January 1999
Departments
Business News
Tiffany Seeman
Switchcraft holds drawing Switchcraft, Chicago, participated in the 1998 NAB Radio Prize Patrol Giveaway and sponsored its own pre-show mail drawing….
People
SOUND & VIDEO CONTRACTOR STAFF
Steve Linn has been named vice president and David Kuhner, Judd Levison and Stacy Linn have been added to the sales team of Western Audio Sales, Costa…
Video Projections
Managing for church projection
Peter H. Putman
Churches, by nature, are environmentally hostile to projection. Traditional CRT projection systems are no match for ambient light from outside and warm…
Articles
Spiritual focus
Jack McLean
Modern times demand modern means. A growing number of religious organizations, taking this credo to its fullest, are working with systems designers and…
Adapting to change
Michael Garrison
Jubilee Christian Center, San Jose, CA, is on the forefront of contemporary worship and ministry. Dick Bernal, senior pastor, ministers not only to his…
Highlighting the Word
Peter H. Putnam
One of the fastest-growing markets for large-screen displays is in houses of worship. Churches of all types and sizes are installing projectors, monitors,…
The best of both worlds
Timothy Thornton
Tens of thousands of religious organizations in this country own and operate sound systems. Among other factors, the size of each church, synagogue or…
Operation in harmony
Gordon Moore
In today’s modern world of worship, the sound system has become even more critical in helping convey the message. Going along with this increased reliance…
Getting the Message
Marshall Long
Single room spaces used for both speech and music are particularly interesting to design. Often, the features that make a room good for speech intelligibility…
A Different Angle
David Klepper
Until recently, sound systems in Orthodox Synagogues could not be used on the Jewish Sabbath, sundown Friday evening to after sundown Saturday evening,…
Higher rewards
Drew Daniels
Although not as lucrative as some other jobs, I derive satisfaction from helping smaller churches. Larger sound firms do not usually like tiny jobs. In…
Budgets: avoiding the icebergs
SOUND & VIDEO CONTRACTOR STAFF
“Extra! Extra! Read all about it! Titanic sinks. Great loss of life.” In 1912, the Titanic sank, creating tremors throughout the world. Although many…
