12-14-08 update

Actual Crew

1st Service

Sound: Donn

Lighting: Randy

Media Shout: Diane

Video: Nathan

2nd Service

Sound: Donn

Lighting: Randy

Media Shout: Diane

Video: Nathan

Everything went pretty well for both services

Andy Allan had a meeting the worship team and crew for overall flow of service, which really helped

People now exit off stage right instead of walk down the steps.

Our extreme grievances go to Tom Mueller's Family, as Tom past away last week, there was an amazing memorial service for him on Friday the 12th.  We'll miss him, he was awesome on Media Shout and just had a heart for the Lord and would just jump in if someone couldn't help on a Sunday morning.  

Things for Christmas eve

our chapel feed is ready to go, the video balun came in last week

Forrestt will install it as soon as i give him the bnc connectors, sorry Forrestt

10-26-08 update revised

no meeting tomorrow, there is no meeting tomorrow

just as a reminder to get in your contact info

name

primary contact info

position

what you'd like to learn

your availability

just reply to the email

10-26-08 update must read

if you are getting this as an email, click on the link to see the actual blog, there about 40 links of all our equipment and all kinds of stuff on this thing.

1st service crew

Sound: Donn

Lighting: Donn

Media Shout: Jason

Video: Nathan

2nd service crew

Sound: Donn

Lighting: Donn

Media Shout: Jim

Video: Nathan

over all both services went real well

This week

there will be no meeting, I repeat no meeting this coming weekend

but here is a message from Donn:

Media Shout: Jason and Jim will be taking on both services on their given Sunday, meaning they will both now operate once a month.  When there is no anycast operator, media shout comes first, then imag.  Nathan will make a preset wide shot for cam 1 so that we have something to use.

Announcements: this loop of slides will be 15 min prior to kick off.

Screen turns off: TBD from Debbie as far as when we shut down.

Sop's: Donn will be making up laminated lists for each position along with quick tips for L key and child numbers.  Each position will have a list of things that need to be done prior to service kick off as well as prior to "strike" (industry terminology for leaving).  

For instance the video position will have to label the dvd's prior to getting them ready to record, make sure their finalized, and put them in the communications tray, check all camera presets, reprogramming preset for worship leader.  A lot of this stuff is already being done probably but Donn is still staying another half hour after service to strike stuff.

Recruiting: Nathan will get with communications to get another announcement for help. 

Saturday Night:  Randy is pretty much handling this by himself.  We need help for Media Shout regularly on this night.  No Imag needed David doesn't want to be on the screen.

Training: Wednesday Night is the time, If you want any training on anything namely L (luminance) key, (superimposing the names over Imag)  you need to be there on Wednesday night during rehearsal.  If your operating on Sunday it would be awesome if you were at rehearsal but it is understood that people can't make it.

Let's communicate, please reply to this email with your: 

Name

Primary contact info

What position you're doing

What other positions you'd like to learn

Your daily, weekly, monthly availability, 1st, 2nd services, both

10-19-08 update

haven't talked to Donn in a while

and don't know who the crew was.

I do know that Forrest fixed the projector issue on Sunday morning.

I was not able to fix the audio feed in the anycast last week.

I will be at church tomorrow (wednesday to work on that).

The meeting next weekend will organized like this:

first 20 min: recap of the year and what were doing and what we'd like to do

after that: everyone puts in there suggestions about operating and questions and SOPs are made or modified.

after that: cross training - l key, media shout, light board, etc.   Shouldn't take us more than  3 hours.

10-12-08 update

Actual Crew

1st service

Sound: Donn

Lights: Donn

Media Shout: Tom

Video: James

2ND Service

Sound: Donn

Lights: Donn

Media Shout: Jim

Video: Nathan

What Happened:

Everything went pretty well but some things need to be looked at

1. front Projector needs to be moved to fit screen again.

2. audio going to anycast needs adjustment, its barely coming in.

Meeting on the Saturday Nov 1st (3 weeks) 9am-12noon in the sanctuary, is on schedule with the office.  I understand if not everyone can make it, but it will be awesome to have as many of us as possible. Please comment if you can or can't make it.  This meeting is going to be a reality meeting for what's been going on and of course how we can do things better and more efficient.  Please reply to this or comment on any topics you want to discuss or have questions about. There will be refreshments and such.

Randy suggested that training would be better on Wednesday night rather than Saturday.  Donn you make the call on this, I'm just a communicator.

