Worship Tech Tour - Life Fellowship Church

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0:00 Introduction
2:28 Auditorium and Acoustic Panels
3:08 Front of House
4:50 ProPresenter Deep-Dive
9:17 Lightkey Deep-Dive
12:05 Lighting Design
16:34 StreamDecks and Lighting Controllers
21:11 Crestron and Qsys Deep-Dive
25:59 Mobile FOH Cart
27:44 4k Video World
37:32 Backstage Rack Room
41:58 Drums
43:32 Wireless Mics, Ears, and Green Room
44:46 Keys Rig
47:22 Crowd Mics
49:05 Red Komodo Multicamera Setup
1:01:44 Recording Studio Broadcast Mix
1:10:46 Conclusion
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[@codynpatterson]

Thanks for coming to Life Fellowship Jake! I’m happy to answer any questions. :)

[@EricOffcial]

Hey Cody how did y’all set up waves with the dlive?

[@RevJorgeDiaz]

Shout out to Leslie Ruiz, vocalist on your team. She’s my sister from another mister. 😂. Appreciate the sensitivity to the needs of your online community and ensuring they get the absolute best experience while encountering Jesus.

[@codynpatterson]

@@RevJorgeDiazthat’s awesome! Love Leslie. We are singing together tonight!

[@RevJorgeDiaz]

⁠that’s awesome @@codynpatterson. I pray God moves mightily

[@mikehines14]

Hey cody! You use Resi to stream directly to KZbin in 4K? We have Resi and we love them! I've called and asked about 4k but they said it wasn't available yet!

[@RylandRussell]

Thanks for the tour Cody! Great work.

[@codynpatterson]

Means a lot Ryland! :)

[@user-cm5rk7cj2t]

Thanks Cody! Great tour. Awesome ministry.

[@collabworship]

Awesome tour 🙌

[@phddudlexxx]

Wow! I stand amazed

[@inceptionconcept]

" ... man are those subs up there" 😂😂😂

[@younghils]

best tour so far

[@codynpatterson]

🤯

[@Soundxajay]

Waooooo ❤ great so much information in video cool work jack

[@travishigginbotham1116]

love this!! for the keys rig, that’s the bottom of a Phoenix Curve drum enclosure. looks clean!

[@codynpatterson]

Thank you! I forgot in the moment 🤦 the keyboard one is a bit shorter in depth than the drums it works perfect for us!

[@kvnsgl]

thanks for this awesome tech tour! 20:10 Cody i would appreciate it, if you explain this lightning control in detail. Whats the controller you are using (Custom Build?) ? is it just a remote for lightkey, or does it work independently with a dmx merger? thats a very interesting solution for my church as well, i think for others too. thanks! :)

[@codynpatterson]

TBH I haven't opened it to see what manufacturer it is, but there are alot of wall mount style programmable dmx button products out there. I believe in our setup it merges somewhere down the line, but either way as long as your lighting desk or software is first in the chain you're solid. As Jake mentions, I think Pro Church Lights has their own system for this!

[@SimonVictor]

Thanks for this great tour, helping us to understand the operations and decisions. I am not sure I understood the brooadcast mix setup. Is Pro Tools being used to mix the audio for the live stream? I am figuring there would be latency issues.

[@matthewpiatt]

Look like it. Also, latency doesn't really matter as much for broadcast as long as all your channels are time aligned (i.e. delay compensation) and your video + audio timing is sync'd.

[@camerontyrrell]

Thanks for this tour! How do you setup the Hyperdeck to record the program feed without any overlays from ProPresenter? We've wanted to do that for social media as well, but I haven't been able to figure out how to set that up.

[@codynpatterson]

Hey Cameron! We have a Atem Constellation 4k for our switcher. It allows you to send a “clean” version of an ME through an output. But it only works when using a down stream keyer (DSK) instead of a “Key” so have to make sure you switch away from using the upstream keyer and instead just use DSK 1-4.

[@TheGutester88]

@codynpatterson Could you share what model Crestron encoder and decoders and audio stuff you have?

