ChurchGrip » Podcast Feed http://www.churchgrip.com A church production/tech podcast that is short and on a single topic each week. Hosted by Rick Russell a tech director in a Houston area church. Fri, 30 Jun 2017 20:56:39 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.4 A church production/tech podcast that is short and on a single topic each week. Hosted by Rick Russell a tech director in a Houston area church. Rick Russell no info@churchgrip.com (Rick Russell) Copyright © Rick Russell 2010 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.5/ A church production/tech podcast that is short and on a single topic each week. Hosted by Rick Russell a tech director in a Houston area church. ChurchGrip » Podcast Feed http://www.twitter.com/jbenjamin85 http://www.churchgrip.com info@churchgrip.com Episode 21 – Avid Venue Features http://www.churchgrip.com/?p=116 Wed, 18 Apr 2012 00:00:57 +0000 http://churchgrip.com/?p=116 http://www.churchgrip.com/?p=116#respond http://www.churchgrip.com/?feed=rss2&p=116 0 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. 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.

]]> 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. 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. Rick Russell clean 13:52 audio, podcast, Avid, Features, Venue Episode 20 – Chamsys MagicQ http://www.churchgrip.com/?p=112 Wed, 11 Apr 2012 00:57:26 +0000 http://churchgrip.com/?p=112 http://www.churchgrip.com/?p=112#respond http://www.churchgrip.com/?feed=rss2&p=112 0 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/ 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/

]]> 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/ 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/ Rick Russell clean 11:38 lighting, podcast Episode 16 – AKG CK47 Mic Review http://www.churchgrip.com/?p=91 Fri, 18 Mar 2011 16:32:19 +0000 http://churchgrip.com/?p=91 http://www.churchgrip.com/?p=91#respond http://www.churchgrip.com/?feed=rss2&p=91 0 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 … <a href="http://www.churchgrip.com/?p=91">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a> 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.

 

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Gear Used:

  • Reaper 3.75 Mac 64bit
  • Blue Snowball USB Mic
  • Shure SRH840 Headphones

 

 

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]]> 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 … Continue reading → 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 … Continue reading → Rick Russell clean 11:44 audio, podcast, reviews, AKG, C3000, CK47, Mic, Review Episode 15: Qlab http://www.churchgrip.com/?p=80 Fri, 25 Feb 2011 17:36:53 +0000 http://churchgrip.com/?p=80 http://www.churchgrip.com/?p=80#comments http://www.churchgrip.com/?feed=rss2&p=80 1 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 … <a href="http://www.churchgrip.com/?p=80">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a> 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

 

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]]> 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 … Continue reading → 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 … Continue reading → Rick Russell clean 10:00 audio, podcast, Figure 53, Playback, production, QLab Episode 13 – In Ears Monitor for Praise Teams http://www.churchgrip.com/?p=69 Wed, 09 Feb 2011 03:18:37 +0000 http://churchgrip.com/?p=69 http://www.churchgrip.com/?p=69#respond http://www.churchgrip.com/?feed=rss2&p=69 0 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. … <a href="http://www.churchgrip.com/?p=69">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a> 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

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]]> 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. … Continue reading → 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. … Continue reading → Rick Russell clean 9:53 audio, podcast Episode 11 – Inbox Zero http://www.churchgrip.com/?p=60 Fri, 21 Jan 2011 18:16:23 +0000 http://churchgrip.com/?p=60 http://www.churchgrip.com/?p=60#comments http://www.churchgrip.com/?feed=rss2&p=60 1 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 … <a href="http://www.churchgrip.com/?p=60">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a> 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 and have the source to the scripts I use with Apple Mail and Things:

http://rickrussell.org/2009/09/07/things-mail-script/
http://rickrussell.org/2009/09/14/error-in-things-todo-script/
http://rickrussell.org/2009/10/14/update-to-the-move-mail-applescript/

Gear Used:

  • Reaper 3.74 64bit
  • Blue Snowball USB Mic
  • Shure SRH840 Headphones

 

]]> 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 … Continue reading → 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 … Continue reading → Rick Russell clean 8:48 podcast Episode 10 – Being Prepared http://www.churchgrip.com/?p=55 Fri, 07 Jan 2011 16:48:03 +0000 http://churchgrip.com/?p=55 http://www.churchgrip.com/?p=55#respond http://www.churchgrip.com/?feed=rss2&p=55 0 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 … <a href="http://www.churchgrip.com/?p=55">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a> 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 Headphones

]]> 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 … Continue reading → 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 … Continue reading → Rick Russell clean 9:49 podcast, prepare Episode 9 – Lighting Visualization http://www.churchgrip.com/?p=50 Sat, 18 Dec 2010 20:23:04 +0000 http://churchgrip.com/?p=50 http://www.churchgrip.com/?p=50#respond http://www.churchgrip.com/?feed=rss2&p=50 0 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 … <a href="http://www.churchgrip.com/?p=50">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a> 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

]]> 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. 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 … Continue reading → Rick Russell clean 12:38 lighting, podcast, ESP Vision, Vectorworks, Visualization Episode 8 – To IMAG Or Not To IMAG http://www.churchgrip.com/?p=43 Fri, 12 Nov 2010 21:23:55 +0000 http://churchgrip.com/?p=43 http://www.churchgrip.com/?p=43#respond http://www.churchgrip.com/?feed=rss2&p=43 0 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 … <a href="http://www.churchgrip.com/?p=43">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a> 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.

Gear Used:
Pro Tools 9
MXL V67
PreSonus Firebox
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 … Continue reading → 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 … Continue reading → Rick Russell clean 10:33 podcast, IMAG Episode 7 – DAW Standard and Pro Tools 9 http://www.churchgrip.com/?p=37 Fri, 05 Nov 2010 22:29:34 +0000 http://churchgrip.com/?p=37 http://www.churchgrip.com/?p=37#respond http://www.churchgrip.com/?feed=rss2&p=37 0 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 … <a href="http://www.churchgrip.com/?p=37">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a> 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/
Logic: http://www.apple.com/logicstudio/

Gear:
Reaper 3.72
Blue Snowball

]]> 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 … Continue reading → 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 … Continue reading → Rick Russell clean 10:58 podcast, DAW, Pro Tools