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With a focus on helping houses of worship navigate the tricky world of AVL and production, Technologies for Worship Magazine offers educational articles, product reviews, product and industry news, and training opportunities for worship volunteers, technical directors, worship leaders, pastors and anyone else with a passion for excellence in worship production.
From There to Here
by Matt Hemmele Whenever you enter an organization there is this internal pressure, drive, initiative, etc., to contribute as fast as possible and help push the organization forward. It’s natural, it’s healthy, and it should be something we embrace; however,...
Grace Church engages Mankin Media Systems in their 4D process (Dream, Design, Deploy, Defend)
Grace Church, located just outside of Erie, PA, was founded in 1895 in Erie, PA. In their nearly 130-year history, Grace has outgrown their building a couple of times, embraced a multi-site strategy, and continued to adapt and change for the purpose of spreading the...
Clearly Communicating
by Tim Adams Recently, we were contacted to audit designing and installing new audio system into a brand-new church in the greater Seattle area. The church had a budget to work with which seemed adequate and, as we always do, we arranged a time to meet with the pastor...
Mastering the Art of Audio Mixing for Worship Broadcasts
In the digital age, worship services extend beyond the physical confines of a church building, reaching global audiences through live broadcasts. Audio plays a critical role in translating the spiritual essence of a worship service to online viewers. In this...
Understanding Camera Control Units (CCUs)
When live-streaming worship, the seamless control and manipulation of cameras play a pivotal role in delivering high-quality visuals. Camera Control Units (CCUs) serve as the unsung heroes behind the scenes, providing operators with the tools needed to optimize camera...
Visual Storytelling Through Light
By Matt Hemmele Given the time to think, I bet we could come up with dozens of stories we have read, movies we have seen, or TV shows we have binged that have moved us emotionally. Stories that had such an impact on us that we are able to, without much effort,...
USA Swim Trials Streamline Production with Luminex
The USA 2024 Olympic Swim Trials transformed the Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis into a state-of-the-art swim venue, building two Olympic-sized swimming pools within the stadium, separated by a partition. Caleb Cassler, Senior Audio Specialist from Dodd...
JVC Professional Video Makes Livestreaming A Breeze for Filmscape Chicago
Filmscape, an educational, non-profit that helps develop resources in the Chicago metro and surrounding areas for people pursuing careers in film and television, provides engaging content covering all things production. To build knowledge for those working behind the...
Baton Rouge’s Rose Hill Church Quadruples its Sanctuary Size, While Integrating two Solid State Logic Live L200 Plus Mixing Consoles
Rose Hill Church relocated a few miles across Baton Rouge earlier this year, upgrading from a 200-seat sanctuary to one more than four times that size to better accommodate its growing congregation. As part of the upgrade, the church integrated an all-new sound...
All Creation Sings in 360° Immersive Sound with L-Acoustics L-ISA at Museum of the Bible
Two blocks south of Washington, D.C.’s National Mall, home to the capital city’s many historic monuments and institutions, stands the six-story, 430,000-square-foot Museum of the Bible. Since 2017, the museum has welcomed millions of visitors through its 40-foot...
Safeliz Elevates Content Production and Distribution with Blackmagic Design
In a move to enhance its content production and distribution capabilities, Safeliz, a Christian publishing house affiliated with the Seventh-day Adventist Church, has integrated a live production workflow featuring acquisition, control and delivery hardware from...
Paragon 360 completes extensive multi-year, multi-phased renovation project for First West Monroe, LA.
Paragon 360 was contracted in 2020 by First West Monroe, LA for a for a large-scale, multi-phased, multi-year renovation project that would include strategic planning and master planning services, a renovation of the 2,000-seat sanctuary, Feazel chapel, and control...
Central Church Utilizes Sony Cameras for Video Initiatives and Inspires Others to Switch to Sony
Central Church Utilizes Sony Cameras for Video Initiatives and Inspires Others to Switch to Sony by Todd Perkins, Elder | Leader of Video Ministry at Central I’m an Elder at Central Church in Ewing, NJ, overseeing our video initiatives. We host three Sunday services,...
KV2 helps immerse visitors in new sensory experience in Church of San Miguel, Cuenca
The ancient temple of San Miguel in the city of Cuenca in the mountains of east-central Spain provides a stunning backdrop for ‘Luz Cuenca’, a fully immersive sensory experience offering an artistic expression of the cultural wealth of the city. Drawing on the city’s...
DPA Expands Lavalier Portfolio at IBC 2024 With Introduction of 2061 Miniature Omni Mic
DPA Microphones releases its new 2061 Miniature Omnidirectional Microphone, a solution intended for individuals who work with professional-level sound capture of the voice, in all of its nuances, at IBC 2024 (Stand 8.C42). From broadcast studios and ENG applications...
Wisycom Releases New MTH610 Handheld Wireless Microphone Transmitter at IBC 2024
Wisycom releases its new MTH610 Handheld Wireless Microphone Transmitter, the latest addition to the brand’s Symphony line of products, at IBC 2024 (Stand 8.C44). Designed for professional wireless microphone applications, the new handheld features dual-band...
Sennheiser Spectera
At IBC, Sennheiser ushers in a new era of digital wireless audio transmission with the world’s first bidirectional wideband solution: Spectera. Using the ground-breaking WMAS (Wireless Multichannel Audio Systems) technology, Spectera greatly reduces wireless system...
New remote audio monitoring options added to Waves Cloud MX Audio Mixer Premium
Waves Audio, the world’s leading developer of professional audio signal processing technologies and plugins, is pleased to announce new updates to its Cloud MX Audio Mixer Premium subscription, which combines Cloud MX, Waves’ innovative cloud-based broadcast audio...
Camera & ATEM product updates
Blackmagic Design today announced ATEM Switchers 9.6.2 update which adds support for Visca over IP camera control on all ATEM Constellation models. Now customers can control up to 100 PTZ cameras via their network using the IP address of the camera. This update also...
Roland Announces P-6 Creative Sampler
Roland announces the P-6 Creative Sampler, the latest addition to the growing AIRA Compact family of portable instruments for modern music creators. The P-6 packs renowned Roland sampling technology into a pocket-size gadget with sophisticated granular sound design...
