Bio: Dan Daley is a journalist covering the business of media arts, production, manufacturing, distribution, and related issues globally.
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Designing a Church Stage That's Ready to Rock
The stage itself may be the most fundamental element of the presentation process. Here's what the pros say churches need to consider to get theirs clean-looking and top-functioning. Read more
Remote AV Systems Monitoring: More Important--and Easier
Multisite church model presents technical challenges that connecting LAN to the Internet can solve Read more
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3 Tips for Church Staging, Design and AV Accessibility
Access—to racks, to wiring, to devices, to consumables like lamps—is too often not part of the conversation during the systems design stages. Putting that concern earlier in the discussion can reap significant rewards later for your tech staff. Read more
Monitor Mixing in the Age of IEMs: What Church Techs Need to Know
IEMs have essentially democratized monitoring, giving each person on stage DIY monitoring capabilities. What does that look like in your workflow moving forward? And how can you get the absolute best results at your church? Read more
Expert Advice on Choosing Mics
Microphones represent a complex category. Consultants share what makes this so, and what church techs can do to achieve great sound--right where it starts. Read more
Should Your Church Reuse Old Gear?
Safety, reliability and compatibility are all concerns when using hand-me-down gear. Church consultants and integrators share their insights to help tech directors make the best call on used gear. Read more
The Art of Worship Video Projection
Here's how to avoid the visual pyrotechnics and use projection to support the Message. Read more
Console Control: Who's Driving Your Sound?
It's easy for a church’s volunteers to get in over their heads when it comes to mixing sound. But new software for audio consoles is allowing tiered access that can flex as your volunteer operators' skillsets do. Read more
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Considerations for Multisite Sound System Design
If your church is multisite or headed that way, there are a number of factors to consider in choosing (and reusing) audio systems. Not least of them, the sonic, acoustical and infrastructural differences between venues. Read more
Power Play
Self-powered 3-way loudspeaker systems offer a useful synergy where sonic quality is a top priority--and weight and other rigging issues are secondary. Read more
Christmas Productions Do an About-face
A report on mic’ing challenges—from RF spectrum reallocation to innovative wireless technologies—helps church techs learn a few new tips and tricks just in time for the ultra-busy holiday production time of year. Read more
Breaking Sound Barriers: A Loudspeaker Technology Update
Size, power and aesthetics are some of the characteristics of recent loudspeaker design innovation, but there are more. This article focuses on five examples of how installed sound is getting better at the source. Read more
White Paper: Best Practices for Audio Systems Design
Systems design isn’t as simple as it used to be, as the industry moves ever closer to audio-over-IP. Here’s a blue print to guide you through your your next audio upgrade. Read more
Microphones in the Limelight
Microphone choice and placement are the two most critical aspects of achieving good theatrical audio—at all-important Christmas and at any time of year. Read more
Audio Networking— Simple and Not So Simple
The convergence of audio and IT has a lot of potential benefits for houses of worship, but it comes with its own set of challenges and costs. Read more
Why WFX?
The world is complicated and the WFX Show helps church leaders parse a new landscape of communication and community. Read more
Digital Mixing Consoles: A Match Not Made in Heaven
After years of romancing the church with expensive, complicated products, the digital console industry is finally delivering a broad range of remarkably powerful, affordable and easy-to-use mixers. Read more
Demystifying Loudspeaker System Design
Here are the fundamentals that can help save churches grief— and money. Read more
Audio Console Technology Update
Digital is dominant (although analog IS far from dead). Here’s some help choosing … Read more
