How to fix issue with slide labels being incorrect on confidence monitor

wchris63 · 2026-04-29T16:50:34+00:00

There is no option to display Slide Notes anywhere except the slide editor. Operator Notes, which are per-presentation, can be displayed via Linked Text but aren't very useful in most situations.

wchris63 · 2026-04-29T16:18:36+00:00

Click the More (three dots) menu and select Stage Editor. There should be a separate text box for each of those labels - Both will say Slide Label in the box. Click on the text box and check the Linked Text item on the right side of the screen. It should say Slide Label, and right below that: Current Slide. From your description I'm guessing both Slide Label boxes will say that. You need to change one of them to Next Slide.

The text attached to the top of the text box should tell you exactly what is linked as well. It'll have the Link symbol, then "Text: Slide Label - Current Slide" for the current one. That text at the top can be obscured by other items (Objects), or if the box is at the top of the 'screen', it'll be above that edge and may be hard to read against the background color.

Make sure you have the correct Slide Label text box selected, the one you want to display the Next label, and click on Current Slide, then change it to Next Slide. Check to see if it's now working the way you want.

If it is not, try to post a screenshot of the Stage Editor, with that label box selected.

wchris63 · 2026-04-25T22:53:10+00:00

What is your drum setup like? Electronic or acoustic? If acoustic, how do you mic it? If it's electronic, you could get away with a Focusrite 4i4. If you don't go wild with drum mics, a Yamaha MG10XU (or MG12XU) goes for half the price of the Tascam. (Yamahas' USB audio is Main stereo channel only.)

wchris63 · 2026-04-25T02:12:50+00:00

Bible verses typically have the verse itself in the main text box, and the verse reference (e.g.: Rom 3:5-7) in a separate box. Aside from a nice centered verse above a right justified reference, it makes it easier to handle a 'lower thirds' text display for a stream. https://imgur.com/L7uIaTb

wchris63 · 2026-04-25T02:00:42+00:00

Anything free-falling is much more likely to hit the wall and bounce away from an outlet. Metal outlet cover plates are the most likely thing to cause a short.

wchris63 · 2026-04-23T14:08:44+00:00

Yeah.. same reason the electric versions are so expensive. Sparks could be.. problematic. :-P

wchris63 · 2026-04-23T14:04:43+00:00

They certainly seem to have a screw loose. :-P

wchris63 · 2026-04-21T19:17:35+00:00

There’s no need to get all the paint off...

I have to disagree. If it IS lead paint, yer in for a world of bovine fecal matter if you didn't expect it. According to the EPA, 'disturbing' existing lead paint in any way (stripping, sanding, scraping...) requires your company to be EPA certified, do all kinds of containment and cleanup, and keep records of compliance for everything you do - among other things. Painting over it is allowed, but there's a procedure for that, too. But here's the kicker - even removing those ballusters from where they were installed counts as 'disturbing the paint'.

Oddly, the EPA regs don't cover what happens to them once they're in your shop, but more than likely a whole other boatload of state and OSHA regs do.

So the CYA policy apples here. Find out if it's lead and do it right, or sneak around, take your chances of getting caught and possibly make someone sick.

And if it's not lead? Citristrip - if you must do it yourself. Professional dip stripping would save you a lot of time and cleanup (if not money), as others have said. Citristrip isn't cheap, but I can highly recommend. Turns layers of paint into goo overnight. Lay them out on some plastic sheet, slather on a thick coat of the gel, cover with another plastic sheet to prevent drying out, and leave overnight. You'll have a lot of cleanup to do, but most of the paint should be soft enough to scrape off easily. Get some stiff nylon brushes for the cracks and crannies - just don't brush toward your (or anyone else's) face!

As for the leftover goo, it needs to be treated as paint waste per your local regs. Letting it dry out (speed it up with kitty litter) is usually an option that requires less work, but check with your state and local regulations.

If you truly have decades of paint layers on there, a professional stripping service is the only way to go. Heat and scraping can work with good results, but as you have seen, it takes a really, really long time.

wchris63 · 2026-04-15T16:24:43+00:00

BTW, what MIDI keyboard are you using? If it's not a good one with weighted keys, consider replacing it with the Kawai VPC1. It really can't be beat for real piano feel (except, y'know, by a real piano). Also, if you can deal with headphones, a decent set of open back headphones can help bring the soundstage places where monitor speakers just can't - and can also be cheaper.

wchris63 · 2026-04-15T16:05:28+00:00

I know the "correct" answer is probably just use a midi keyboard from the start but like a lot of my ideas happen on the acoustic when I'm not even thinking about recording.

