ALL ABOARD The Polar Pattern Express! Not the movie. 😁 Today, we will explore microphone polar patterns and examine specific applications suited to microphones with various polar pattern types. What Is A Polar Pattern? Each microphone has a polar, or pickup,...
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How “Unplugged” Is Your Unplugged Worship?
An accordion player, a banjo player, and a trombone player finally got a paying gig at a small bar on New Year’s Eve. To everyone’s surprise, the trio was a hit! The crowd loved the show, and at the end of the night, the pub owner said, “We’d love to book you again...
Live Sound Loudspeaker Demo at CFX 2024
The Live Sound Loudspeaker Demo at CFX 2024 in Chattanooga, Tennessee, showcased various audio companies like TW Audio, Renkus-Heinz, Electro-Voice, Biamp, Crest Audio and alcons. All these companies demonstrated a portable system and a compact line array system. ...
Faith Community Church Goes Immersive With EAW®
Faith Community Church (FCC), a contemporary-style worship congregation based in Tucson, Arizona, provides engaging immersive services with unique audio technology from Eastern Acoustic Works (EAW®). FCC had a plan to update its aging audio system to a traditional...
Sound Devices Achieves Industry Milestone with A20-HH Digital Wireless Handheld Microphone
Sound Devices, an Audiotonix company, has launched many disruptive technologies over the years, and it is once again changing the game with the introduction of the A20-HH digital wireless handheld microphone. The A20-HH not only combines the best audio and RF...
Xyte Introduces a Mobile View to Monitor and Manage Devices On The Go
Xyte, developer of the first all-in-one cloud platform for device manufacturers and system integrators, announces the launch of its new Mobile View for Remote Monitoring and Management (RMM), enabling users to monitor and manage devices from their mobile phones and...
Holiday Video Graphics & Stock Footage
Well it’s that magical time of year, and you want to create a different holy experience at your services, by Incorporating holiday video graphics and stock footage into your worship services you can enhance the atmosphere, convey powerful messages, and engage the...
The Big Lighting Dimmer Question
If that title caught your attention then you know you're dealing with this issue currently or you're about to have this conversion with your leadership. I have been dealing with this issue at a house of worship in my area. Currently the dimmer they have was purchased...
Introducing the Versatile Multi-Tool – The Force
Chroma-Q®, a world-renowned brand of premium-performance LED lighting solutions manufactured in North America, is pleased to introduce The Force - a versatile multi-tool. This robust device was designed with the lighting professional in mind to streamline...
RWM-CRN1 Wall Mounting Plate Offers Clean Cable Management and Simplified Installation
Sound Control Technologies (SCT), the leader in camera, codec, and table interface solutions, introduces the RWM-CRN1 wall mounting plate for Cisco Room Navigator, delivering a streamlined cable management solution and simplifying installation. “The adapter plate...
The Ethics of Auto-Tune in Live Worship: Are We Striking the Right Chord?
I have a good friend who works in the film industry as a colorist. He spends his days refining every single frame of a movie or show, making sure that each shot has just the right tones, shadows, and highlights to match the director’s vision. Nearly everything you...
Powersoft Quattrocanali Packs a Punch at Upstate Church Haywood
Three Powersoft Quattrocanali 8808 DSP+D and one Quattrocanali 2404 DSP+D amplifiers are at the heart of a state-of-the-art new audio system delivering maximum power, efficiency and connectivity to worshippers at Upstate Church Haywood in Greenville, South Carolina,...
RF Venue® Introduces the Next-Gen DISTRO5 HDR RF and DC Power Distribution System for Wireless Microphones
RF Venue® has introduced the DISTRO5 HDR, its next-generation and highest-performance antenna and power distribution system for any brand or model wireless microphone system. Building on the success of the renowned RF Venue DISTRO4, the DISTRO5 HDR uses low noise...
Worship Facility Gear Report: Projectors
Sponsored By Epson A projector is a device that takes images generated by a computer or another source type and reproduces them by projection onto a screen, wall, or another surface. In most cases, the surface projected onto is large, flat, and lightly...
Cottonwood Creek Church Expansion Sonically Covered by TT+ Audio
Cottonwood Creek Church, based in Allen, Texas, has recently concluded its “Make Room” campaign which most notably increased the size of its main worship center by 800 seats to near 3000. As a result of the expansion, the existing sound system was inadequate to cover...
Da-Lite Introduces Myriad Electric Screen System
Da-Lite a brand of Legrand | AV, is pleased to introduce Myriad™, an all-new ceiling-recessed, wall-, and ceiling-mounted electric screen system. Available with 16' (5 m) of the SightLine™ cable drop feature, which gives the impression of a floating screen,...
Our Newsletters Had a Makeover!
You may have noticed a new title when you opened up your emailed newsletter today, or maybe a slightly different look to the masthead. You're not imagining it, the titles did change. To celebrate a full year of our vertical newsletters, we've altered the titles to...
Pinning The Difference in DMX
Some manufacturers seem to being using both 3 pin and 5 pin DMX, which is starting to get house of worship Tech Crews and Directors unsure of what direction they should stock up and in some cases start having issues when trying to substitute a 3 PIn DMX cable for a...
Build Your Live Stream Audience
Churches have an incredible opportunity to grow their reach through live streams. This model of ministry can act as a front door for new guests. It also allows you to reach a wider audience and make a larger kingdom impact. We saw explosive growth through the live...
Montana’s Journey Church Upgrades Production Capabilities with grandMA3 Light CRV
Journey Church, part of the Western Conference of the Evangelical Church, has invested in an MA Lighting grandMA3 light CRV (Control Room Version) console, provided by Bozeman’s Jereco Studios. ACT Entertainment is the exclusive distributor of MA Lighting products in...
RigWheels and eMotimo Unveil the Monorail + Conductor: Single Rail Camera Motion Control System
RigWheels, in collaboration with eMotimo, is excited to announce the launch of the Monorail + Conductor, a completely new type of camera motion control system designed to simplify complex camera movements for film & video and enable motion control to be...