10-6-08 update revised

What happened:

not sure bout the amps

but the Jim's idea of the video extension finally happened!!

sorry for the sideways pictures, i forgot the camera used my phone.

one is a before pic. Randy and Forrest to told Brandon, Terry, and I bout the new sound closet.

10-6-08 update

Actual Crew

Sound: Donn
Lighting: Donn
Media Shout: Terry
Video: Terry and Donn

Sound: Randy
Lighting: Donn
Media Shout: Diane
Video: Donn

What happened:

not a good turn out for crew, they made it happen as always. Thanks so much Terry for helping out.

No video was recorded due to continued technical difficulty. Pretty sure its the svideo amp.


This week

two amps ready at field services for pickup: Donn or Forrestt

replace svideo amp by anycast and test: Nathan

install dvd player and test: Nathan

last 3 weeks update

hey all I apologize for the delay here

September was not stop at work and October doesn't look any better. My wife and I have also been moving and remodeling.

Whats Happened:

Amps are replaced

We are welcoming Terry Rigerson back to our team, he will be helping with Media Shout.

The video extension is still in plan this week. Forrest will take care of this.


Issue that has come up is the Saturday Night Service Set and Turn for Sunday morning.
(english) Sometimes David and Matt require different things than what Sunday morning needs and that is perfectly fine. But so Donn isn't rushing to turn the room the next morning. If you are operating Saturday please make yourself available for any turn needed.

Saturday night is also being used for training on media shout. So if you'd like to learn or enhance your skills or help train, talk to Donn.

SOP's Standard Operating Procedures
would be great to have these done and posted by next month. So whenever you're operating your position make notes on what you do. I'll be pushing for a meeting in November (preferably the 1st) to let all positions talk about this.

Nathan also updated the firmware in the anycast to version 2.23 and the windows update on the PC on Wednesday.

DVD player: Nathan since he was moving returned the player to his parents (it was his dads). So there is no DVD player for now (as far as we know, there are no videos playing this weekend). Hopefully this week we'll install another one. Keaton just really needs to get refunded for the one i sent back to Sony in July.

I haven't seen the schedule for this month so I'm not sure who's doing what this weekend.

9/7/08 update revised

What Happened:

Amps: two more were replaced, we now have 3 left in service, therefore we will not go without subs for this weekend again.

Speakers: left fill blew on sunday, so Forrest has taken this in for repair

Racks: still replacing cables.

Video extension to be done this week:  Forrest has other idea how to do this

Crew

Saturday Service

crew call 3:30 pm

Sound: Randy

Lighting: Randy

Media Shout: Ray

Video: Nathan

Sunday Service

Crew call 7:30 am

1st Service

Sound: Randy

Lighting: Randy

Media Shout: Jason

Video: no one

2nd Service

Sound: Randy

Lighting: Randy

Media Shout: Jim

Video: no one

9/7/08 update

Actual Crew

1st Service

Sound: Donn, Randy

Lights: Donn, Randy

Media Shout: Ray

Video: James

2nd Service

Sound: Donn, Randy

Lights: Donn, Randy

Media Shout: Diane

Video: James

What Happened:

Video rack: got flackey and was unable record first service

Audio Rack: same thing

This Week:

Booth: Donn installed new shelves in both racks, but now is going to get new cables to replace our chicken wire cables we used to patch everything. He'll do the same thing to video rack.

Video Extention: to be built this week by Forrestt

Amps: Forrest to replace two more

If anyone wants to help with this stuff, let Donn know

8/31/08 update revised

What Happened:

Amps: continuing to change out amps

who: forrest and donn

Video Extension: still questioning this one with authorities. Still a lot of discussion about whether to wait till campaign is over. I'm really rooting for it, but unfortunately im not the authority.

Congratulations to Donn and Annie for having there little boy last Wednesday!! sounds like we have a mascot finally!!

Saturday's Crew

Crew call: 4:00 pm

Sound: Randy

Lighting: Randy

Media Shout: Ray

Video: Forrest

Sunday's Crew

Crew call: 7:30 am

Sound: Randy

Lighting: Randy

Media Shout: 1st Ray 2nd Diane

Video: James

8/31/08 update

Actual Crew

1st Service

Sound: Donn, Randy

Lighting: Donn, Randy

Media Shout: Ray

Video: Nathan

2ND Service

Sound: Donn, Randy

Lighting: Donn, Randy

Media Shout: Diane

Video: Nathan

What Happened:

Amps for the subs weren't working so we shut them off for the day.  Donn to install repaired ones this week

Scriptures during first service weren't on the screen time due to how they were inserted into media shout. Debbie came in during half time to fix this. 

