Jars of Clay Kicks off “Music Builds Tour” in Detroit with Aviom Gear

posted August 18, 2008

The Music Builds Tour, a traveling festival to raise money and awareness for Habitat for Humanity kicks off this month. The tour’s 22 dates take place at a variety of outdoor and amphitheater venues across the country and features Jars of Clay, Third Day, Switchfoot, and Robert Randolph.

Nashville-based rock band Jars of Clay makes Aviom’s Pro16 monitor mixing and audio distribution gear a regular part of its audio toolkit. This year, as the summer touring season heats up, Aviom products will travel with the band from city to city as part of the Music Builds Tour.

We are going on five years using the Aviom Pro16 rig,” says guitarist Matt Odmark. “We travel with it all the time, and we have never had an Aviom product…

Syn-Aud-Con Tampa Includes Church Technical Tour

posted August 18, 2008

Syn-Aud-con is returning to Tampa after 12 long years. The full week of audio education will take place September 22-25 and will be complimented with an AV technical tour of Idlewild Baptist church. The Sound Reinforcement for Operators seminar and the Sound Reinforcement for Technicians seminars will both be offered. The site is located two miles from Busch Gardens for attendees who would like to make this a family trip.

The motto of seminar for operators is “A sound system is only as good as the operator.” It takes place September 22-23. Attendees are promised knowledge that is essential for operating a sound system. Important subjects such as microphone selection, mixer setup, and signal flow are extensively covered. The emphasis…

ProPresenter 3.4 Updates “Best Overall New Video Product” from 2007 WFX

posted August 17, 2008

Renewed Vision is announcing immediate availability of ProPresenter 3.4, a free update to the award-winning lyric presentation and media playback application written exclusively for for Apple’s MacOS X. Selected as “The Best Overall New Video Product” in 2007 by Worship Facilities Expo, ProPresenter 3.4 is designed for church worship presentations and lyric presentation staging or concert events.

New features include the Alpha Keyer Module ($999), producing a true key/fill output for professional quality CG integration with broadcast level video switchers.  “The Alpha Keyer Module introduces key/fill outputs for the first time in a software specifically designed for the church market,” says Brad…

Latin America’s Largest Christian Church Installs Meyer Sound System

posted August 15, 2008

Guatemala’s Fraternidad Cristiana de Guatemala (also known as Mega Frater) is the largest Christian church in Latin America. Measuring a stunning 1,217 million square feet, this massive structure includes a school, restaurant, swimming pool, full television and radio production facilities, a heliport atop an eight-story parking garage, a 12,500-seat theatre in their main sanctuary, a stage larger than most major concert venues, and much more. 

To find a powerful sound system capable of delivering even coverage for spoken word and live music material in the expansive room, Mega Frater turned to Guatemala City-based Pro Sound. After thorough considerations by a committee which included the church’s senior pastor, Jorge…