Today we made some time as a communications team to get out and have some fun.  We were also saying good by to Richard and John as well.  Even though it was hot it was good to hang out with good people.  
I want to say thanks to John for his service and wish him [...]

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Sugar Creek has received some press about our shift to the Digico CS-D5 audio console. Here are some links:
Technologies for Worship Magazine
Church Production Magazine

Just though that some might be interested.

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To the average viewer this last Sunday was a normal day. From a production standpoint we had a few errors. It is always my practice to review the issues on Monday and see what we can do in the future to prevent these types of issues. Sometimes these issues are hardware failures [...]

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Tonight I’m at a choir concert at Lamar Consolidated High School
Auditorium. Much to my suprise when I looked up, they have a line
arrary system. Two lines with seven cabinets hanging under a single
sub setup in a stereo configuration. Just seems like this is the only
speaker configuration that people what these days. [...]

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This week we are installing a couple of new DSP units in the worship center. BSS London Blue 80s are the new brains for our audio system. In the process of testing everything last night we found the the protection circuits are bad in three of our EAW MH-662iA speakers. This has [...]

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My Saturday Night
Originally uploaded by idatasys

Paul Wibur performing and Pat Boone is up later. I know that you wish
you could be having this much fun.
–
Rick Russell

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This Sunday I will say goodbye to the first lighting console that I ever programmed on.  We have not had too much trouble with the Avolites Pearl console other then floppy drives going out.  So why make the change?  We have just made a switch in the way that we program.  When I started working [...]

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I have been reminded over the past few weeks of why so much attention must be put into designing things and processes.  I don’t know where I heard it or who said it but it took me a while to understand the following statement “a properly designed road shouldn’t need traffic signs”.  If you drive, [...]

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We had a great weekend with the new loaned and rented lights. Hereis what I learned:
1. Color fading light can have a great impact on worship.
2. I liked the operation and use of the Nexera lights, but wonder if they are bright enough for my uses. I think the next step I’d like [...]

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This afternoon I spent some time hanging lights we are trying out. I’m looking for some architectural lighting options as well as some added color changers. I’m somewhat new to lighting systems and design, and I have really enjoyed learning what I have so far. The one thing that I have learned [...]

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