[@scottfahy5468]

Listened to your live stream-- What reverbs are you using on your vocals? On a critical note the drums could use some tuning and a bit more clarity. Overall great job. We are looking to replace some old Grass Valley cameras and those Red Komodo's are impressive.

[@codynpatterson]

Our drums are tuned each week exactly how we want them. :) but the exact mix week to week certainly does change based on who’s mixing. I think we are just using a waves reverb, I’ll try to check tomorrow.

[@drobbro]

Is there a link to their Website/ KZbin channel?

[@seancca]

Is it not a ChurchFront video where they talk about having a link to something but never include it.

[@codynpatterson]

Search “Life Fellowship Church McKinney” it’s probably pop up first even without the McKinney though. Then check out the live stream tab. We’ve only been streaming in 4k since Christmas btw.

[@IANSAMUJANGO]

❤❤

[@MeekPictures]

woww

[@cjm3997]

Do they keeps the mic chargers on all week or do they turn them off

[@elmerherrera3213]

What is software being used for the microphone picture and naming

[@indi2174]

@ 8:21 8:34... Can you identify which lights system and production lights is great for such software and how the entire process is execute that is mentioned in the video . Thank you kindly and gracefully

[@codynpatterson]

Hey! Sorry, which light system are you talking about? We go pretty in-depth mentioning the lighting software we use (Lightkey) and how we have it setup in this video...

[@yannick.gaming4830]

What buy a Cage drum ??

[@andrewprather489]

17:14 How do you turn midi on and off? Does your abelton and booth computer both have a streamdeck and you've connected them somehow, or have you figured out a way to use one streamdeck to connect two computers.

[@codynpatterson]

Hey Andrew, we actually use Midi to arm/disarm the ProPresenter Lyrics track in Ableton. We use ProPresenter to send the midi cue, and using the ProPresenter Stream Deck Plugin we have a macro on the stream deck to trigger the midi note that turns on and off the Ableton track. So essentially we are mutting the track in ableton, by clicking a macro in ProPresenter. I'll try to make a video on this soon!

[@andrewprather489]

@@codynpatterson thank you!

[@pynlongbharyndong302]

I would like to get coaching from you about live mixing...from India

[@DCAVL]

Link to the stream?

[@codynpatterson]

Search “Life Fellowship Church McKinney” it’s probably pop up first even without the McKinney though. Then check out the live stream tab. We’ve only been streaming in 4k since Christmas btw.

[@mattwoltjer4376]

Hey Cody & Renewed Vision... How about Macro Folders? Tough to scroll through that many Macros on a weekly basis.

[@codynpatterson]

Hey Matt! I’d love to see macro folders too! 🥹 By the way I don’t work for Renewed Vision anymore but I do give them feature recommendations still. ;)

[@mattwoltjer4376]

@@codynpatterson Oh... Well then. Love the set up man. Everything looks fantastic. Those Jolts are sick. Which model are those?

[@codynpatterson]

⁠​⁠​⁠​⁠​⁠@@mattwoltjer4376they are the ADJ Jolt Panel FX. They retail for $720 but we used a local dealer at around $400-500 a piece. Always great to find a local person to build a relationship with! The popular one that alit of larger churches have is the GLP JDC1 and it’s $6500 🤯 I think the Jolt is better than the Chauvet version unless you want pan movement and Chauvet’s is $3400 🤯 To get this quality of light for only $500ish is crazy! It changed our stage for the better.

[@codynpatterson]

@@mattwoltjer4376 they are the Jolt Panel FX! Retail for $720 but we used a local integrator to get them for around $450-500 I believe per unit 🤯. Way cheaper than the $3400 Chauvet or $6400 GLP JDC1 alternatives. Always great to make local integrator relationships and to find quality lights that don’t cost an arm and a leg!

[@codynpatterson]

@@mattwoltjer4376they are the Jolt Panel FX :)

[@jwalkerpictures]

what were the rectangle panels over the house? Lights or Sound baffeling?