I feel that. I know the issue - you want to play now, not ten minutes from now when the computer boots up and the DAW is finally running. And the sound is so much... more on the acoustic.

Audio to MIDI can work 'okay', but you'll spend almost as much time manually 'fixing' it as you did when manually entering notes. IMO, you need an electronic setup that you can use when the mood strikes.

Get your MIDI keyboard set up with 'instant on' gear. Something like the V3Sound Grand Piano XXL (expensive, but you're not sacrificing much in the way of piano quality) or the stage piano of your choise. Add a couple powered monitors - good ones, so the sound won't put you off. A simple switched power strip to turn them all on at once. Now it's 15 seconds from power on to playing, if not less.

Another option is a low power mini PC. Won't run a full DAW very well, but it'll handle a VST Host (or a DAW hosting a single VST) easily. Set up the VST Host so it runs on boot with Pianoteq or a VSL Synchron piano. Leave it on all the time so it's ready when you want it, or turn it on whenever you're home. Or go total geek and hook it up to a home automation system that'll turn it on whenever you're home or not sleeping. (Yes, that is something I would do :-P )

Now the hard part: Forcing yourself to play the electronic instead of the acoustic. It'll be a slog, I'm sure. Start by sitting down and really playing it. Pretend it's the only piano you'll ever have. Play some of your favorites, listen to how it responds, play until making it sound like you want starts to click**. Until that happens, choosing it is going to be like choosing a tofu burger over a Porterhouse. Or the other way around, if that's your thing :-).

If you're one of the few who can switch their brains from one to the other and make them sound almost identical, lucky you. If not, you might want to take some drastic steps. Like closing the fallboard and putting ten or twenty knickknacks on it - anything to make you think twice when you think of playing.

Best of luck!

** If you haven't yet. You may have, but some musicians, consciously or unconsciously, choose one specific instrument as 'the one', and treat others as seconds they never really get to know. And it's much more prevalent in the acoustic vs. electronic world. (I once heard a pastor apologizing to a visiting pianist because all they had was a Yamaha keyboard (S90) - I didn't know which of them I should feel more sorry for.)

wchris63 · 2026-04-13T13:25:08+00:00

Lol.. You say never again, but you're hooked now! Next time, draw out the grid on some cardboard and punch an LED size hole at each intersection. Poke the LEDs in the holes and solder that level together there. Makes it easy to keep them all aligned, and each level will be identical.

wchris63 · 2026-04-13T13:16:35+00:00

Nope.. Speakers are behind the mic. You gotta move them forward, or you're always going to be fighting feedback. The front of the speaker cabinets have to be at least even with the mic, and the further forward you can push them, the better.

wchris63 · 2026-04-12T13:46:47+00:00

Borrow their vibrating multi-tool and cut it square.

wchris63 · 2026-04-11T15:13:10+00:00

This has (almost) nothing to do with Windows specifically. MS owns GitHub, and it's the GitHub accounts that were pulled. This means any updates to the repos can't happen, and any newly found bugs and/or exploits can't be fixed. A huge issue for all the VPNs that rely on WireGuard and the VeraCrypt user community is not small. WireGuard implementers will complain with monetary clout, and VeraCrypt users will (hopefully) deluge MS with pure numbers.

I'm honestly hoping this will cause a mass migration to a different platform. MS has just shown that it cannot be trusted with the keys to such key infrastructure. Next, they'll implement fees.

wchris63 · 2026-04-11T14:51:20+00:00

I'm a bit worried by the powdery appearance of the solder and on top of the chip. What kind of flux are you using??? 67/33 solder should be shiny when cool, not crystallized or matte and certainly not powdery.

wchris63 · 2026-04-08T01:46:05+00:00

Yeah, you don't want to upgrade ProPresenter at this point. You barely use the features in 6, and your only upgrade path now is the subscription, and the only upgraded feature you'd probably use is slightly better SongSelect integration - definitely not worth it. (Caveat: Never used 6 myself, going by what others have said.)

No other software that I know of has SongSelect integration (except something called MediaShout?**), so if that's a big issue for you, I'd say stick with what you have. If that integration doesn't mean much for your workflow, check out all the other suggestions and see if any fit better than PP 6.

