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tech volunteers on such short notice, so we monitors and an iPad running UC Surface [Matt] Remember the main thing… remember
decided to record our first live stream service controlling our stereo auxiliary mix for the your calling. Mine personal calling is to prepare
at 8:00am, and then re-broadcast that for our stream coming from our PreSonus StudioLive the stage. I will do my best to prepare a place
other two services. The Church Online Platform 64S console at FOH. for the Gospel to be shared. Maybe yours is to
makes rebroadcasting easy, we can do it with
spread the Gospel, the Good News. If that’s it,
our switcher as well, simply playing back the At the moment, we run a 5 camera shoot. then do it to the best of your ability. If you can’t
media of the first service and streaming it again, We currently use four Mevo cameras and one gather together, find ways to communicate.
but it needs to be manned by a tech. Now that hardwired Canon HD camcorder. The Mevo You probably already know the best way
people are hunkering down and working less, cameras connect to the switcher via our WiFi to communicate with your people. Do that,
it may be easier to schedule a recording of our network. Since they are wireless, we can whether it’s email, phone, text, Facebook. Stay
service. And in fact, now that Washington State place these cameras pretty much anywhere in touch with your community. If you’re not set
has a ‘Stay Home and Stay Healthy’ order, we want. I do like to keep them plugged in up to stream your service, don’t fret and think
we plan to pre-record our worship band this to power, as the battery only lasts about an you have to get the latest and greatest. Use
week. We’ll record several songs that we can hour. Mevo is also owned by Vimeo, so these your phone and go live on Facebook if that’s
pull from, including songs for Holy Week and products all work very well together. The Canon all you can do. Use tools like Church Online
Easter. Our pastor will still preach live, so we’ll camera is connected to the switcher via HDMI Platform to help you schedule pre-recorded
have a small tech team to make that happen. through a Blackmagic Design Intensity Shuttle services that you host on YouTube or Vimeo.
for USB 3.0. The tech doing video switching Call on your leaders to help you stay connected
We also discovered that transitions and flow can manipulate the Mevos remotely from the with your members via the phone, email or text.
are much more critical in a broadcast without software, and we often have our lighting tech a congregation. It’s very awkward to have manipulate the Canon camera at FOH as it is a lengthy transition when watching what is right next to their position in the booth. If you’re basically a television program. Everything needs not familiar with Mevo, check them out, they are [Matt] Staying connected during this season is
to work in tandem for a smooth flow. I was in a very user friendly and relatively inexpensive hard, but critical. With ‘social distancing’ we are
communication with our streaming techs with solution for streaming. I anticipate that they limited to connect with people through digital
a radio with an ear-piece so I could cue folks might be low in stock at the moment. (laughs) means, for the most part. Like I said, even if all
[WM] Is there anything else you’d like to add?
you are able to do is share the Gospel through
easily, essentially working as the floor director.
Other items that are currently low in stock are your phone to your Facebook page or YouTube
[WM] Can you run us through the various audio interfaces. Fortunately, I was recently channel, do it. Many, and probably most
cameras, switching, and streaming gear you’re able to purchase a Solid State Logic SSL2 USB churches across the country don’t have the
using? Audio Interface. I think I got the last one from kind of set up that some larger churches may
CCI Solutions. (laughs) The SSL2 is in my office/ have, simply due to available resources. So, do
[Matt] We use Livestream Studio 6 software video suite and is hardwired with copper to the what you can to stay connected. Another great
as our switcher. Livestream is owned by Vimeo, PreSonus StudioLive 64S at the FOH position tool to stay connected with small groups is the
so the switching software is included with our in our Worship Center. The SSL2 provides a Zoom video conferencing app. We use that
monthly service. This software is very robust nice clean stereo feed to the Studio 6 software. for some staff meetings, life groups and Bible
and versatile. We can input a variety of feeds, The SSL2 has amazing sounding pre-amps, studies. It’s a very cool tool. Use email and text
including several cameras, graphics, media, even featuring a ‘4K’ button that simulates the as well. Use any means in the digital realm to
audio, and the like. It allows us to stream to SSL 4000 console. It sounds excellent and is reassure your community that God is still Good
multiple platforms, but we only live stream to extremely simple to use. Studio 6 has some and God is still God throughout this season.
Vimeo and Facebook. I share to YouTube after built in audio compression and limiting that the stream. We have the Studio 6 software works extremely well. With broadcast audio, If you stay connected now, it will make our
installed on a Mac Mini (3 GHz 6-Core Intel it’s critical to use good compression and some coming back together so sweet and joyful
Core i5, 16GB RAM) which lives in my office pretty hard limiting, and I’m impressed with when that time comes.
just outside of the worship center. I am actually what Studio 6 provides.
planning on upgrading this Mac, as we’ve been
almost maxing out our CPU. Also in my office, [WM] You wear a lot of hats there. What advice
which is also our video suite, we have an audio do you have for other leaders and for techs in
station with a couple PreSonus Eris3.5 studio this season for not getting buried in the details?
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