Host: Tim Albright AVNation Founder and Steve Greenblatt of Control Concepts Guests: Rich Fregosa, Marc LaVechia, and Chris Backus.

On this episode of A State of Control we tackle the subject of Sub-Contractors. When you should hire them and what is the process. For independent programmers, how do you know when to say yes, and no, to projects. Running Time: 1:01:06

Host: Tim Albright AVNation Founder and Steve Greenblatt of Control Concepts Guests: Rich Fregosa, Daniel Renne, and Eric Cantrell.

 This month we tackle “alternative” control systems. Besides Crestron and AMX, there are a number of control and automation companies out there. Some of them may even be a better fit for your particular application. We take a look at a few of them and talk about how to pick the best control for the job Running Time: 1:07:18

Host: Tim Albright AVNation Founder and Steve Greenblatt of Control Concepts Guests: Dan Feldstein from Crestron, Rich Fregosa of Fregosa Design, and James Maltese from Audio Visual Resources.

 As the AV industry matures, so do the workers who occupy the jobs. How do we get the next generation trained? Where will tomorrows programmers come from? What would an AV Programmer degree look like? We talk about training the next AV programmers on this episode of a State of Control Running Time: 1:02:49

Host: Tim Albright AVNation Founder and Steve Greenblatt of Control Concepts Guests: Rich Fregosa, Matt Slack, and Dan Fulmer.

 With IT and AV converging at lighting speed, what does this mean for the AV Control industry? Have we seen the end of processors and touchpanels? How can the control programmer of today succeed in an IT-centric world Running Time: 53:14

Host: Tim Albright AVNation Founder and Steve Greenblatt of Control Concepts Guests: Greg Brown from UCLA, Scott Tiner of Bates College, and Ernie Bailey from University of Arkansas.

​ On this episode of A State of Control we talk with the “end users” of the control system; technology managers. What do they need from their systems? How do we best service them? How do we get beyond the bottom line? We also talk about how to integrate resource management software into a system.  Running Time: 52:59

Host: Tim Albright AVNation Founder and Steve Greenblatt of Control Concepts Guests: Rich Fregosa of Fregosa Design, Mike Faulkner from Avitecture, and Saben Shawhan of Metro Acoustics.

 On this episode of A State of Control we talk about the price of good programming. How are programming budgets created and how to get in on that process? When dealing with consultants and end users, how are programmers able to quantify such an ethereal thing like good programming?  Running Time: 1:06:04

Host: Tim Albright AVNation Founder and Steve Greenblatt of Control Concepts Guests: Rich Fregosa of Fregosa Design, Chris Neto of AV Helpdesk, Richard Blackwell from Linked2Software, and Jamie Trader of AMX.
 
​The AV/IT convergence has been upon us for quite some time. What does it mean for the control and automation segment of the industry? How are manufacturers responding to the challenge, and where will it take us in the future. We talk about networking and IP on this episode of A State of Control. Running Time: 1:08:37

Host: Tim Albright AVNation Founder and Steve Greenblatt of Control Concepts Guests: Rich Fregosa of Fregosa Design, Matthew Silverman from George Mason University, Scott Samsal from
GreenPoint TDI, and Bernard Morgan of ICS+.

 From amplifiers to digital video products, control manufacturers are expanding their line of products. As they do, they expect their “certified” programmers to understand and know more. What does it mean to be in this world of ever-changing control and automation? We talk about the role of the certified programmer on this episode. Running Time: 57:29

Host: Tim Albright AVNation Founder and Steve Greenblatt of Control Concepts Guests: Rich Fregosa of Fregosa Design, Steve Samson from Crestron, and Doug Santo of Shen, Milsom, & Wilke

 What goes on before the processor gets purchased or code gets written? A scope of work (SOW). If this isn’t happening in your projects, you need to listen to this episode. We lay out how SOWs can help you and the clients.. Running Time: 1:01:44
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Host: Tim Albright AVNation Founder and Steve Greenblatt of Control Concepts Guests: Rich Fregosa, Mark LaVecchia from BMA Software Solutions, and Troy Morgan of Pantech Designs.
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 The age-old question in the world of control programming: who owns the code? We dive right into this debate with four great minds on the subject. At times this conversation is no less volatile than a religious discussion, but we soldier on. Take a listen. You might be surprised at the answers that come up. Running Time: 1:10:32

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