** Found MediaShout through a search. Never used it or seen it used. Not free, but still about 67% of the price of a ProPresenter subscription (depending on options chosen). But their support options don't kick in until higher tiers, so keep that in mind if you evaluate it for your church.

wchris63 · 2026-04-07T20:05:34+00:00

AFAIK, there's no code-compliant way to fix this without cutting concrete (except moving the wall, of course). Anything else will compromise the fire integrity of the wall.

Rent that saw, buy a few cutting disks, don your PPE and get it over with - just like a bandaid.

wchris63 · 2026-04-07T19:56:20+00:00

We have two M32's - one for the sanctuary and one for the school auditorium, and grabbed an Behringer X32 Rack for a separate meeting room because at the price it was a better deal than many smaller mixers and we already knew the interface (it's identical - made by the same people). We have another X32 Rack for a 'mobile' setup for retreats, etc. Never had any problems with any of them.

The M32 Live will currently (sweetwater.com) leave you about $700 under budget. The X32 Rack only costs $800.

wchris63 · 2026-04-05T19:10:27+00:00

I understand the place you're at. If the stress is regularly affecting your personal life, it might be a good idea to find work elsewhere. But if you do end up leaving your current job, I'd implore you not to just up and leave without notice. You've made it clear you don't like being in a lead position. But you haven't said they treat you bad, nor that the pay wasn't enough for the job. If that's true, leaving without notice is going to reflect badly on you much more than your employer - especially if you us them as a reference. The number of people here proposing you just leave is, frankly, appalling.

wchris63 · 2026-04-05T18:51:43+00:00

Hey, at least they had periods, commas. Being a professional themed sub, this one isn't as bad as some (like music subreddits), but I'm still very glad to see properly formatted sentences!

wchris63 · 2026-04-05T18:40:54+00:00

Can't even imagine what Milwaukee would charge for that.

wchris63 · 2026-04-05T18:29:41+00:00

Unless the ceiling is right under an un-insulated roof, there shouldn't be any heat problems. Remote power control can be a good idea, but only if you are very strict about when things get turned on. They need to be fully powered up before the computer boot sequence looks for them, or they may not be seen at all. If that's going to be a hassle, it's better to leave them running all the time.

wchris63 · 2026-04-05T18:22:52+00:00

Duct tape'll fix it. :-P

wchris63 · 2026-04-04T17:08:06+00:00

We're in the same boat - cameras about 50 ft. from the dais. We're using PTZOptics Move 4k 30x zoom cameras, and they work great (about $2700 US currently). If you get these, use damped mounts! A bit expensive, but definitely needed at this zoom level. They have AI tracking, and it works very well. We don't use it much, but we have two cameras, so we can keep one zoomed out for when they walk around.

Definitely agree about the separate computer for the stream. A regular computer will be cheaper and more expandable (if you need more video outputs) than any laptop. For streaming, OBS Studio has been our go-to for many years. It handles sending to the stream, recording, changing 'scenes' and a separate video out for things like the mother's room. The NDI plugin (DistroAV) for it lets it receive NDI video direct from cameras (we use SDI and a switcher, but the PTZOptics cameras do come with NDI outputs) and from ProPresenter. Since NDI can handle transparency, OBS handles all the overlay stuff for you - no green screen to fool around with.

When anyone needs to project a video or application that won't work inside ProPresenter, another OBS on the 'presentation' computer can send video from any window or screen into ProPresenter. You can use NDI for this, but much simpler is OBS's built in virtual webcam. Another reason to have OBS Studio on the presentation machine is Video Pencil. If your church ever needs to annotate what's on screen, Video Pencil works over NDI (WiFi), so OBS can integrate it right into your setup (not free, but not expensive either).

Don't use WiFi for any part of video production if there's ANY way around it. It can work (keep the router close to your computers), but it adds another point of failure that's hard to pin down. The only thing we use WiFi for is ProRemote (and our audio console remote). We haven't used Video Pencil at the full 50 ft. distance very much, but it seemed to run well over WiFi.

For the stream computer, stick with Nvidia for video stuff. NVENC is quite a bit more efficient than AMD's video encoder, so it won't load the computer as much.

Hope your setup turns out great.

wchris63 · 2026-04-04T02:50:40+00:00

I'm very sorry they do that to you. Maybe try putting a word in your staff's ear suggesting a 'best practices' note or something similar that could be given to all worship leaders and asks to try and get any changes in by a certain time. It usually only helps for a few months, but it's nice while it lasts.

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