House of Worship Podcast Show 62

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In this edition, SVC contributing editor Bennett Liles talks with producer Ric Seaberg and Production Manager J.B. Bowling of the Shadow Mountain Community Church about their work on the San Diego-based TV program Turning Point, the television ministry of David Jeremiah, Ph.D. Seaberg and Bowling detail how the program began its ongoing upgrade to HD and the purchase and construction of the program’s new HD production truck, complete with an Solid State Logic C200 HD digital audio console.
Show Notes:

• Realacoustix, the company that made a custom diffusion panel for the truck
• Digidesign’s ProTools used to perform multi-track recording
• Sennheiser condenser E908B mics that clip onto the bells of the brass instruments
• The Avid Nitris DX editing system used in the Turning Point Ministries truck

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Corporate AV Podcast Show 4

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In this edition, SVC contributing editor Bennett Liles talks with Ryan Cahoy, managing director of Rise Vision in Etobicoke, Ontario, a leading provider of software as a service providing 24/7 content to thousands of digital signage screens worldwide. In Part Two, Cahoy goes further into details of the signage installation for Healthcare Management Associates (HMA), installed by partner Vertigo Group USA and he provides some insight into the installation’s mechanics and some trends in the digital signage industry.
Show Notes:

• Features of the Rise Network that are being used in the HMA installation
• The role that partner Ingram Micro played in supplying the players and screens
• Webinars from Rise Vision on Web-based digital signage
• A gallery of digital signage content examples arranged by application.

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Networked AV Podcast Show 12

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In this edition, SVC contributing editor Bennett Liles continues his talk with Brad Benn, director of application engineering for Crown International, a leading manufacturer of a wide range of audio products, including networked power amplifiers. Benn offers more details on how Crown installed and configured the network of power amplifiers in the new Yankee Stadium.

Show Notes:

• How System Architect software is used to interface HiQnet with non-Harman gear
• Harman’s work with the IEEE 802.1 AVB Task Group
• Innovative programming used in previous installations such as Busch Stadium
• How the Setup Wizard is used to configure Crown’s PIP modules.

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House of Worship Show 61

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In this edition, SVC contributing editor Bennett Liles continues his talk with Bill Schuermann, of HFP Acoustical, a Houston-based company offering acoustical installation and consulting for the transportation, industrial, architectural and AV markets. Schuermann reveals some tricks of the trade he used in the challenging installation including the use of some innovative loudspeaker camouflage, acoustic assessment tools, EASE software and PC applications from Meyer Sound, as well as the reaction of the church and its performers to the finished product.
Show Notes:

• Schuermann’s creative use of camouflaged Meyer MM-4 speakers in the altar steps
• Meyer’s UPJ-1P speakers and their place in the St. Laurence installation
• HFP’s use of the EASE software in tackling the challenging acoustic environment
• The Meyer Sound Remote Monitoring Software (RMS) and how it was used

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Corporate AV Podcast Show 3

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In this edition, SVC contributing editor Bennett Liles talks with Scott Sharon, president of Vertigo Group USA in Naples, Fla., a consulting and implementation company providing digital signage solutions for a wide range of businesses to aid in training, marketing, and internal communications. In Part One, Sharon details the specifics of an initial digital signage installation for Healthcare Management Associates (HMA), a leading operator of acute-care hospitals.
Show Notes:

• The use of Samsung 40-inch monitors in landscape and portrait mode
• The AOpen players attached directly to the back of the Samsung monitors
• Vertigo’s partnership with Ingram Micro in providing the installation
• The use of a Rise Vision software-as-a-service package for content.

Networked AV Podcast Show 11

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In this edition, SVC contributing editor Bennett Liles talks with Brad Benn, director of application engineering for Crown International, a leading manufacturer of a wide range of audio products, including networked power amplifiers. Crown put hundreds of its amplifiers into the new Yankee Stadium installation in a massive networking operation that brings power amp control to a new level and impressive scale.

Show Notes:

• Crown’s teamwork with AVI/SPL and McCann Systems
• The use of PIP Lite modules in the stadium’s Crown amplifiers
• Crown’s PIP-USP3/CN modules for integrating CobraNet
• The advantages of using HiQnet in the Yankee Stadium installation

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House of Worship Show 60

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In this edition, SVC contributing editor Bennett Liles talks with Bill Schuermann, of HFP Acoustical, a Houston company offering acoustical installation and consulting for the transportation, industrial, architectural and AV markets. Schuermann details the sound system installation in the newly enlarged St. Laurence Catholic Church in Sugar Land, Texas. Wrap-around seating, a multifaceted ceiling, and a multitude of hard, reflective surfaces added to the challenge to maintain architectural dignity and sound system unobtrusiveness. In the discussion:
Show Notes:

• The variety of worship activities in the St. Laurence Catholic Church
• The experience that Schermann and HFP Acoustical brought to the job
• The unique and challenging architecture of the St. Laurence Catholic Church
• The use of Meyer M1D curvilinear speaker arrays in the installation