[@codynpatterson]

It’s part design and part sound baffling. The recessed lights are installed through them! Bacially just a circular hole cut out with recessed par cans stuck through them and electrical running along the top. Some of them are wood and some of them are a more absorbent material. Tbh I don’t know what the material is, I think it was more of an architectural decision when the facility was built, but also happens to belong to with sound.

[@nikhilgajjar6731]

Hey! I love the tech tour but the audio was quite jarring haha It sounds like there is a noise gate added in post since you can hear the background noise while someone is speaking lol But I do love the content and love these tours!

[@codynpatterson]

Half the time the jarring was because I’m a terrible explainer of things in the fly so they had to cut a lot 🤪

[@dudewtf7]

Great tour video but on a more serious note, who pop p there head at 48:23

[@heismichael]

😂

[@lanesmith5598]

I don't see the LFC live stream link. Where do I find it?

[@codynpatterson]

Search “Life Fellowship Church McKinney” it’s probably pop up first even without the McKinney though. Then check out the live stream tab. We’ve only been streaming in 4k since Christmas btw.

[@benstagram97]

So cool

[@nicoa.56]

What modell of MacMini are they exactly using?

[@codynpatterson]

It’s a M2 Pro 32gigs I think 512gb SSD.

[@Thewind_beat]

Huge Network,do you guys never have latency issues?

[@codynpatterson]

Latency with what? No we don’t but I’m unsure exactly what you mean.

[@j0w1eTube]

Is Resi streaming in 4k to KZbin?

[@codynpatterson]

Yes! It’s not quite ready for the overall public yet. ;) but hopefully soon they’ll be able to open it up to more churches as long as their testing with us is satisfactory for them. We are a guinea pig of sorts, ha! Their headquarters is in our city and some of their staff actually volunteers with us. There’s only 4 churches streaming in 4k with them right now, hopefully it can open up to more soon! But you can always use ProPresenter with RTMP to stream in 4k directly to KZbin. ;)

[@j0w1eTube]

@@codynpatterson thanks for the info. We've been eagerly waiting for Resi to release 4k to KZbin. Really hoping they can open it up to us soon.

[@thomasricks5737]

So where you guys get the funding from??

[@samgonza1975]

I say this respectfully…. God is bigger than money. At the start of the video he said they are reaching over one hundred thousand people each week. That’s not a small number of people, getting the Gospel of Jesus Christ. They are being excellent stewards with what God is giving them. God has given them a congregation that gives plenty, so that they can make sure they send their message as clearly and with the highest degree of quality possible. And there is absolutely nothing wrong with that. When King Solomon built the Temple, he paid for the highest quality of workers available and they were not even people of Israel. When Jesus spoke to the people from a boat, scientists have confirmed it was actually an extremely wise thing to do because the surface of the water doesn’t absorb the voice, it amplified it. So yes. In todays day. We can be good stewards of this simple thing called money, and use it to spread the gospel to those that most need it. Fun joke. A rich man died and went to heaven, but he made sure to bring bags of gold with him. When he got to the gates of Heaven, Peter asked him why he chose to bring Heavens asphalt, as if they had run out. 😂 Great video and great use of the resources God has asked you to use and multiply. 🙏

[@codynpatterson]

Love this!

[@skyjayjw4750]

39:10 the mixer at front of house is definitely not a controller. It’s doing all the processing. The Rack is for all the I/O.

[@dustinthiessen]

incorrect. with dLive, all the processing happens in the rack. That's why they call them mixracks. In fact you can run dLive without a surface, if you want, and just control via the Director software on a computer, or Mixpad on a tablet

[@codynpatterson]

Not exactly with DLive. Both process audio, but the control surface at FOH only does the preamp input and processing for cards that are locally coming into that surface. The stage box continues passing audio and even processing audio changes from an iPad or other surfaces if the FOH surface gets turned off. They all do a bit of processing but it depends what inputs are being used and where your cards are plugged in.

[@dustinthiessen]

@@codynpatterson close, but there’s no processing in the surface at all. Even though you do have I/O on the surface, you can’t use it standalone, as it doesn’t process audio.

