Zamar Media Solutions and Home Church Pack Maximum Channels into Minimum Bandwidth with Lectrosonics D-Squared System

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Home Church has been a rock for Christians in the South San Francisco Bay Area since 1977. This past year, they vowed to keep their congregation connected during the coronavirus lockdown via online and outdoor services. There was just one problem: Their aging analog wireless audio equipment had almost become obsolete because the available radio spectrum in the region is changing and shrinking almost by the day. Home Church turned to worship A/V experts Zamar Media Solutions, who specified Lectrosonics’ fourth-generation, all-digital D-Squared system, including two DSQD four-channel receivers, six DHu handheld mics for the praise musicians, and two DBu belt-pack transmitters for the pastors’ headset mics.

“I’m the nerd that went out there to evaluate the situation,” begins system designer Tim Fairbairn. “Because of the repack of frequencies in the Bay area, we’ve been left with literally three digital TV channels worth of spectrum to shoehorn everything into: 15, 18, and 25. Those are the only ones left without broadcasters. Our friends at Home Church needed eight channels of wireless mics, and they needed not to conflict with the five channels they already have there for in-ear monitors.”

Waves Now Shipping the CR8 Creative Sampler and the COSMOS AI-Powered Sample Finder

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Waves Audio, the world’s leading developer of professional audio signal processing technologies and plugins, is now shipping the CR8 Creative Sampler, together with the built-in COSMOS AI-powered Sample Finder and over 2,500 free samples.

The Waves CR8 Creative Sampler takes all of the most powerful creative sample manipulation options and puts them in one easy workflow, so you can get creative fast. With CR8 you can turn any sound into an inspiring playable instrument in seconds

Meyer Sound PANTHER Redefines Large‑Scale Line Array Technology

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Meyer Sound announces PANTHER, a new flagship linear line array loudspeaker engineered to meet rapidly evolving demands for large-scale touring and installed systems.

Complex and visually-focused production scenarios, coupled with tighter safety regulations, often restrict the space and weight allowed for loudspeakers. At the same time, environmental policies require greater energy efficiency and a smaller footprint for transport as more productions shift to a networked signal infrastructure. Responding to these demands, PANTHER’s acoustic output is closer to the significantly larger and heavier LEO line array loudspeaker and occupies the slender form factor of the existing LYON line array loudspeaker. Despite stadium levels of performance, PANTHER weighs just 150 lb (68 kg) and offers substantial savings on current draw from the previous generation flagship line array loudspeaker. A dual analog/Milan AVB network input module means PANTHER offers flexible signal distribution options and each cabinet comes standard with an IP55 weather protection rating — all at a substantially lower initial cost compared to LEO and LYON.

SoundPro Now Accepting Applications for the Jeff Humphrey Technical Scholarship for Students Pursuing an AV Degree

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For the 12th consecutive year, SoundPro is offering a scholarship to one graduating high school senior in pursuit of a technical audiovisual degree. As part of SoundPro’s goal of building a better future for the Audio, Video, and Lighting industry, the Jeff Humphrey Technical Scholarship contributes to educating the next generation of AV professionals.

SoundPro CEO Joshua Curlett established the annual scholarship in 2010. In 2020, the scholarship was renamed in memory of SoundPro’s Executive Vice President, Jeff Humphrey, a talented Front of House engineer who also spent over twenty years with SoundPro. “Jeff was such an advocate for education,” said Curlett. “We are thrilled to continue to honor him through this scholarship, and he’d be proud of the opportunities we’ve given to students interested in pursuing audiovisual degrees. It’s our way to honor Jeff, serve the industry, and help kids pay for school.”

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How to Choose The Right Wireless Microphone

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Houses of Worship aim to create an immersive experience for their congregation. Services are about sharing the message and empowering others to lift their voices in praise and song. From the vocalists to small instrument groups and clergy, all need to be heard clearly and precisely throughout the sanctuary.

For many small-to-medium-sized Houses of Worship, they may not be able to employ a dedicated audio technology team lead to help set up microphones and ensure there is no disconnect between what you hear and what you see. This means that the tools you do purchase and learn need to be adaptable and easy to set up. When purchasing mics and wireless systems to power them, there are several things to consider when making the right investment for your sanctuary space.

Renkus-Heinz Organization Change

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Having successfully navigated the challenges of the past two years and now riding strong sales and business development momentum, Renkus-Heinz is organizing for the next wave of growth with the appointment of Monika Smetona to the role of President. Currently serving as CFO of the privately held loudspeaker manufacturer and a member of the founding Heinz family, Monika will rely on Ralph Heinz, CTO, to lead the company into the future. Together, they are optimally positioned to further realize the potential of Renkus-Heinz.

Commenting on the appointment, Harro Heinz stated, “At Renkus-Heinz, Monika has worked her way up from handling Finances and HR to now maintaining the smooth running of the factory. She has become central to our organization, our culture and our continued success, and I am confident that together with Ralph, she will keep us on the same positive trajectory for the next phase of our development.”

Yamaha and 1 Beyond Partner to Redefine the Audio and Video Speaker-Tracking Experience

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Yamaha Unified Communications today announced the ADECIA Ceiling Solution, engineered with Yamaha’s quality audio technology and expertise, integrates seamlessly with 1 Beyond’s Automate™ VX voice-activated camera switching solution to provide a highly accurate speaker-tracking experience. The integration uses a web-based room design software, which requires zero programming, and is now available for corporate, university, and government meeting spaces.

“1 Beyond is a leader in the world of intelligent camera and automated camera switching,” said Phil Marechal, VP of Business Development and Product Management at Yamaha Unified Communications. “Similarly, Yamaha’s ADECIA leverages our dynamic beam tracking technology to pick up and deliver conversations clearly to the far end. This combination of best-in-class voice tracking and audio processing ensure conference participants have the clearest communication possible for an all-around productive meeting.”

Technology’s Potential to Transform Worship For All

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I’ve been booed off stage. Wait – it gets worse. I’ve been booed off stage, in a church, on a Sunday. I remember sitting on the stage after that opening night of our Christmas production years ago knowing we had a 14-night run of this theatrical catastrophe ahead of us. Meanwhile, a pastor waited to have a “word” with us in his office. I still shudder at the memory more than two decades later.

Leaving behind the boos, there were also cheers. I’ve witnessed thousands of congregants transported during a worship service where everything – the music, the message, the visuals, all of it – simply worked.
So it’s undoubtedly worth taking the time to understand the role that technology can play in determining whether our efforts are rewarded with boos or cheers.

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Multi-Campus Events Come Alive

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Technological agility allows churches to keep serving their congregations when in-person meetings need to be avoided or when driving long hours tends to become a burden. The sheer size and geographical spread of some churches encourages operators to think outside the box to find ways of allowing all members to follow services from different on- or off-campus locations. Without sacrificing that powerful feeling of togetherness among attendees in different places.

Distributing video footage and audio signals to a variety of on-campus locations is rather easy and nothing new. Including other campuses that may be several hundred or thousand miles away, on the other hand, is slightly trickier but perfectly feasible. If no interactive elements, like a dialogue, sermon, or performance from another location are involved, signal delay is not really an issue. Just about any viable approach can potentially be used to get video and audio from A to B and beyond.