In part, that's because the technology is so thoroughly understood and commonplace. But it is also partly because churches embrace CD publishing as a way to get volunteers—especially young people—involved in church activities. more>>

Like many towns its size in the Deep South, Columbia, Miss., supports several churches, but with a congregation of more than 1,500, it's fair to say Woodlawn United Pentecostal Church is a popular destination. The seven-year-old church recently conducted a large-scale revamp of its audio and video systems, making it one of the first churches in the area to install Meyer Sound's new M'elodie ultracompact high-power curvilinear array loudspeaker.

"The church's original design was heavily focused on aesthetics, to the detriment of sound quality," recalls Chris Campbell, project manager for audio and video provider Shivelbine Design Group. "There was no acoustic treatment to speak of, just a handful of small sound absorption panels along the back of the balcony railing. And there were three underpowered speaker clusters, each hidden in a soffit. Intelligibility was nearly nonexistent." more>>

The legacy of Yamaha's groundbreaking AW series digital audio workstations continues with the introduction of the AW1600 and AW2400.

Both units are fully backward compatible with prior Yamaha workstations and have everything you need to record your music anytime, anywhere. more>>