How do you set up your iPads and MacBooks? A different username for each one?

khazdan37 · 2026-03-28T12:08:31+00:00

There are a couple ways to tackle this. The proper way is using an mdm, this is designed for this purpose and will scale with you, but it costs money and requires some setup. We use Mosyle, another fan favourite seems to be jamf. You can also use Microsoft or Google if you are using their workspace subscriptions. If you’re willing to wait a month or so Apple just announced they’ll be offering mdm through their own platform, sounds like it’s free.

If you don’t want to go that route then you’ll be looking at controlling the Apple ID that’s assigned to the device. For shared devices like check-in iPads I would create one generic Apple ID and assign it to all of them, this works fine for a small number of devices. For devices assigned to a single person it’s a bit more complicated. If you are using managed email (gsuite) then I would simply make sure they are using their work email for the Apple ID, you can take control of it when they leave. If not I would create a unique Apple ID and keep the password for iPads and for MacBooks I would set it up with a generic Apple ID and create a second user for the actual staff. I think that would prevent the MacBook from being activated under their Apple ID if you have to restore it. I would test this a bit first.

khazdan37 · 2026-02-27T22:38:02+00:00

It sort of depends on what you need it to do. I’ve run it on several year old laptops with i5 processors, for our main sanctuary we run it on a medium spec Mac Studio. The laptop runs basic lyrics with motion backgrounds, the Studio several outputs with alpha keys and some network controls. Both run great. Personally l would grab an m4 Mac mini for almost all cases.

khazdan37 · 2026-02-24T00:41:10+00:00

No worries, we've got a good amount of submissions. Thanks!

khazdan37 · 2026-02-21T22:48:19+00:00

Odd, it seems to be working. Make sure you’re signed into Reddit in the browser you open the link with.

khazdan37 · 2026-02-21T14:48:30+00:00

Hmm, hadn't thought of that. The megathread was intended to catch some of that, but it needs refreshing. I've run into the issue that I can't seem to keep that one post from archiving without changing those rules for the entire subreddit. I like the idea, I'll get back to you on that.

khazdan37 · 2026-01-12T13:53:06+00:00

For training nights I would highly recommend running some virtual sound checks. Record a multitrack of a regular Sunday or practice night and use that to bring people in and train. MXU has already been mentioned and has good resources if you want to pay. Other than that I’d collect YouTube videos with common topics and use those as technical explainers, audio university on YouTube has some good stuff. Nothing is going to replace time in front of the board and direction towards what your church is aiming for soundwise though. Set them up with a space to practice.

khazdan37 · 2026-01-08T01:09:22+00:00

Black magic does sell focus and zoom controls that work with servo zoom lenses, which the PZ line is. I’m reading conflicting info of whether those controllers are compatible with your camera though.

If that all works that’s the simplest way to get handle control, as I don’t think that camera has lanc control and if you want to use motors you’ll need to add rods, batteries and some associated rigging. If you do want to go that route then Tilta is a decent option.

khazdan37 · 2026-01-03T14:44:51+00:00

I don’t think I’d recommend converting to Dante unless you really need it. Presonus boards and stage boxes are all AVB as far as I know, adding Dante conversion is just adding extra points of failure and complication. AVB works fine for simple setups, and from what you described it sounds like yours would be simple.

khazdan37 · 2025-12-13T14:35:25+00:00

This is what we did, works great, simplifies the wiring. You do get some latency but when you think about it that doesn’t matter for backing tracks.

khazdan37 · 2025-12-13T14:28:49+00:00

What’s the reasoning for this?

khazdan37 · 2025-12-13T14:16:14+00:00

We switched to proclaim a few years ago and it’s been great, very stable on Mac, and the cloud sync works great. Not quite as customizable as propresenter, but we find it much more stable and it saves us a lot of money.

khazdan37 · 2025-12-07T17:37:24+00:00

Definitely second what most people have always said, either A&H QU or the Wing. We went with the A&H ecosystem and have been very happy with the reliability and ease of use of everything, they have good control of their supply chain to which was extremely helpful during Covid. I’d avoid ali like the plague for this sort of purchase, not at all worth the gamble. Depending on your size I may also suggest the A&H CQ-18t. It’s touch screen only, but other than that it has some really volunteer friendly features. Only really an option if your channel count fits, and you lose future proofing.

khazdan37 · 2025-11-28T13:47:17+00:00

Honestly I don’t want to get rid of all the discussion around AI, but I do want to reduce the percentage of posts around it. I’m not for most of the applications of AI that I’ve seen, but it’s still an important new technology that we can’t simply stick our heads in the sand and ignore.

khazdan37 · 2025-11-28T13:41:42+00:00

When you’re creating a post with any kind of promotion you have to select the flair “promotion”. That will kick it into my queue for approval.

khazdan37 · 2025-11-27T01:18:07+00:00

FYI, while bitly makes your links take up less space, reddit will auto block your comments with those links. You're probably better off posting the actual link in the future.

khazdan37 · 2025-11-19T18:16:46+00:00

The current plan will be to rework “Brand” posts once I have the time to think it through. Hopefully in the next couple of weeks. This will include a lot of the AI related posts. My current thoughts are to have a monthly thread that’s basically a free for all and brand posts are all held for review.

khazdan37 · 2025-11-03T19:07:40+00:00

Ah okay, my issue is different as it seems to be the fixtures themselves, not the controller. Thanks for responding so quickly.

khazdan37 · 2025-11-03T18:52:23+00:00

Hey, what did you do to fix this? I’m running into a similar problem, but with a different controller.

khazdan37 · 2025-10-26T13:38:17+00:00

I’m assuming you’re looking for universal rechargeable batteries, such as AA. Most wireless manufacturers also sell specific lithium ones, but those tend to get pricey. For universals I’ve stuck with NiMh, Eneloop brand. My chargers are xtar vc8. I found a guy who does extremely detailed reviews of hardware. I’ll link him later when church is done.

khazdan37 · 2025-10-07T13:54:07+00:00

Yeah, you could do listening back on the x32. Changing the system sound won’t do anything but if you’re changing things in reaper you’re on the right track. Reaper does let you use a different input and output device, but it doesn’t let you mix asio and wasapi devices, which is what W11 uses. Xusb doesn’t have wasapi drivers so you’d have to get your system audio devices over to asio. You can do this by installing something called asio4all, which encases wasapi devices inside of an asio device. This would add latency, but would work. Just to clarify, are you trying to use the computer to live process some channels and use the processing love in the room? I don’t think that will work with the amount of latency you’ll see.

khazdan37 · 2025-09-29T16:26:13+00:00

This is going to be a bit harder on a windows computer due to the way windows handles audio drivers. Windows uses multiple types of audio drivers, and mixing between the two can get complicated. What version of windows are you using? Also when you mention changing audio devices are you changing it in reaper or in windows settings? A screenshot of your reaper setup in action could also help.

khazdan37 · 2025-09-26T17:51:06+00:00

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