If you record your sermons on a laptop or PC already, then you’re completely ready for TruthVine – and there’s no need to do anything different with your equipment.

But we’re aware that some churches may still use cassettes or not record sermons at all. So here’s some advice for them.

If you have a basic sound system then it’s most likely to have a microphone that’s plugged into an amplifier, connected to loudspeakers. If you look at the amplifier, then you may see a spare ‘line out’ socket that could be used to connect directly to your laptop.

The cable you need will probably look like this (the link takes you to Amazon where you could buy a lead if you don’t have one).

Note: If you try recording on your laptop this way, then sometimes the recording may be poor quality or too quiet. If that’s the case then an inexpensive USB audio interface like the Behringer UCA202 can help improve recording quality. (You will probably need a cable like this to connect your sound system to the USB digitizer).