The AV and IT teams did a little grunt work today getting 1 of 3 of GCC's new digital Studer Vista 8 audio consoles in position ... they are much heavier than they look!
I can't tell ya the deal our guys got for these puppies, but let's just say God was all over it ;-)
I'd never heard of Studer before, but check out some of the big names running these consoles.
1 console goes to front of house, 1 to monitor world backstage, and 1 to our new recording studio ... where we'll finally be able to have a separate mix for the streaming web services.
What I find interesting is that these boards run Windows 2000 ... yup, Win2k. So yet another piece of mission critical AV gear running Windows ... along with our Vista Spyder (Windows XP), and iDDR's (Windows XP). This really helps prove a point that Windows really is a solid OS ... it's the junk people load on Windows that usually causes the issues ... but that's a different topic.
Next up Adam's team will start running lots of new cables and fiber all over the place to connect this gear up ... and IT benefits by being able to get some new cable/fiber runs pulled in the process :-)
May I be the first to say,
SHIIINYYYYYY!
You guys must have gotten one heck of a steal on those - I saw Mix list those at anywhere from a quarter to half a mill depending on config. That's some seriously spendy kit.
Posted by: Ian Beyer | October 13, 2007 at 12:02 AM
Nicee... I am an audio guy on the side as well, studio being my first love there.. Those are some nice boards.
Have fun with those!
Posted by: Mark Burleson | October 13, 2007 at 12:08 AM
Love Studer stuff!! Had a couple of their tape machines back in the day. I have not heard or had the chance to mix on a Vista but I'm curious as to your reasons for going with that over a Venue? Very nice indeed though!
Posted by: Pete | October 14, 2007 at 02:06 PM
Perimeter Church went digital a few years back and have never gone back. They rock! The only habit we had to get into was save early and save often and always back up! I know us IT guys are thinking "duh" but after mixing on analog boards, saving and backing up definitely aren't things your constantly thinking about. Rebuilding an entire show an hour before the actual show starts just isn't fun.
There's also a lot of cool networking things you can do with them. All that to say, you're tech guys are gonna love em!
Posted by: Brandon Huff | October 16, 2007 at 11:14 AM
The Vista 8 is a great choice. We have had our eye on that one for almost three years. We decided to go with the lighter more sleek design of the Vista 5 (42). Among other reasons, it is less intimidating for the volunteers that would use this console for events during the week. (It's also very much lighter) I have picked up the Vista 8 (32) and it is a hand full. These consoles are truly ahead of the class when it comes to meeting the live operational needs.
Posted by: Tim Heacock | October 16, 2007 at 01:37 PM