Brentwood Baptist Church was officially constituted on Easter Sunday of 1969 in the Nashville suburb of Brentwood, Tennessee. In the past half century, it’s grown to nine campuses around the region and consistently averaged over 5,000 worshipers in weekly on-campus...
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AVPro Edge Introduces a Compact Form Factor 2-Channel Dante Amplifier
AVPro Edge (www.avproedge.com) has introduced the model AC-DANTE-AMP-2CH, a 2-channel amplifier with decoding for Dante and AES67 audio formats up to 96kHz. The Dante 2-channel amp has been engineered as a problem solver for integrators through...
Don’t Miss the Loudspeaker Demo at CFX!
It's not too late to go to the Church Facilities Expo, where you can see not only dozens of sessions to help you improve your church worship service, church security, or church teams, as well as the Expo with any kind of product or service your church could need, but...
State of the Art Loudspeakers Enhance Lithuania’s Old Church of St. John the Baptist
Located along the banks of the slow-moving Nemunas River and surrounded by green meadows, the Old Church of St. John the Baptist stands alone as a sentinel against time. The picturesque Gothic church, with its striking steep-pitched roof, draws tourists and...
St. John Vianney Church Improves Intelligibility with ICLive X Loudspeakers
In the suburbs of Detroit lies Shelby Township, home to St. John Vianney Catholic Church. The quiet and unassuming church hosts a vast nave, with seating for more than 1200 people. The rectangular nave features brick-lined walls and soaring slanted ceilings that...
Gear Report: Best Vocal Microphones 2023
When it comes to buying the very best vocal microphone, the decision is hugely personal. It really does boil down to the qualities of the voice it will be capturing and whether it’ll be used in the studio or on the stage. It can be hard to know where to start –...
ASI Audio 3DME System Provides Hearing Protection to Musicians Everywhere
It's common knowledge that rock and roll performers have suffered severe hearing loss after being subjected to excessive volume levels on stage from backline amplification and monitor speakers. Your worship band may or may not be as loud as a rock band, but a...
Learning Series: How To Hear Yourself – Proper Use of Audio Mixers and Floor Monitors
REGISTER AND DOWNLOAD NOW The main objective when dialing in monitors is to provide the best reference possible for each musician to help them to achieve their best performance. Properly dialing them in for each individual is critical to the performance of the band as...
DNR Laboratories Creates Flawless RF System at Cathedral of St. Joseph in Hartford
The wireless microphone system at Cathedral of St. Joseph, the seat of the Archdiocese of Hartford in Hartford, CT, was continuously plagued by dropouts and RF interference, detracting from solemnity that the structure and its mission called for. “The Archbishop...
Hope Church Upgrades Audio Worship Experience
Hope Church recently collaborated with Diversified Systems and HARMAN Professional Solutions to update its sound system with a state-of-the-art JBL Professional audio solution. Founded in 1988, Hope Church is located in the Memphis suburb of Cordova and is a member of...
The Right Balance: Sorting Through Tools & Training
Determine if you really need new equipment or if you need better training instead. It might just save your budget.
Navigating Loudspeaker Specifications: What’s Most Important
Reading and interpreting technical specifications for loudspeakers can be painful at times. There are often so many specifications, graphs and plots it can be difficult to determine even simple things like what colors the loudspeakers come in (hint: they’re usually...
Learning Series: Choosing and Maintaining Automated Lights and Consoles
REGISTER AND DOWNLOAD NOW Choosing and maintaining automated lights and consoles can be or become very involved. I have been a technical director for over 30 years and I have really seen the lighting industry change from basic lighting fixtures, dimmers and lighting...
FlexPoint and TORUS Series Spearhead Martin Audio’s InfoComm Product Showcase
Martin Audio will arrive at InfoComm 23 (June 13-16, Orlando, FL) at the strongest point in its 50-year-plus history. This is marked by the recent launch of the FlexPoint portable coaxial point source series, and the TORUS 8 (T820) addition to what it describes as the...
Encourage Participation With a Better Vocal Mix
Arguably the most important aspect of any given mix on any given Sunday in any given church is the vocal. I know some guitar players will disagree here. And drummers. Drummers will definitely disagree. But when people can’t hear the vocal, they won’t sing along....
Learning Series: In-Ear Monitors vs. Stage Wedges – What You Need to Know
REGISTER AND DOWNLOAD NOW Up until about 25 years ago, the only way for amplified performers to hear a “mix” on stage, other than what was bouncing around the room acoustically from the mains, was via stage monitors. The most common of these are the “wedges” we all...
Waves Audio Releases IONIC 16 SoundGrid Stagebox with Superior Audio Quality
Waves Audio, the world’s leading developer of professional audio signal processing technologies and plugins, is now shipping IONIC 16, a 16-in / 12-out SoundGrid stagebox with Waves Signature Preamps. With Waves’ new IONIC 16, you can now step up to superior...
Olive Baptist Church Branches Out Into Immersive IEM Mixing
At 10,000 members, and part of the Southern Baptist Convention, Olive Baptist Church in Pensacola, Florida is among the largest congregations in the region. Its main campus, one of two in the city, has always fielded a large contingent of musicians, vocalists, and...
Audio Troubleshooting Tips
Welcome back everyone, over the last few weeks, I have received a few trouble-shooting questions. Church sound systems can vary in size and capability, each building or space design can have its own challenges. So, let’s talk tech! Technical skill is required to set...
Waves Announces New Features for the Cloud MX Broadcast Audio Mixer
Waves Audio, the world’s leading developer of professional audio signal processing technologies and plugins, announces new updates for the Waves Cloud MX Broadcast Audio Mixer. With this update, Cloud MX now supports 32+2 faders via dual Waves FIT...
Learning Series: How to Create a Clear and Present Mix Using Your EQ Tools
REGISTER AND DOWNLOAD NOW When mixing live audio, one of the biggest mistakes a sound operator can make is aimlessly applying EQ without intentionality. This article will equip you with knowledge and understanding about frequencies and how to use your EQ tools, plus...