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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.
How to Permanently Install an LED Video Wall
By Jenny Richards
LED video walls are increasingly popular in Houses of Worship for creating high-impact visual displays throughout services, or in lobbies. This article will guide you through the basic steps of installing an LED video wall and how to find the right local partner to work with.
How Do I Improve My Lighting Overall?
By Tim Adams
I’ve said this time and again but lighting often presents as some black art with no rhyme or reason, but if one takes the time to study it, lighting opens itself up to your knowledge and you finally understand how it works.
In terms of improving lighting in your space, we first must ask some questions: what do you want from your lighting system? Are you looking for general illumination over the congregation (what we call “house” lighting)?
Writing a Choral
By Collin Makariak Of all instruments available to us composers, there is perhaps none more personal and varied than the voice. As it is the only true means we have to convey text through music, writing for voice is especially impactful for someone looking to...
Is Your Audio Equipment Future Proof?
By Andres Caamano For houses of worship, when considering buying new audio equipment, taking a long-term vision is a wise path to follow. If newly purchased gear can serve a ministry well for a decade, avoiding wholesale change, that vision has been successful....
Reducing Feedback
Feedback in a sound system is that annoying howling or squealing tone you hear when the microphones pick up amplified sound from the loudspeakers. Sound from the speakers enters the mics, is re-amplified, and goes around in a feedback loop. Almost instantly, the sound...
Studios in Ministry Environment
2020 was a tipping point for digital communication and 2021 has accelerated it. Organizations had to evolve to find ways to do business online and now the next wave of digital transformation is before us. If we want to be valued by our audiences, we must find ways to improve connection and engagement.
The only way to do this is to provide more relevant experiences by elevating digital content. If digital transformation isn’t part of an organization’s 2022 plan, they will lose out on relationship building with their audience. If digital transformation is a priority, they have the potential to grow their audience.
Streaming: Arriving to the Next Level for Your Church
by Andres Caamano
It’s been over two years since livestreaming worship services for numerous churches went from a luxury to an innate need.
Over this time, churches have learned plenty, in discovering the value toward improving their stream, aiming to grow their audience.
Marshall CV506 and CV508 Enhance Transcontinental Remote Worship Services for Faith Baptist Church South Metro
Long-time Technical Director and Production Professional Phil Hooge was tasked with revolutionizing the way Faith Baptist Church South Metro in Manila, Philippines, streamed its worship services. With his father, Dr. Delbert Hooge, leading the sermons remotely from...
St. Louis Symphony Perfects Outdoor Audio with EAW®
The world-renowned St. Louis Symphony Orchestra stands as a cultural treasure, captivating listeners for decades with its annual outdoor concert on Art Hill in Forest Park. With thousands of attendees each year, the Symphony aims to provide every person with a...
How Walnut Street Theatre Embraced Innovation with Follow-Me
When facing technical challenges, knowing those who hold the solution have your back is critical. “A product can be graded in several ways, including, among others, performance and support," says Matt DeMascolo, Production Technical Supervisor at Philadelphia’s Walnut...
Marian High School Chooses BenQ’s LK936ST Golf Simulator Projector for New Golf Training Lab
Recommended by Golf Sim Experts and Reviewers, the Bright, Color-Accurate, and Maintenance-Free BenQ LK936ST 4K HDR Short-Throw Projector Provides the Golf Team with an Immersive, Life-Like Golf Experience BenQ, an internationally renowned provider of visual display...
KLANG Monitoring Scales to Meet Prestonwood Baptist Church’s Massive Holiday Production, The Gift of Christmas
A nearly 1,000-member cast and choir combine with flying drummers and angels, live animals, and a Living Nativity to create a spectacular show, and everyone in a 50-piece orchestra can hear it all clearly, thanks to KLANG:konductor immersive IEM mixing systems and...
St Paul’s Cathedral shines with PROLIGHTS
Blue Thunder Sound provided full production for the London Film Music Orchestra concert at the St Paul's Cathedral, using over 200 lighting fixtures, including 102 PROLIGHTS Smart Bat units. Blue Thunder Sound strategically placed the lighting fixtures to enhance the...
DPA Microphones’ New DPK2015 Piano Stereo Kit Redefines Piano Miking
DPA Microphones is striking a new chord in piano miking with the debut of its DPK2015 Piano Stereo Kit, an out-of-the-box, plug-and-play miking solution that takes just minutes to install and ensures that the true voice of the piano shines through. Additionally, DPA’s...
Pliant Technologies Expands Sales Team With Appointment of Adam Grede
Pliant Technologies, a leading provider of professional wireless intercom solutions, announces the expansion of its sales organization with the appointment of Adam Grede as the company’s new Regional Sales Manager. In this role, Grede will support all sales efforts...
Ultimate Support Systems Unveils Trio of Gig Bags at NAMM 2026
Ultimate Support Systems announces three new Gig Bags at the 2026 NAMM Show (ACT Entertainment, Booth 5227). Available for acoustic guitar, electric guitar and electric bass, these new gig bags offer an updated balance of protection, comfort and practicality, designed...
Telycam Introduces Mix One, an All-in-One IP Video Switcher Built for PTZ-First Production
Telycam, a PTZ camera innovator with more than a decade of industry experience, today announced Mix One, an all-in-one video production solution designed to expand and elevate its PTZ ecosystem. Purpose-built for PTZ-centric workflows, Mix One combines an encoder,...
Slate Digital Announces ML-2A Modeling Microphone Set
Unlock a virtual library of iconic microphones with a pair of factory-matched small-diaphragm cardioid microphones, optimized for instrument recording Slate Digital introduces ML-2A – the newest iteration of the brand’s pioneering line of modeling microphones....
FENDER UNVEILS CONNECTED MUSIC ECOSYSTEM WITH FENDER STUDIO PRO, AUDIO INTERFACES AND CONTROLLERS
A New Era Of Music Creation Begins With The Next Generation Of Studio One Pro As Fender Studio Pro, Quantum LT, Quantum HD, AudioBox Go™ and Motion™ Production Controllers Fender Musical Instruments Corporation (FMIC) today announced a significant milestone in its...
