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I heart @wavesaudioltd, @avidlivesound, and @meyersound. The combo is sick! #audiosnobbery

Portable Video…

Our team has been getting this cool portable video rig out the door this week and I thought it would be cool to share.  This rig is comprised of…

• Blackmagic Design 1 M/E, 8 input – 3 aux production switcher
• 2 rackmount video monitors – one for the switcher multi-view and one for the system control Mac Mini
• Macbook Pro running ProPresenter with confidence monitor output
• AJA KiPro for message playback
• 2 channel intercom system
• Capacity for 4 camera IMAG, a second GFX computer, and Quips
• System control Mac Mini running switcher controller software and other production related apps
• Plenty of storage for pieces and parts needed on site

You wouldn’t believe the quality level of the output of a video rig like this, how easy it is to use, as well as the advancement in technology in the past 12 months that puts a rig like this at a previously unheard of price point.  Fun stuff…

News from NAMM: Avid SC48

I was really excited about this one.  It is a great day to own an Avid SC48!

An old friend

If you mix on Yamaha consoles, here is tip number I’ve lost count…Delay LCR.  It will be your friend.  I promise.

A few weeks ago I spent an evening mixing on a Meyer rig with a Yamaha PM5D at FOH.  After having spent 2 years on a PM1D at Kensington, it was like coming home to an old friend.  No plug-ins, parallel compression, or other tricks – just focusing on the fundamentals that make a mix great.  It’s a great reminder that the engineer and musicians are what make a mix.  The tools are only that – tools.

Piedmont Church – Marietta, GA

I spent the day yesterday commissioning and training the team at Piedmont Church on their new IMAG system.  16×16 broadcast SDI router, 8-input 1 M/E switcher with 3 auxes, 2 GFX computers running Renewed Vision ProPresenter and ProVideoPlayer with alpha keying, 3 cameras, intercom system, and a retrofit installation with LOTS of necessary wire and infrastructure.  It is a killer video rig that has met this church’s needs perfectly.

One of my favorite parts of my job is working with churches on the fit and finish of these new systems.  I’ve written for literally years about the art of setting the table for artists to create when mixing and leading an audio team.  This is no different.  After all of the discovery, design, and installation work is completed, the final step is commissioning and training. In these settings my role is to make sure that every single detail has been accounted for, from production IP network configuration to equipment labeling, desktop backgrounds that ensure volunteers are clear which computer they are operating to router and switcher optimization and configuration.  Once the table is properly set for these production artists, the technology disappears into a toolbox for them to use to create the experience that will connect people with God during each service.  It is an honor to partner with some of the most gifted church leaders in the country such as Dr. Ike Reighard, Al Holley, and Roger Christian at Piedmont Church as they advance the message of Christ in their community.