Nice digs, bro. I'm a worship leader myself.......
Is that a vintage water heater, or one of those killer new reissues? You know if you follow California earthquake building code and strap it to the walls, you'll get better sustain out of it.......
Ha Ha, I work at a recording studio in Austin called The Sweatbox. We have been recording since 1993! Totally tape/op style stuff. We have a 16 track 1 inch Otari MX-70 and an old soundcraft board (1600). Personally I like to record on my 424mk2 4 track machine. bouncing is the way to go.