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October 2011 Issue

  • First Look: Countryman

    B2D Directional Lavalier Microphone

  • How iReview: Investing in your Team

    As a church pastor, director, leader or volunteer, how do you invest in the lives of those who work behind the scenes in your church? The answer shows itself in how you organize, support, encourage and value your teams.

  • Mic’ing Your Christmas Pageant

    We know that getting a mic closer to the sound source will usually give us improved live sound performance, such as better gain-before-feedback and less pick-up of unwanted nearby sound. But sometimes we don’t have the luxury of putting the mic exactly where we want it—or maybe we just don’t have enough mics to do the job properly. We explore some solutions.

  • Getting a Grip on Lighting Consoles

    Looking for an upgrade to your tired old lighting console? We take a look at consoles from eight leading lighting console manufacturers targeting the church market.

  • Projecting the Future

    What’s next in projection technology for houses of worship? Is the church market ready for 3D? While 3D is all the rage in the consumer market, it’s not the only innovation that could impact your next video display-related purchase.

  • Multi-tracking Live:  Choosing the Right Route

    With an ever-growing number of options, manufacturers are making it easier to produce high-quality recordings at your church. However, the easiest choice may not yield the best results. We survey a wide range of recording systems currently on the market.

  • Projection Screen Primer

    When we asked a panel of experts what makes churches unique from other users of projection screens, several consistent themes emerged: aesthetics, budget and time constraints, the frequent issue of ambient light, and the tendency of churches to jump on the first product that fits their budget without fully evaluating the situation.

  • How-to Guide to Lighting Design and Fixture Selection

    Having the right tools, and knowing how to use them are two different things. While most church lighting guys haven’t invested the seven years of university study required by the lighting design profession, you can learn the basics and the build your own style and method.

  • Mountaintop Community Church, Birmingham, Alabama

    A strategic retrofit results in an affordable solution to an aging, and rapidly failing sound system. Despite budgetary and structural limitations, by only replacing the bare essentials, the church’s high-energy weekend services are now ready to meet the expectations of those the church hopes to reach.

  • A Conference Center with Muscle: Green Acres Baptist Church, Tyler, Texas

    With the goal of building a “fellowship hall on steroids,” this east-Texas church built a venue it could share with the community. Hosting concerts, banquets, seminars and contemporary worship services, technical flexibility is paramount.

  • Audio Review: Movek MyMix Personal Monitor Mixing and Multi-track Recording System

    "Over the past decade, personal monitor mixing systems have become available from a range of manufacturers. MyMix from Movek offers several new and different features, including the ability to record your rehearsal or performance right from your own mixer."

  • Audio Review: Yamaha DSR Series Loudspeakers

    "Yamaha may have pulled off a minor coup, as these high-fidelity, low-cost, portable loudspeakers deliver outrageous SPL. Oh, and they are lightweight and compact too. Portable churches need to add Yamaha’s DSR Series to their short list of loudspeakers."

  • Audio Review: Bartlett Microphones TM-125 Supercardioid Condenser Stage Floor Microphone

    "Every organization that does theater productions should have in its arsenal at least one floor mic. At $199, the TM-125 from Bartlett Microphones may be that microphone."

  • Video Review: Canon BU-51H HD Pan Tilt Zoom Camera

    The high-quality Canon optics, smooth, quiet, precise controls and picture quality rivals cameras costing two or three times as much. The result is a package that’s changing some people’s impressions about the role of PTZ cameras in church services.

  • Video Review: City Theatrical Projector Dowser

    When black video is still too bright, there is another solution. Perhaps the simplest piece of DMX-con- trolled equipment on the market, the City Theatrical Projector Dowser fills an important role in theatrical productions that involve the use of video projectors.

  • Back Talk: Friends vs. Volunteers

  • Minnesota Church Upgrades with 96k/Optics-Capable Digico SD10 Console

    Minnesota's Eagle Brook Church Transfers SD8/Digirack System To Satellite Campuses and Upgrades Main Sanctuary To Newest

  • WFX Church Tours: Explore Gateway Church

    Gateway is one church meeting in multiple locations and watching God’s plans unfold.

  • South Florida Church Becomes First US User of New L-Acoustics KARAi Loudspeakers

    Church's entire media and worship staff participates in a critical listening shoot out of four loudspeaker systems.

  • New Products view

    New products featured in this issue.

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