[@codynpatterson]

@@dustinthiessen sure but technically it’s still processing that info there enough to pass the data on. That’s what I meant by processing. If you turn off the FOH surface none of your cards will work and none of the local inputs will pass audio.

[@dustinthiessen]

@@codynpatterson that would be your A-D/D-A conversion for the I/O, not signal processing.

[@IanDalisay]

Is that the guy from ProPresenter?

[@codynpatterson]

Yes lol.

[@kingdomkeyspod]

Isn’t that the propresenter guy?

[@codynpatterson]

That’s me! ;)

[@klakl]

Seems like you guys forgot to talk about the PA-system 😅

[@codynpatterson]

We’ve got 4x Martin speaker in the fronts 4x delays, 5x front fills under the stage (mostly for the front row or two)…. I think like 6 18” Martin subs below stage, and 4 flown JBL subs. Lab gruppen amps. To be honest the PA is the least interesting thing in our setup 😂

[@JStevensdk7]

Thanks for the video but the constant out of focus, dof and focusing issues are a big distraction. Need to change something up.

[@codynpatterson]

It’s not a big deal, this is a quick behind the scenes you’re and gives you a generally good idea of the setup. 🤷‍♂️

[@JStevensdk7]

​@@codynpattersonIt's over 1hr, not quick. Very distracting and greatly negatively impacts the overall quality of the content. Just get a Canon with continuous autofocus. No need for dof in a video like this.

[@icetee23TF]

Another $4k MIDI controller lol

[@codynpatterson]

We actually use the Nord Sounds AND Ableton with plugins/sounds. It’s not just a midi controller :D the Keylargo interface allows us to mix how much of the more we want and how much of Ableton we want or turn off one or the other as desired.

[@icetee23TF]

To be clear - didn’t say it with malicious intent or to throw shade, just funny observations I make when I watch these. Seems like a great space and you’re using the technology closer to their full potential and in unique ways. I learned some things. Love to hear that you are using the internal sounds on the Nord also. They too are powerful machines if you show them some tlc! Great video!

[@williambrown7203]

Hard to trust Cody. He's not wearing all black...... :)

[@codynpatterson]

I’m a worship transplant 😂

[@lowercase3635]

Cool tech. Boring sanctuary. Black boxes are so uninspiring. There’s thousands of churches that look the same as this.

[@codynpatterson]

That’s just like, your opinion, man. 🚪

[@benardmensah7688]

a bit over kill for me, 720 60fps is more than enough for streaming. its all about the gospel and message spending this amount of money is overkill and a waste.

[@jbnelson]

I would 1,000,000% go with 1080p 30 over 720p60

[@codynpatterson]

Hey, you could literally stream in 4k with an iPhone, good key lighting, and ProPresenter for essentially no cost. Choosing to invest in 720p workflow for the sake of having a lower quality stream makes no sense. Everybody and their mother has a 4k Television at home, it costs $300 to buy a 65”. 4k isn’t going away, it is the present, and one day we’ll move on from that even, but let’s not fall behind. Everyone sees content in 4k everyday, why should the church be behind the current industry standard for media consumption in homes?

[@benardmensah7688]

@@jbnelson yes 1080p 30, but alot of churches do not have the budget for fast internet of a powerful pc for smooth streaming.

[@benardmensah7688]

@@codynpatterson not every church has the money to buy equipment for 4k streaming!, and its completely useless and a waste of money of you are only getting ~100 viewers every stream.

[@codynpatterson]

@@benardmensah7688 like I said, you can strew in 4k with your iPhone straight from ProPresenter to KZbin. Doesn’t take a lot of money to get started ins streaming in 4k. If you choose not to that’s great! But let’s not pretend it doesn’t have a significant place in contributing to the impact in the right scenarios.

[@johnsmith-ti9yz]

Completely unnecessary and not the situation to use a Komodo stvall. BM Studio 4K’s or even 6K’s would be a fraction of the cost and are actually meant for these situations.

[@Only_Sends_Productions]

you need to tour bayside granite bay in california @bayside