ChurchTechWeekly

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.

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.

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 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

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)

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)

This week Van & Mike are joined by Karl Peterson in Atlanta. The trio talk about prioritizing projects for upgrade, what things are non-negotiable in a build or upgrade and discover a very clever way to build a matrix video wall out of unusual parts. Guests: Van Metschke Karl Peterson Picks of the Week: Ikea Jansö (LED desk lamp) $9.95 The Buttkicker (Low End Enhancer) under $500 Fleenor DMX24DM (24 channel rack mount dimmer) $1500 Softron Movie Recorder (Pro level video recording for Mac) $varies ZTS Mini Multi Battery Tester (load-based battery tester) $3

This week Van & Mike are joined by Karl Peterson in Atlanta. The trio talk about prioritizing projects for upgrade, what things are non-negotiable in a build or upgrade and discover a very clever way to build a matrix video wall out of unusual parts. Guests: Van Metschke Karl Peterson Picks of the Week: Ikea Jansö (LED desk lamp) $9.95 The Buttkicker (Low End Enhancer) under $500 Fleenor DMX24DM (24 channel rack mount dimmer) $1500 Softron Movie Recorder (Pro level video recording for Mac) $varies ZTS Mini Multi Battery Tester (load-based battery tester) $3