http://www.churchmedia.net/forums en Wed, 08 Sep 2010 08:18:02 GMT vBulletin 60 http://www.churchmedia.net/forums/images/misc/rss.jpg http://www.churchmedia.net/forums http://www.churchmedia.net/forums/general-computer-and-software-discussions/45508-digital-audio-input-computer-mixerboard.html Mon, 06 Sep 2010 07:11:46 GMT Hello all, I hope I am posting this in a valid forum for a question such as this. Our mixer board is a Pevey 24 FX - so it has some onboard digital audio capabilities. I am a novice to digital audio (except for the basic MP3/Ipod/Iphone world) The board has a USB A and a USB B style audio... Hello all,

I hope I am posting this in a valid forum for a question such as this. Our mixer board is a Pevey 24 FX - so it has some onboard digital audio capabilities.

I am a novice to digital audio (except for the basic MP3/Ipod/Iphone world)

The board has a USB A and a USB B style audio input ports. I have read the manual concerning these several times, but it is quite short on actual "instruction" on how to use them.

Can I send an audio signal from a laptop through a USB cable to one of these slots, and run it through our P/A system?

My thought is that a digital signal (if I can get it) will be clearer than what I am able to get from the earphone jack on the front of the laptop. The earphone jack works ok, but if the volume is up very much, there is a fair amount of noise coming with the track. I am hoping to get a sound from our laptop as clear as what I can get from our actual CD player.

Any advice on this? Should I be trying to get a digital signal into the mixer, or am I going the wrong direction here? ]]> General Computer and Software Discussions JJSTEELE http://www.churchmedia.net/forums/general-computer-and-software-discussions/45508-digital-audio-input-computer-mixerboard.html http://www.churchmedia.net/forums/general-computer-and-software-discussions/45441-home-premium-is-32-64-a.html Mon, 23 Aug 2010 15:17:58 GMT Hello!

I'm just looking for a plain answer that doesn't include the words "supports", "ready", etcetera.
Is Windows 7 Home Premium 32 bit or 64 bit?
Or does it come in different versions on different discs?
I want to upgrade from XP to 7 but I want 64 bit without having to get Professional if possible.

Thanks in advance!

D out ITNOJ ]]> General Computer and Software Discussions ditnoj http://www.churchmedia.net/forums/general-computer-and-software-discussions/45441-home-premium-is-32-64-a.html http://www.churchmedia.net/forums/general-computer-and-software-discussions/45375-google-apps-shared-contacts.html Fri, 13 Aug 2010 01:00:19 GMT I am in the process of setting up Google Apps for our church, I got the education upgrade and have email and the other services up & running. I'm really struggling with how to handle contacts though. We want to be able to share contacts from outside of our domain among staff members. I know we can use the shared contacts API, but that doesn't help me much.

I'm looking for what other churches are using. We have considered apps like dito directory or setup made easy but wanted to find out what other churches are doing before dropping money on a solution.

Thanks! ]]> General Computer and Software Discussions jpallman http://www.churchmedia.net/forums/general-computer-and-software-discussions/45375-google-apps-shared-contacts.html http://www.churchmedia.net/forums/general-computer-and-software-discussions/45362-quick-tip-ms-windows-disk.html Wed, 11 Aug 2010 17:50:12 GMT Here is a tip that I have been using for years and it just occurred to me that I should share it. We use MS Windows based machines for our presentation systems, audio support systems and many others. One of the periodic tasks is to defragment the drives. Before the defragmentation we like to run... Here is a tip that I have been using for years and it just occurred to me that I should share it.

We use MS Windows based machines for our presentation systems, audio support systems and many others. One of the periodic tasks is to defragment the drives. Before the defragmentation we like to run the "Disk Cleanup" utility. Unfortunately it is unnecessarily slow.

The reason it is so slow is that, the first thing this utility does is to scan your drive to tell you how much disk space you could save by converting the entire drive to a compressed drive. For those of us who prefer max performance we will never run compression on a drive (drive space is cheaper to buy). In our case this scan will always be a waste of time. You can disable this "feature" by simply removing the following registry key.

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\Curr entVersion\Explorer\VolumeCaches\Compress old files]

Removing this key can change this Disk Cleanup procedure from several minutes down to just a few seconds.

If you have never used regedit before here is the basic procedure on XP pro. BE CAREFUL the registry is a powerful place to play :)

Click the "Start" button
Select "Run..." from the menu
type "regedit" in the text box and click "OK"
You should now be looking at the registry. It is just a monster text based database of key words and values. It is nothing to be afraid of but you should be careful not to edit the wrong values.
The next step is to use the tree view on the left side to locate the key we are interested in. You can double click on a node to open/close it. You can see your current location in the registry by looking at the status bar at the bottom of the regedit application. You are looking for the following path "My Computer\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Win dows\Curr entVersion\Explorer\VolumeCaches\Compress old files"
Once you have the node selected in the tree view on the left side. Lets make a backup of the node before we delete it. (Just in case)
Right click on the node and select "Export".
You will be prompted for a file name to save the key that we are about to delete. After you have saved the file somewhere safe. Right click on the node again and select "Delete".
The result is immediate. No need for a reboot.
If you change your mind or made a mistake and want this option back the way it was just double click on the backup file you saved and it will be imported back into the registry. ]]> General Computer and Software Discussions tpichler http://www.churchmedia.net/forums/general-computer-and-software-discussions/45362-quick-tip-ms-windows-disk.html