for you, we can use your own prerecorded tracks. We’re willing to work with you as needed to give you the best experience possible.
Maskil Audio can master your project and have it ready for physical or digital release as needed. We always keep current standards and practices in mind to make your project stand out in the best ways.
