Church techs are often called on to be jack of all trades. In such an environment, how do you stay on top of all the technology disciplines, while making good decisions? As you might expect, the guys have some suggestions.

Guests:

Van Metschke

John David Boreing

Theme song:

But I Play One on TV (I'm Not a Fuzoid) by Norm Stockton from his Tea in the Typhoon album.

This week it's all about the PA. We talk about a wide variety of speaker systems we've heard over the last few weeks in different environments, as well as some tips for getting them optimized.

Guests:

Van Metschke

Duke Dejong

Lee Fields

Dave Stagl

Theme song:

But I Play One on TV (I'm Not a Fuzoid) by Norm Stockton from his Tea in the Typhoon album.

As the guys drive back across the desert coming home from InfoComm, they disucss what they saw at the show. The Midas Pro1, Behringer X32, Bose RoomMatch and Digico SD5 are but some of the topics!

Guests:

Van Metschke

Duke Dejong

Theme song:

But I Play One on TV (I'm Not a Fuzoid) by Norm Stockton from his Tea in the Typhoon album.

How do you find the right integrator for your AVL project? Is it important to work local or is going across the country OK? When should you use an integrator or do it yourself? On this episode, we tackle those questions and more.

Guests:

Van Metschke

Rick Russell

Theme song:

But I Play One on TV (I'm Not a Fuzoid) by Norm Stockton from his Tea in the Typhoon album.

Last week I had the immense privilege to be on a panel at Gurus 2012 talking about life at FOH. It was a stacked deck to be sure, and I though we had a fantastic discussion. If you missed the conference, you can still hear the session.

Guests:

Danny Rosenbalm: Moderator

Dave Stagl

Lee Fields

Andrew Stone

Scott Ragsdale

Theme song:

But I Play One on TV (I'm Not a Fuzoid) by Norm Stockton from his Tea in the Typhoon album.

Actually, let's not. This week, we get into a pretty deep discussion about the need for art in the church, the meaning of technology and ask if we are part of the problem or part of the solution.

Guests:

Van Metschke

Duke Dejong

Stephen Proctor

Camron Ware

Theme song:

But I Play One on TV (I'm Not a Fuzoid) by Norm Stockton from his Tea in the Typhoon album.

Actually, lets not. This week, we get into a pretty deep discussion about the need for art in the church, the meaning of technology and ask if we are part of the problem or part of the solution.

Guests:

Van Metschke

Duke Dejong

Stephen Proctor

Camron Ware

Theme song:

But I Play One on TV (Im Not a Fuzoid) by Norm Stockton from his Tea in the Typhoon album.

Fact or fiction: Externally clocking an M7 makes it sound better. Tonight we find out. We also talk about some other cool stuff we've been working with including the Portico 5045 "magic box."

Guests:

Van Metschke

Duke Dejong

Brad Duryea

Dave Stagl

Theme song:

But I Play One on TV (I'm Not a Fuzoid) by Norm Stockton from his Tea in the Typhoon album.

This week the guys discuss options for getting video from the main campus to the remote venues; whether different room on-site, across town or across the country.

Products Mentioned:

Sound Devices Pix Line

Telestream Pipeline

Haivision Kulabyte

Guests:

Van Metschke

Duke Dejong

Karl Peterson

Theme song:

But I Play One on TV (I'm Not a Fuzoid) by Norm Stockton from his Tea in the Typhoon album.

This week we talk about perception. How do our biases, perceptions and opinions affect how we hear what we hear? So much of audio is subjective, yet we're required to maintain consistency.

NAB 2012 Video Coverage: The Complete Collection http://www.churchtecharts.org/home/tag/nab-2012

Guests:

Van Metschke

Duke Dejong

Karl Winkler

Theme song:

But I Play One on TV (I'm Not a Fuzoid) by Norm Stockton from his Tea in the Typhoon album.

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