Worship Facility Editor Gene Lass and TwelveThirty Media founder Carl Barnhill discuss the most interesting and informative Production takeaways from the 2023 season.
Production
AVPro Edge Introduces Heavy Duty MXnet Rack Accessory
AVPro Edge (www.avproedge.com) has introduced the AC-MXNET-1G-R15, a 6-RU tall heavy duty rack accessory designed to vertically organize up to 15 MXnet encoders, as well as the AC-MXNET-CBOX. Numbered slots enable integrators to identify each unit quickly and...
South Korean Church Provides Inclusive Worship Experience
The Catholic Church in Gwanpyeong-dong, Daejeon, South Korea was built in November 2018. Its exterior mirrors the deck of a ship, like Noah’s Ark sailing toward the sky. Its minimalist interior has tall stained-glass windows and is 91-feet long and 55-feet wide, with...
Unleash Your Potential with Hollyland’s Mars 400S Pro II
Hollyland Technology is releasing their newest upgrade in wireless video transmission, the Mars 400S Pro II. This new device is best friend to all as it produces and transmits over 500ft (150m) LOS of range, perfect for any form of production at the pro or amateur...
5 Ways to Get More from Your Online Video Content
After spending lots of time, energy, and money creating video content, here are some ideas about how you can get more value from what you create. We spend a lot of effort creating media. Often, we only focus on our “Sunday Service” – whether live or pre-recorded – but...
Fix Your Church’s Video Lighting Problems
Have you noticed that the lighting on your streams just doesn’t look as good as it does in person? How much easier would video streaming be if those watching at home could easily overlook murky audio, poor camera angles and insufficient lighting? Some people would...
Empowering Worship Services: The Critical Role of Power Management
A stable and high-quality power supply is crucial in today's technologically advanced worship spaces, as it ensures the seamless continuity of services. Without a reliable power source, even the most cutting-edge technologies and sophisticated audiovisual systems...
Sharp/NEC Introduces Brighter, Whisper-quiet Laser Projectors In Popular P Series
Ultra-quiet 5,400/6,200-lumen laser projectors require no lamp, no filter and no maintenance. Ideal for meetings, classrooms, and houses of worship. Maintenance free and whisper quiet Sharp/NEC’s patented sealed cooling system seals the critical optical components to...
Does Your Church Have a Mix Philosophy?
One of my favorite things to do is train church audio people. Most of the time, it’s on the heels of a recent equipment upgrade — a new console, PA, or an entirely new system in a brand-new building. These are exciting times, and it’s a great time for a church to...
Learning Series: Best Practices When Using In-Ear Monitors
REGISTER AND DOWNLOAD NOW When it comes to using in-ear monitors, there are two camps of thought – those who like them and those who don’t. Either way, many musicians will be confronted with the prospect of having to use in-ear monitors (IEMs) at some point. For...
Producing the Newsboys
It's hard not to have heard of the Newsboys, The Newsboys are a Christian rock band founded in 1985 in Queensland, Australia, by Peter Furler and George Perdikis. Now based in Nashville, Tennessee, the band has released 17 studio albums, six of which have been...
Key Digital® introduces KD-FIX418A-2 4K HDMI Fixer
Key Digital®, award-winning developer and manufacturer of leading-edge digital video processing and video signal distribution solutions, has introduced the KD-FIX418A-2, an update to its in-line Ultra HD/4K 18G HDMI Fixer, a diminutive connectivity repair and audio...
“Church in a Box” Sound Systems For Various Church Sizes
By Doug Gould If your church meets in a rented space, in a high school gym, movie theater, a hotel conference room, or an ELKS lodge, you are not alone! But, you are going to have additional concerns beyond the technical aspects of the church sound system. I envy the...
New Church Stage Audio, Visual and Lighting Planning
Just as each congregation is unique, each church building specifically reflects the people it houses. The audio/visual technology your church is considering should reflect your church’s unique culture. Your church might have just moved to a new site, or your church...
At-Thohir Mosque’s Magnificent Architecture is Newly Illuminated
To elevate the new At-Thohir Mosque’s vibrant and impactful architecture, PT Chayolite and PT Buana Primalite Abadi Sukses deployed a wide selection of Martin lighting solutions. Located in South Jakarta, the At-Thohir Mosque opened its doors in April 2022....
Blackwire Designs Launches the WiZ Pro Driver for Control4
Blackwire Designs, a leading distributor in the custom installation and Pro AV markets, recently announced the launch of its WiZ Pro Driver for Control4, bringing a new level of convenience and customization to smart lighting control. By seamlessly integrating all WiZ...
Stage and Lighting Design Tips from Church of the Highlands’ Geoff Franklin
How do you create immersive worship experiences across 20-plus venues on a weekly basis? It’s a question Geoff Franklin, production AVL engineer of the Church of the Highlands, and his teammates ask themselves often. But with Vectorworks Spotlight, the...
A Beginner’s Guide to Church Lighting Systems
Welcome back everyone! This month's question comes from Bud Edwards in Little Falls, NY, he asks, " I am currently new to the lighting world, and I am not sure where to start in designing and what things I should be looking for, can you give me some guidance?" Well...
Small Caribbean Church Grows Congregation Using Blackmagic Design
Negril Seventh Day Adventist Church (Negril SDA Church), located in a small community on the west end of Jamaica in the West Indies, has been operating since the late 1960s. Mitchroy Grubb, lead tech coordinator, has been attending Negril SDA Church for more than 20...
Marshall Adds NDI Technology to its Compact 4K60 Camera
Marshall Electronics introduces its new CV420Ne, an NDI|HX3 version of its ultra-wide 100-degree angle-of-view streaming POV camera. This camera offers digital robotic movement of pan, tilt and zoom of HD resolutions digitally within the larger UHD (4K) sensor space....
Wireless Receiver and Transmitter in One: Introducing the Mars M1 Enhanced
Hollyland Technology is releasing its newest wireless video solution, the Mars M1 Enhanced, on November 11, 2023. This monitor is expected to take the market by storm with its sleek design and implementation capabilities compared to its competitors. For audiences big...