What would be the best way to...

grobichaud · 5th October 2009

I have been asked to lead a team for a website that will host church sermons presented in the form of a search engine for topics.

I was wondering if anyone knows the best remote way to assure the sermons are being recorded (what hardware is easiest to use?) as I will not be able to be in many places at once, and what is the best way to retrieve the recordings for uploading (I would want to do a quick edit and master first). If anyone has any input on this, I want to try to keep it as simple as possible as most churches would rather worry about what the people attending are hearing so if I could come up with a solution that is a simple click and go process that would make my life easier. Thanks.

bitman · 5th October 2009

Well,

We take the insert from our Pastor's microphone channel and record it with a everyday sound card. We save it as a mono mp3 32,000 bps and up to the web site it goes.

Sunday after Sunday.

Check em' @ Rocky Mountain Bible Church | Non-Denominational, Bible Centered, Evangelical

grobichaud · 5th October 2009

yeah thats what we do at my church, but other churches, do I just say do it this way or no way?

NorseHorse · 5th October 2009

I know churches using CD-R recorders; another using Garage Band; another using 128-track recording/playback system or something (not sure which DAW).

If I wasn't present, I'd feel most comfortable recording straight to a handheld recorder off the board/insert/DO, etc. When the day is done, you can just grab the recorder, apply some effects (if any), and throw it up on the net.

chris319 · 5th October 2009

If I understand your question correctly, you want to take control of PCs remotely to make sure they are recording audio? Look into GoToMyPC or LogMeIn.

Once you have control over a remote machine, you can upload the files to yourself, edit them on your local machine, compress them and then upload them to the web server. I HIGHLY recommend that you record your masters in a lossless format such as WAV or FLAC. Upload the WAV/FLAC files to your local computer, edit them, compress them to mp3, mp4, whatever and then serve them in that format. You don't want to record your masters in a lossy format and then encode them again in a lossy format.

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grobichaud Gear maniac Joined: Aug 2008 Posts: 187 Thread Starter	What would be the best way to... I have been asked to lead a team for a website that will host church sermons presented in the form of a search engine for topics. I was wondering if anyone knows the best remote way to assure the sermons are being recorded (what hardware is easiest to use?) as I will not be able to be in many places at once, and what is the best way to retrieve the recordings for uploading (I would want to do a quick edit and master first). If anyone has any input on this, I want to try to keep it as simple as possible as most churches would rather worry about what the people attending are hearing so if I could come up with a solution that is a simple click and go process that would make my life easier. Thanks.

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NorseHorse Lives for gear Joined: Jul 2008 Location: DC Posts: 2,095 2 Reviews written	I know churches using CD-R recorders; another using Garage Band; another using 128-track recording/playback system or something (not sure which DAW). If I wasn't present, I'd feel most comfortable recording straight to a handheld recorder off the board/insert/DO, etc. When the day is done, you can just grab the recorder, apply some effects (if any), and throw it up on the net. __________________ http://www.facebook.com/ArtsLaureate I-95, I-64, I-85

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bitman Lives for gear Joined: Apr 2007 Location: Keystone, CO Posts: 1,502	Well, We take the insert from our Pastor's microphone channel and record it with a everyday sound card. We save it as a mono mp3 32,000 bps and up to the web site it goes. Sunday after Sunday. Check em' @ Rocky Mountain Bible Church \| Non-Denominational, Bible Centered, Evangelical

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chris319 Lives for gear Joined: Jun 2007 Location: West Hollywood, USA Posts: 1,492	If I understand your question correctly, you want to take control of PCs remotely to make sure they are recording audio? Look into GoToMyPC or LogMeIn. Once you have control over a remote machine, you can upload the files to yourself, edit them on your local machine, compress them and then upload them to the web server. I HIGHLY recommend that you record your masters in a lossless format such as WAV or FLAC. Upload the WAV/FLAC files to your local computer, edit them, compress them to mp3, mp4, whatever and then serve them in that format. You don't want to record your masters in a lossy format and then encode them again in a lossy format.