Audiovisual

Assisted listening systems are one of the most overlooked components of a church sound system. By not including assisted listening (or “hearing assist”) devices in your sound system, it is possible that members of your congregation are missing out on hearing God's Word, and you may even be breaking the law.

With the advent of Pokemon Go and all the excitement last year with this augmented reality game, more technologies have been released and are currently being developed to take advantage of both augmented and virtual reality--both in secular and religious applications. In case you're already confused about what the differences between these two technologies, below is a helpful infographic with information to clarify what defines each technology.

The increasing number of devices on your church's network can put a strain not only on your bandwidth but on you as a tech. While connected devices have made things easier within the church, they have also created a new set of headaches.

Audio quality for the spoken word should be of utmost importance when it comes to church sound. It is common to address things like loudspeakers, acoustics, EQ, and compression when we think about manipulating the sound quality. And those things are very important.

Your pastor is always juggling his time. Pastoring is a thankless job with hundreds of people vying for his precious little time. It is challenging to have so many people in need; setting priorities and boundaries can be difficult. He wants to make everyone happy but he still needs to prepare for Sunday and lead the church.

ProPresenter is worship software that sits at the conjunction of "powerful" and "easy to use." That doesn’t mean that everyone who sits down in front of it will immediately know how to use it, though. In fact, it’s so powerful, that you might not know where to look to do what you want, s

In-ear monitor systems are a great way to control stage volume and craft a better main mix. There are three primary things that a good in-ear monitor system does: Reduce the volume and acoustic energy on stage Give the performer on stage control over their own monitor mix Reduce microphone bleed and feedback problems

Where once screens were only in a few select locations - perhaps the living room - now screens ride along with us in our pockets, our purses, and our backpacks. Children have access to screens throughout the day at school and each of us, regardless of our field, use screens in some way whether we're a server at Chili's, a teacher, or business professional.