Hands-On Trainings

WFX 2007 announces all-new and exciting hands-on trainings for full conference attendees. With sessions specific to audio, video and lighting technologies, you'll walk away with incredibly valuable experience to bring home to your church.

Taking place on Thursday and Friday, these classes will be limited in attendance and will require advanced sign-up to ensure an intimate learning environment. The same classes will be offered multiple times in order to accommodate as many people as possible.

Advanced sign-up for hands-on training has begun! Click here to sign up! Remember: You must be a registered full conference attendee to sign up for these training sessions.

Hands-On Audio Training

Taught by Armando Fullwood, Church Media Consultant, Design 2020

The Hands on Audio Mix classes are led by Armando Fullwood and will walk you through the ins and outs of an audio mixing console. As an Audio Engineer and Designer, Armando has over 25 years experience working on many levels of sound systems both live and in the studio. Working with artists like Martha Munizzi, Donald Lawrence, and Bishop Jakes, Armando will share his insights and techniques to help attendees better understand Digital and Analog consoles mix application using a live multi-tack DVD to create their own mixes.

With equipment donations from Yamaha, Shure, and Butt Kicker, you won't want to miss this unique opportunity to experience all you need to know about audio mixing!

Hands-On Video Training

Taught by Anthony Coppedge, Church Media Consultant, Anthony Coppedge Consulting

WFX speaker and church media guru Anthony D. Coppedge will be teaching about creating compelling videos and building motion graphics to give polish and professionalism to your videos. In order to accommodate as many people as possible, we're planning on doing three different projects during the class, with three people sharing a 24" iMac running Final Cut Studio 2 and taking turns, one person per project. Anthony will walk you through each project in full detail from his instructor's station.

To ensure all of your questions are answered throughout, Apple will also have a couple of proctors wandering the room to help people out during the hands-on training, which will be projected on two ginormous screens for all to see. Don't miss this intensive hands-on learning experience!

Hands-On Lighting Training

Taught by Greg Persinger, Church Media Consultant, Design 2020

A discussion of the most common types of theatrical lighting fixtures, and possibly some of the uncommon fixtures as well, will be sure to en"light"en you at WFX. Taught with the novice in mind, this session will include fixture uses, tips and techniques, and basic maintenance. As each fixture is presented participants will get a chance to experiment with and ask questions about each fixture. If you have ever wondered what the difference is between the different fixture types hanging in the ceiling, this seminar is for you.

Each station will feature the following equipment provided by ETC:
> A four-channel dimmer
> A SmartFade console
> A Source Four 19-degree ellipsoidal
> A Source Four 36-degree ellipsoidal
> A Source Four PAR
> A Source Four PARNel
> DMX cabling to connect consoles to dimmer

Additionally, we'll have the following equipment from AC Lighting at the teacher's station: a Vista lighting console, an LED fixture and a moving light from either Robe or Martin.