I recently demoed a Venue console for the first time and wanted to talk about a few of the features I really liked that don’t seem to get much attention.Door Rick Russell

A quick introduction to Chamsys MagicQ lighting software for Mac, Windows and Linux. Here is a MagicQ tutorial: http://www.onstagelighting.co.uk/training-tutorials/magicq-tutorial-getting-started/Door Rick Russell

I was recently loaned a AKG CK47 mic that I wanted to try out as a choir mic. In this episode I take some samples from our multi-track recording of a Sunday morning to show how the mic performed against our usual AKG C3000 mic. Links: AKG C47 AKG C3000 – Our standard choir mic AKG C747 – The stand mounted version of the CK47 Gear Used: Reaper 3.75 …

If you ever need a tool to help with audio cues during a production, Qlab could be that tool. I use it for all audio cues including solo tracks. This is the swiss army knife of audio playback and best of all there is a very usable FREE version. Links: Qlab Gear Used: Reaper 3.75 Mac 64bit Blue Snowball USB Mic Shure SRH840 Headphones SaveSave…

At Sugar Creek we made the change to in ear monitors for our praise team about six months ago. The change has been positive, but not without some hitches along the way. In this episode I pass on our experiences. Gear Used: Reaper 3.75 Mac 64bit Blue Snowball USB Mic Shure SRH840 Headphones SaveSaveDoor Rick Russell

I know this is not directly a media or tech topic, but email is an important part of our work every day. Recently I have been noticing that my job would be easier if those I worked with would respond to email in a timely fashion or at all! I thought I would share the process that I use to keep my inbox at zero. Here are a few posts where I describe…

In this episode I look at a few things I do to prepare for services. We plan, prepare, and execute every week and I think that sometimes the prepare step is not given as much attention as it should. Gear Used: Reaper 3.74 Blue Snowball USB Mic AKG K270 Studio HeadphonesDoor Rick Russell

To take better advantage of the lighting instruments that we rent for our productions we implemented lighting visualization using ESP Vision and Vectorworks. In this episode I share some on how it went and what we learned. Gear Used: Pro Tools 9 Heil PR40 M-Audio Profire 2626 Shure SRH-840 Headphones…

In this week’s Christmas production meeting, as happens every year, we started debating IMAG and if we should do it or not. Mind you, we IMAG part of every service, but this time of year we discuss it more because of the added dance and drama. It got me thinking of why we IMAG sermons and worship and I thought I would share my reasoning with you. G…

After adding multi-tracking in our worship center I have been looking for a standard DAW for us to use. Enter Pro Tools 9. Never been a big fan of Pro Tools due to the hardware lock in, but with the improvement I might be singing a different tune. Links: Pro Tools 9: http://www.avid.com/US/products/Pro-Tools-Software Reaper: http://www.reaper.fm/ L…