I have a love/hate relationship with cords. I love making cords, I love designing cable assemblies and I love the sense of satisfaction I get when I successfully wire up a rack and everything works. On the other hand, cords area nuisance. They seem genetically predisposed to tangle themselves and others together, they wrap around [...]
Posts Tagged ‘cables’
Stage on Wheels
You probably know by now that when it comes to moving stuff, I like wheels. When some of our long lost ancestors invented the wheel, they hit on something big. Yet for some reason, we still insist on carrying stuff. Well not me. If I can put wheels on it, I do. Even on stuff [...]
Solder Fest 09 Continues
I love soldering. I love making cables. I’ve even written excessively about it on this site (here, here and here). There is just something satisfying and rewarding about making your own mic cable, or a sub snake, or a patch bay. Perhaps it’s the joy of knowing you just made future set ups a little [...]
Thriving in a Portable Church Setting Pt. 2
Today we’re back to talking about thriving in a portable church environment. Yesterday we talked about Organization, Process and Cables. Today, I have a few more thoughts on making the system work as smoothly as possible. Document, Document, Document Develop input lists, cue sheets, packing lists and inventory sheets. Make sure every thing is spelled [...]
Thriving in a Portable Church Setting
Christie, a new reader posed a good question the other day, and as I was responding to it, it seemed like an actual post was in order. She finds herself in a situation where there will be a total set up and take down every week, and is looking for suggestions. Now, I’ll admit I’m [...]
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