House of Worship AV Podcast Show 68
How Mankin Media Systems delivered an audio and video infrastructure to support an immersive AV space for Southeast Christian Church’s 1,500 students.

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In this edition, SVC contributing editor Bennett Liles talks with Ben Mankin, owner of Mankin Media Systems in Franklin, Tenn. Mankin outlines the story of an ambitious project by the Southeast Christian Church in Louisville, Ky., to offer a place for their high school and middle school youth to meet and have fun. The Block required a host of video sources, projection, audio routing, and control to be installed in the middle of a rock climbing venue, a huge house-of-blues-style lounge and musical performance hall.
Show Notes:

• A music video showing The Block and an electrifying band performing
• A photo outline of The Block and how Mankin Media Systems outfitted it
• A news story concerning the Gepco cable Mankin used in the installation
• The d&b speakers used in the massive audio system for The Block
• The Shure UHF-R wireless microphone system used by performers in The Block

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Corporate AV Podcast Show 10

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In part two (listen to part one, SVC contributing editor Bennett Liles continues his talk with Jeffrey Washington, vice president of Professional Video Supply in Overland Park, Kan. Washington shares his experience on the installation of a new videoconferencing and digital signage network at the headquarters of agriculture giant, Specialty Fertilizer Company in Leawood, Kan. He goes into more detail on the installation of microphones and cabling. Useful links:

• The Audio-Technica ES947microphones installed on the conference table
• The Biamp AudioFLEX used for automatic mic mixing and echo cancellation
• The Sennheiser EW 100 Series wireless microphone system in the training room
• TheXPresenter application from X20 Media used by for presentations
• The JBL Control 25T loudspeakers that take audio output to the boardroom participants
• The Crown CTS Series amplifiers that drive the JBL conference room loudspeakers

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Networked AV Podcast Show 18

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In part two (listen to part one), SVC contributing editor Bennett Liles continues his conversation with Director of Engineering, George Brosie of Innovative Technology Group, an audiovisual systems integration company based in St. Louis. Brosie goes into more specifics on the installation of a new state-of-the-art boardroom and videoconferencing system for animal nutrition firm Novus International. He relates how a touchpanel challenge was met and provides an insight on how audio and video cabling was handled.
Relevant links:

• Installation equipment list

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House of Worship AV Podcast Show 67

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In this edition (listen to part 1), SVC contributing editor Bennett Liles continues his talk with Richard O’Connell, principal at AV DesignBuild regarding the complete sound system upgrade at the 125-year-old Sacred Heart Church in Springfield, Mass. O’Connell outlines the steps he took with programming the Biamp AudiaSolo and how he solved a particularly vexing problem with intermittent RFI blasting over the system. New microphones, cabling, and conduits were installed along with a security mounting for the new mixer. Show Notes:

• The APB Dynasonics mixer used for the choir
• The SurgeX units installed to combat RFI problems
• The Gepco audio cable used within conduits to cut RFI
• The Tascam CD-RW700 player used with a footswitch for remote playback.

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CEDIA CEO Utz Baldwin takes a few minutes out of a very busy first day at the expo to talk to SVC about the trends he sees in the consumer electronics market and the relationship that has developed between professionals in the commercial AV industry and those in the home electronics arena. He provides his take on current economic factors and their affect on consumer electronics product development. Utz also gives us a look into his own experience and how he rose through the CEDIA ranks to become CEO of this dynamic organization at an exciting time in its history.

Tim Alessi, director of HE New Product Development, showcases LG’s new line of LCDs, plasmas, and Blu-ray players. He details the features of LG’s new SL-80 and SL-90 series with a CCL only 1.8in. deep. The LG booth was outfitted with more than a dozen seamless look monitors mounted in over/under pairs with single video signals spanning the screen pairs. Alessi also outlines the various video signal formats the monitors are capable of handling.

Robert Lemer, director of business development, offers his take on the trends in the market for signal conversion and the AV signal transmission and distribution industry. He also provides an update on the state of the new display port technology, Gefen’s products in that area and where that and IP-based products are headed in the residential AV field.

Jeff Singer, Crestron public relations manager, takes a few minutes out from his marathon lecture schedule to tell SVC about Crestron’s new TPMC 3X Wi-Fi touchpanel along with an update on the company’s other product debuts. He also provides a few notes on how the company approaches programming its systems and training dealers and installers in the specifics of setup and installation.

Mike Malone, VP of sales, discusses the company’s popular touchpanels and their audio options. He also provides details on Colorado vNet’s upcoming cross-country van tour, launched at CEDIA and to promote its new offering and train dealers and installers. Malone also offers his take on industry trends affecting CEDIA and Colorado vNet.

Corporate AV Podcast – Show 9

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In this edition, SVC contributing editor Bennett Liles talks with Jeffrey Washington, vice president of Professional Video Supply in Overland Park, Kan. Washington shares his experience on the installation of a new videoconferencing system and digital signage network at the headquarters of agriculture giant Specialty Fertilizer Products (SFP) in Leawood, Kan. The videoconferencing system allows company executives to demonstrate the onsite results of its two leading products, Avail and NutriSphere-N. A digital signage network welcomes clients and keeps staff members up to date on company news.
Show Notes:

• The Sharp 108in. LB-1085 LCD monitor used in the SFP boardroom
• The Sharp XG-P560W 5200-lumen projector used in the SFP training room
• The Polycom HDX 9000 Series HD encoder that PVS installed in the boardroom
• The Extron MTPX 3232 router that forms the heart of the system
• The AMX MVP-8400 8.4in. Modero Viewpoint touchpanel

Listen to Part 2.