It's another special edition of "Where's Duke?" this week as Duke and Van both join Mike from undisclosed locations. Topics include, how to produce sucsessful special events off-site and the importance of building relationships with other local churches.

Guests:

Van Metschke

Duke Dejong

Picks:

Syncheck II (Audio/video sync testing device) $325

Acer T230H (23" Wide-screen touch display) $316

ABP Dynasonics ProDesk-4 (Analog mixing console) $7900-13000 depending on model

Mike and Van are joined by Camron Ware of Visual Worshiper. The conversation centers around creating immersive worship environments using projection and lighting. And of course, some great picks of the week.

Guests:

Van Metschke

Camron Ware

Picks:

Jing (Screen Capture Software/Service) $14.95/year

Kensington Keyfolio (BlueTooth Keyboard/Case for iPad) $59

DPA 4098 HB (Hanging Choir Mics) $499 ea.

Visual Worshiper (Camron's Website) Priceless

Van and Mike win a round of Where's Duke when Duke Dejong joins them "in studio." The trio talk about the importance of building solid relationships between tech and musicians, and share some key thoughts on mentoring.

Guests:

Van Metschke

Duke Dejong

Picks:

Christie DWU670-E (Single DLP WUXGA Projector) $More affordable than usual Christie produts

Zotak MAG N330 (Atom-based PC) $268

Shure Beta 181 (Ultra compact side-address mic) $499

Theme song:

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

This week Mike and Van talk about how to handle complaints about the sound, environmental projection and the LiveX/K-Series speaker shootout. And, some great picks of the week.

Guests:

Van Metschke

Picks:

Affineon Lighting (Architectural LED lights)

Snatch (iPhone App for Control) $2.99

EV LiveX ELX115P (Powered 15" Speaker) $699 List

Links:

OSHA Sound Level Guidlines

QSC K-Series (Powered Speakers)

Camron Ware's Site Visual Worshiper

Theme song:

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

Mike and Duke are joined by Brad Weston of Renewed Vision. Brad brings us some observations from Catalyst West, some thoughts on social media and an overview of the exciting new features in ProVideo Player. Duke and Mike talk about Gurus and of course have some great picks of the week.

Guests:

Duke Dejong

Brad Weston

Picks:

Gurus of Tech Session Notes (from the Willow Creek Production Guys) Free

Gurus "Mixing is an Art Not a Plugin" (Bootleg recording of the session) Free

ViewStream 500HD (Digital Media Player) $549

Mike and Duke are joined by Brad Weston of Renewed Vision. Brad brings us some observations from Catalyst West, some thoughts on social media and an overview of the exciting new features in ProVideo Player. Duke and Mike talk about Gurus and of course have some great picks of the week.

Guests:

Duke Dejong

Brad Weston

Picks:

Gurus of Tech Session Notes (from the Willow Creek Production Guys) Free

Gurus Mixing is an Art Not a Plugin (Bootleg recording of the session) Free

ViewStream 500HD (Digital Media Player) $549

This week, Mike welcomes Jason Cole to the show. The duo tackle some reader questions including a "hit by a bus" list, handling guitar amp volume on stage and using snapshots. Also, some great picks of the week.

Guest:

Jason Cole

Picks:

iTeleport (iPad app) $25

Middle Atlantic UCP Series (modular connector panels) about $10 ea.

Theme song:

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

Mike and Van get into a great conversation on how the worship leader and pastor can help the sound guy do a better job. Surprisingly enough, it's a lot less about technical skill and a lot more about relationships.

Guests:

Van Metschke

Picks:

Trillian (Cross-Platform IM Service) $4-5 for apps

Synergy (Cross-Platform keyboard/mouse sharing) Free

QuickSynergy (GUI for Mac Version of Synergy) Free

Theme song:

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

Mike and Van are joined by Karl Winkler of Lectrosonics. Now that we've made it through the 700 MHz transition, there is a new potential threat to our wireless serenity. Karl offers some great insights on how to prepare and what we can expect. Don't worry, the sky is not yet falling, but we're all going to need to get better at RF understanding and management.

Guests:

Van Metschke

Karl Winkler

Picks of the Week:

Apple iPad (handheld wireless awesomeness) $499 and up

Desktop Connect (VNC/RDP remote access iPad client) $14.95

AC7 Core (Virtual control surface for iPad) $7.99

It's like the band is back together! Mike & Van are joined by Colin Burch and John David Boreing to talk about getting the sermon online. We talk about the recording process as well as post-processing. Stick with it to the end and the title actually makes sense!

Guests:

Van Metschke

Colin Burch

John David Boreing

Picks of the Week:

Elation DP-DMX 20L (4 channel portable dimmer)

Dante MY-16 AUD (Dante Card for Yamaha Mixers)

Dove Systems DM124WM (Wall Mount Dimmer)

Dove Systems DM412WM (Wall Mount Dimmer)

Apple Airport Extreme (Wireless Access Point/Router)