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Learning Series: In-Ear Monitors vs. Stage Wedges – What You Need to Know
Up until about 25 years ago, the only way for amplified performers to hear a “mix” on stage, other than what was bouncing around the room acoustically from the mains, was via stage monitors. The most common of these are the “wedges” we all know – speaker cabinets with...

Preaching to Personas (why you can’t preach to everyone)
Jesus, in His earthly ministry, couldn’t preach to everyone; so, He practiced preaching to personas. He knew His local audience! And then, what He said reached a greater audience. Can you preach to everyone? No. You need to know your local audience, get their...

Listen Technologies Celebrates 25 Years Of Providing Exceptional Listening Experiences
Listen Technologies Corporation, a leading provider of advanced wireless listening solutions, will mark a milestone anniversary on June 4, celebrating 25 years of helping people hear clearly. Listen Technologies offers assistive listening and communication solutions...

Don’t Be Shocked
Many houses of worship seem to be talking about receiving an electrical shock while performing or speaking during a service or a rehearsal. Electrical shocks happen when a relatively large amount of current flows through your body. If you get shocked when touching a...

Clinic Keeps Techs Healthy On the Road and at Home
Members of church production teams are uniquely interesting individuals. While they all have a calling to use their audio, video, lighting, and musical expertise to serve God at one or more local churches, many are also working professionally at local theater and...

Worship Facility Podcast: 7 Steps to a More Secure Computer Network
Roger Blalock, IT Security Director for the National Institute of Standards and Technology, details seven simple actions that every church should take to reduce their risk of becoming a victim of accidental or malicious computer security incidents. Many of these...

Waves Audio Releases IONIC 16 SoundGrid Stagebox with Superior Audio Quality
Waves Audio, the world’s leading developer of professional audio signal processing technologies and plugins, is now shipping IONIC 16, a 16-in / 12-out SoundGrid stagebox with Waves Signature Preamps. With Waves’ new IONIC 16, you can now step up to superior...

Five Crucial Areas of Security for Churches with Schools: Strategies to Keep Students and Staff Safe
The tragic events that occurred at the Presbyterian Covenant School in Nashville, Tennessee in April 2023 served as a stark reminder of the importance of protecting the safety and security of students and staff in churches with attached schools. As a church with a...

Six Steps To A Great Church Video
Quality videos always start with a great story (that needs to be discovered or written), and go from there.

Olive Baptist Church Branches Out Into Immersive IEM Mixing
At 10,000 members, and part of the Southern Baptist Convention, Olive Baptist Church in Pensacola, Florida is among the largest congregations in the region. Its main campus, one of two in the city, has always fielded a large contingent of musicians, vocalists, and...

Waves Audio Releases IONIC 16 SoundGrid Stagebox with Superior Audio Quality
Waves Audio, the world’s leading developer of professional audio signal processing technologies and plugins, is now shipping IONIC 16, a 16-in / 12-out SoundGrid stagebox with Waves Signature Preamps. With Waves’ new IONIC 16, you can now step up to superior...

Sony’s New C-80 Studio Microphone is Truly Multi-Purpose
If you're ready for a truly professional microphone, Sony's C-80 is a great place to start. Whether you’re recording vocals, doing VO work, podcasting, or building up your recording studio, the C-80 is a perfect studio-quality condenser mic. At just $499...

Gear Report: Video Editing Software
Whether you’re a filmmaker or a marketer, you need access to professional video editing software that lets you create impressive videos. There are many types of video editing software available on the market, but which one should you go for? Each of them has its own...
Worship Facility Gear Report: Streaming Switchers
A video switcher is a device or software that allows you to switch between multiple cameras while live streaming. They also let you switch between scenes, launch different types of media, and adjust audio levels. When you have a multi camera set-up for your...
Marshall Takes Pan-Tilt Zoom Camera Technology to the Next Level with Debut of its First 4K60 Digital ePTZ Camera
Marshall Electronics announces the release of the CV420e, its first-ever digital PTZ (ePTZ) camera. The CV420e is suitable for professional broadcast and proAV applications including professional sporting events, reality television, broadcast trucks, weather vehicles...
DELTACAST Announces Low-bitrate Video Streaming Support in its IP Virtual Card with intoPIX JPEG XS Software
intoPIX, leading expert of innovative video compression solutions, and DELTACAST, leader in live video transport and processing solutions, offer developers support for JPEG XS & SMPTE 2110-22 using DELTACAST IP Virtual Card. The IP Virtual...
Encore LP32IP: ADJ’s Punchy Panel With Lime LED Technology For Higher CRI Output
The rugged Encore LP32IP LED wash light offers smooth color mixing with a vast palette of options and a high CRI. Suitable for use both indoors and outdoors in any weather, thanks to its IP65-rated casing design, this versatile luminaire can be used as a color wash,...
Worship Facility Gear Report: Audio Consoles
When you’re putting together a sound system for your church, one of the first things you need to look at is a mixer. After all, your entire system revolves around it! It provides your audio inputs and outputs, microphone amplification, routing, and more. So where do...
Proteus Rayzor 1960™ High-output LED Wash and FX Light Now Available from Elation Professional
When lighting designers are looking for a workhorse washlight but also want something novel to add to their designs they often turn to the Proteus Rayzor 760™, Elation’s popular LED wash, mid-air and specialty effect light in one. Now available and shipping is the...
Sony Electronics Introduces a Powered Line-Array Speaker Designed for Use with Large Displays
Sony Electronics’ new high-performance line-array speaker, the SLS-1A, is purpose-built to create new sound field coverage when paired with large format displays. It is ideal for education, corporate, retail and faith applications. The speaker solves common...