Worship Musician Church Video + Streaming Handbook | Page 28
CHURCH VIDEO + STREAMING HANDBOOK
LEVERAGING THE ROLAND VR-1HD FOR STREAMING | by Roland
WANT TO GET YOUR CHURCH ONLINE AND START based service that allows you to connect and Audiences will forgive bad video quality before
LIVESTREAMING? HERE’S WHAT YOU NEED TO Livestream. The most common public platform they forgive bad audio. Make sure you have
KNOW: for sharing to a church audience is Facebook. a dedicated microphone for the minister
and connect external sources like musical
THE PIECES OF THE PUZZLE WHAT EQUIPMENT DO I NEED? instruments or existing audio consoles to line
1) Essential Hardware — These are the For bare-bones live streaming, you can use your inputs on the VR-1HD switcher.
necessary hardware components that you'll computer's webcam and built-in microphone, need to deliver streaming video and audio to but if you want to achieve higher-quality results, WHAT KIND OF MICS DO YOU NEED?
your church audience: you'll want to add an A/V switcher. The mics you already own and use may work
• One or more cameras
great. Whatever type you choose, you'll want
• One or more microphones A Roland VR-1HD AV Streaming Switcher to get professional-grade mics with XLR
• A computer for lyrics lets you connect and combine several video connections for best results.
and audio sources into a single hub, and then
2) A/V Switching Devices — An A/V switcher, professionally switch between them. Hook up WHAT DOES YOUR AUDIENCE NEED TO SEE?
like the Roland VR-1HD, provides a single multiple mics and show content from multiple You don't need an ultra-expensive Hollywood
hub that allows you to connect cameras and cameras while incorporating audio from the cinema camera to create an amazing live
computers together and easily control your live pastor and worship team. You can also connect stream. Common HDMI camcorders are an
stream in real-time. your existing audio console to VR-1HD. affordable way to go, and you can connect
them to the HDMI inputs on the VR-1HD
WHAT DOES YOUR AUDIENCE NEED TO HEAR? switcher.
3) Streaming Platform — This is a web-
Tech Display
(Main Out)
Camera
HDMI
HDMI
Camera
Tech Display
(Menu Out)
HDMI
HDMI
HDMI
Laptop
(Lyrics)
RCA
Audio
Mixer
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USB 3.0
Roland VR-1HD
Audio
Mixer
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Laptop
connected
to the web
streaming
platform