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Village Baptist Church Upgrades to Sennheiser/Neumann Wireless System

Village Baptist Church Upgrades to Sennheiser/Neumann Wireless System

DESTIN, FL – Blessed with a 1,400-seat worship center, Village Baptist Church in Destin, Fla., schedules an ambitious calendar of dramatic productions, multi-media activities and services that span traditional to contemporary. Unfortunately, their wireless microphone collection, which didn't work well even when it was new, reached the end of its useful life and began distracting the focus of their services. Instead of praise for God and lessons from the Bible, annoying crosstalk between microphone channels and, worse, periodic interference from nearby Eglin Air Force Base captured the attention of church members despite their best attempts to ignore it.

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Chattanooga’s Precept Ministries International Acquires LightViperTM Audio Transport System

ANNAPOLIS JUNCTION, MD – FiberPlex Inc. has announced that the company’s LightViperTM audio transport system was recently acquired by Precept Ministries of Chattanooga, Tenn. The international Bible study aids organization installed the advanced fiber optic audio system from their main auditorium, which is used as a production studio for their TV and radio production control rooms and various audio/video production suites located in a separate building on the 32-acre pastoral campus.

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Group One Ltd and DiGiCo Reach Distribution Agreement

FARMINGDALE, NY – U.S. Pro Audio distributor, Group One Ltd., under the direction of President Jack Kelly, has announced it has reached an agreement with UK-based digital console manufacturer DiGiCo to distribute its products within the U.S. and Puerto Rico. The agreement was signed Jan. 14, 2008 and is retroactive beginning Jan. 1, 2008.

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Kuala Lumpur Gig Gets Loud with Sennheiser

KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA – International and regional celebrities took the stage each night with Sennheiser and Neumann microphones at the recent inaugural Live & Loud Kuala Lumpur 2007. Live & Loud KL '07 is said to be the largest and longest festival in Southeast Asia, with an estimated attendance of 65,000. The ten-day music and concert extravaganza drew the likes of Whitney Houston, Dionne Warwick, Shaggy, Rick Price, James Morrison, Zhang Zhen Yue and Zhang Hui Mei (A-Mei) through nightly performances showcasing different genres and themes. The event was supported by the Malaysia Tourism Board and is expected to be an annual affair.

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Soundcraft GB2R, RapcoHorizon LTI-1 Stereo Interface, Heil Sound PR35 Dymanic Microphone

Soundcraft GB2R

This 19-inch rack-mountable mixer is designed specifically for smaller installations in churches and performance venues, or for small portable PA systems. Available in two versions, the GB2R offers either 16 mono inputs to a stereo mix output, or a 12.2 version with 12 mono inputs, two full-feature stereo inputs and two group busses, each model having six auxiliary sends.

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Speakers-on-a-Stick

This class of portable P.A. gear has gone through some weird twists over the past decade. Not so long ago, the kind of portable powered systems that sit on tripod speaker stands were the norm for smaller gigs, but as technology rocketed forward, the humble speaker-on-a-stick became an “an-klebiter only” tool and was widely dismissed by most in the middle-levels-and-up of the pro audio industry.

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Lab.gruppen/TC Group’s Tim Chapman

BUSINESS

Who: Tim Chapman, head of marketing, Lab.gruppen
 
Where: Kungsbacka, Sweden (just south of Gothenburg).

When founded: Lab.gruppen was founded in 1979; since 2002, it has been part of the TC Group.

What: Creating sound reinforcement products for the professional audio industry — designs and manufacturers power applications and powered loudspeaker management systems.

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Speaker Cables — You Get What You Pay For

Yeah, we all have a techno-ignorant past that we have to bear, especially when it comes to speaker cables. I remember when speaker cable for the P.A. system was that clear plastic stuff with copper and nickel/copper wires inside that we bought innocently at some retail store. Eventually, we realized that cheap is as cheap does, and better speaker wire leads to a listenable improvement in sound quality. This column is intended to dispel some myths about speaker cabling and to help you think about the right way to choose high-power handling cables.

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Hired Gun for God

When I think of worship sound, I generally put this end of the biz into two categories. First, there is the owner-operator guy like me, who installs systems in small churches and mixing services during the week or on the weekends. Then there is the large regional or national company that has the resources and ability to install large complex systems into any church or large venue.

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JTS Microphones

As long as I have been in the sound biz, I have been looking for a better microphone. Not because I have been dissatisfied with the standard models most commonly used, but because I started my career in music as a singer. And, as a singer, I am acutely aware how a mic can color one’s voice. Well, if a microphone can make a voice sound different, then can’t it make an instrument sound different? Of course, the answer is yes and, there-fore, my never-ending quest to find a better (or at least different) microphone.

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Allen & Heath iLive Digital Mixing System

With the rapid move toward digital mixing in the live arena, it may seem to some that Allen & Heath is late to the party. But keep in mind that this company put out its first digital mixer almost a decade ago — a small-powered rig called the ICON — that is still being used for smaller applications today. The iLive is a huge jump forward and moves A&H firmly into the fray, giving them a fighting chance in the digital mixing market.

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Like Father, Like Son

When the father-son team of Jaygarick and Joe Stewart decided to go into business together, there was no doubt who was going to get the title of president, Jay jokes. At the same time, the duo wasn’t hung up on titles back then, and they are not now. After all, Dad is Dad.

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