How Breeze Translate works

Get your church translating in minutes. Here's everything you need to know.

🚀 Getting Started: Your "Two-Click" Translation

We like to say it's "church translation in two clicks". Here's how to get up and running in minutes.

Initial Setup

1

Create Your Account

You will need your church name, an email address, and a password. Your church name becomes part of your unique URL, so make it something easily identifiable. Once you've set up the account, verify your email address by clicking the link sent to you.

2

Start Your Translation

This is where the "two clicks" come in: Click One: Log in to your account. Click Two: Hit "Start". That's it. Hitting "Start" begins the transcription and translation broadcast.

Optional Customizations

  • •Add a church logo, so people see it when they scan your QR code
  • •Choose your input language
  • •Change the audio device being used, if the default one isn't correct
  • •Add other people (like tech team members) to your login

📲 How Your Congregation Connects

  1. 1

    Share Your QR Code

    From your dashboard, download your QR code and put it on a poster, projector screen, or anywhere else people can see it.

  2. 2

    People Scan

    As soon as someone scans that code, they'll be taken to your unique translation page.

  3. 3

    Choose Language

    They simply select their language from 240 available languages. You do not need to pre-define which languages to offer.

  4. 4

    Receive Translation

    They immediately start receiving the translation in their chosen language, right on their own device.

[Screenshot: Mobile device showing language selection]

🎙️ Setting Up Your Audio: From Simple to Pro

The only area that can get more technical is how you get the audio (the sermon, the service) into the device running Breeze Translate.

The golden rule: The closer you can get to a "nice dry audio signal" (just the voice, no reverb or music), the better the translation will be.

The Simplest Ways (Perfect for Testing)

1

Phone/Tablet on Lectern

If you have a single microphone on a stage or lectern, just place a phone or tablet on that lectern and run Breeze Translate from it. It will pick up the voice well enough for a good, clean transcription.

2

Tie-Clip Mic

A touring preacher can use a tie-clip mic attached to their phone. Keep the phone in your pocket, run Breeze Translate from there, and you're all set without needing an external system.

3

Bluetooth Headset

Some people use a Bluetooth headset to run the translation just for the sermon, which is another easy way to trial the system.

Advanced Setup: Connecting to Your PA System

1

Digital Mixing Desk

If you have a digital desk, you can likely connect it directly to your computer (e.g., via USB). The computer will see the desk as an audio interface, allowing you to select its outputs.

2

External Audio Interface (Recommended)

This is a simple and reliable method that works for both analog and digital desks. You can buy a simple, single-input audio interface for around £28-£75 (like the Behringer UM2 or Focusrite Scarlett Solo). Take an audio feed from your desk (like an AUX or Control Room output) and plug it into this box, which then plugs into your computer via USB.

3

Computer's Built-in Mic Input

Many computers have a 3.5mm microphone or line-in port. You can run a cable from your mixing desk directly into this port. You will likely need a special cable, such as a 6.35mm (quarter-inch) Jack to a 3.5mm mini-jack.

✅ Tips for the Clearest Translation

Audio Do's

  • •Use the Main Mix to start: For getting started, using the "front of house" or "main mix" from your desk will work absolutely fine most of the time.
  • •Use an AUX send (Advanced): The ideal setup is to use a separate output from your desk (like an "AUX" send). This allows you to create a custom mix just for the translation - only the spoken word, removing background piano, singers, or the full band.

Audio Don'ts

  • •Avoid placing a phone in front of a speaker: This doesn't work well due to distortion and amplification.
  • •Avoid using a mic at the back of the church: This will pick up a "very Reverby signal".
  • •Avoid general ambient mics: These pick up too much room noise and chatter.

Common Questions