AV Design, Programming, and Commissioning
Steven Barnes, Principal/Owner of SBTS Inc., started his career in audio. He spent years mixing behind the console and designing sound systems, including international tours with a variety of artists. In 2004 he founded SB Technical Services as an audio engineering company, bringing that audio experience to permanent installations across the US.
As the systems grew more complex, so did the work. What began as audio design and engineering expanded into full system integration and, increasingly, into control and programming. Steven became a Crestron Masters Certified Programmer, earned his Q-SYS Level 2 programming certification in 2015, and added certifications across many other manufacturers including Extron, RTI, and Savant. SB Technical Services became SBTS Inc., a registered Crestron Service Provider and Extron EQUIP certified company serving clients around the world.
Today, programming and commissioning are at the core of what we do. We program primarily Crestron, Q-SYS, and Extron systems for commercial, residential, hospitality, higher education, and marine projects. What sets us apart is that we don’t stop at the code. Along with remote programming, we commission the systems we program in the field: on site, testing every function, tuning every room, and making sure the system works for the people using it before we walk away. That combination of deep programming expertise and hands-on commissioning, backed by 20+ years of audio engineering, means the systems we deliver work the way they were designed to.
Our Service Portfolio
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Crestron Service Provider (CSP)
Crestron Master Certified Programmer, DMC-E-NVX, DMC-D-NVX, DMC-E-4K, DMC-D-4K, Intelligent Video, CDT-SAs a registered Crestron Service Provider with a Masters Certified Programmer on staff, SBTS Inc. designs, programs, and supports Crestron control systems for commercial, residential, hospitality, education, and marine spaces, with custom programming and interfaces built in-house.
QSC Q-SYS Programming
Certified Level 1, Level 2, Control 101We have been designing and programming Q-SYS systems since 2015, led by a Q-SYS Level 2 Certified Programmer. From small meeting rooms to campus-wide deployments, including divide/combine rooms, multi-purpose rooms, performance spaces, hotels, casinos, and marine projects, we take Q-SYS projects from system design through DSP programming, control, and commissioning.
Our work covers everything the platform can do: audio DSP, custom UCI touch panel interfaces, Lua scripting for advanced control logic, and integration and control of third-party devices. We pair that with Smaart-based system tuning, so the system sounds as good as it functions.
Extron Qualified Independent Programmer
Extron Control Professional, Extron Control Specialist, ProDSP Specialist, AV AssociateSBTS Inc. is an Extron EQUIP certified company, we certified programmers on staff. We design, program, and commission Extron systems for higher education, including classrooms, lecture halls, active learning spaces, auditoriums, divisible rooms, and campus-wide deployments.
Our work covers the full Extron ecosystem: control programming, custom TouchLink touch panel interfaces, signal distribution and switching, and integration/control of third-party devices. We build systems that faculty can walk up to and use without training, and that campus IT and AV teams can monitor, support, and standardize across buildings.
Rational Acoustics Certified Smaart Operator
Steven Barnes, Principal/Owner of SBTS Inc., has spent more than 20 years mixing behind the console and designing audio systems, from international tours with artists such as John Fogerty to permanent installations. A Rational Acoustics Smaart Certified Operator, he tunes and commissions every system with the latest Smaart software and measurement tools.
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