We also forgot about the song David wanted played at the end of his message. SOP's will fix this

The DVD only played during 1st service, i think because it was too choppy. Lance and Mark want it done a different way.

Things to do this week:

Amps: swap two more amps out and pick two more up from service

         who: Donn

Booth: Audio Rack: install shelves

             Video Rack: install shelves

              who: Donn and Nathan

Video Extension: hopefully be done this week.

              who: Forrest

ON HOLD areas

            Storage room and chapel

Schedule this week

Wednesday Night: so far we don't know what they need

Saturday Night Service

Sound: Randy

Lighting: Randy

Media Shout: Ray

Video: Nathan (not sure yet)

8/24/08 update revised

What Happened

Amps: took some amps into field services to get updates
who: Donn

Booth: found $400 credit from guitar center out of the blue and got some rack supplies and other things
who: Donn

and remember guy's about the SOP's, best way to do this when you're operating on Sunday morning, be making notes.

8/24/08 update

Actual Crew

1st Service

Sound: Donn

Lighting: Donn

Media Shout: Randy

Video: James

2ND Service

Sound: Donn

Lighting: Donn

Media Shout: Diane

Video: James

What Happened:

for the most part everything went well

The amps we received from service were locked, there computer interfaces came back locked. They were backwards, one was for the subs and one for mains.

This week:

Amps: Get all circuit boards changed out and up to date and unlocked

who: Donn is going to see if field services can do it all by Wednesday.

Booth: 1. Racks: locks for the doors

who: Forrest will try to get time to do this

     2. Video Extension: probably next week on this one

Storage Room:

    1. test everything and get rid of stuff

this will be an ongoing project

Chapel: 1. Carpet the booth

      2. home for Mic's and batteries

A Project for you all to work on (deadline by thanksgiving)

SOP Standard Operating Procedures

Everyone of us needs to right down

a step by step process of what you do when you are operating your position.

From the time you get in to the time you leave.  I mean each of us needs to do this because we may have different ways of operating on a Sunday morning. 

Each Sound Tech operator will have to agree together on an SOP for Sound

Each Lighting Tech operator will have to agree together on an SOP for Lighting

Each Media Shout Tech operator will have to agree together on an SOP for Media Shout

Each Video Tech operator will have to agree together on an SOP for Video

example

sound: 1. power system up

     2. amps on

     3. grab Mic's, batteries, and toolbox

     4. etc.

even indicate when you start recording, i prefer to start recording during special music

Media shout: i keep the scriptures up the whole time, i keep the scriptures up until he doesn't refer to them, i keep the scriptures up only when he reads them (this can go any and either way, but you media shout operators have to come to an agreement)obviously if Mark says keep it up during his message you might want to keep it up.

i prefer the worship leader to come back to me and show me song list, i prefer to go over and drag him over to the booth, i can just wing it.

Video: i like using the presets, i like to go freestyle with it, i prefer to keep scripture up the whole time, i prefer to keep it up until he goes to story, I'm not really sure. I'm fine with whatever.  I choose to record at countdown, i record when sermon starts, etc.  

Lance and Mark do prefer things a certain way. So we need to figure that out

So you guys get the point

You may decide that some details don't matter and are up to the operator that week. As long as you agree on that.

We need every ones SOP's so that we don't get stuck forgetting something on a chaotic Sunday morning and it can also answer questions that you may have about operating.

If anything the goal is to have these SOP's in the form of a checklist and rules for each position, so that we all know how to arrive, get started, operate during all conditions, and know when and we are actually ending the show.

sorry if i confused anyone ( i have a tendency to do that)

email these to donnzimmerman@gmail.com

8/17/08 update revised

What Forrest did

Booth: (see pics) forrest installed the doors with temporary latches

Chapel: couldn't get to it this week

Storage room: We'll get to it

Amps: not yet

8/17/08 update

Actual Crew

1st Service

Sound: Donn

Lighting: Donn

Media Shout: Jason

Video: Nathan

2nd Service

Sound: Donn

Lighting: Donn

Media Shout: Jason

Video: Nathan

What happened: 

1st service: everything went real well

half time: we lost power to all lights in sanctuary, video was fine

reason: the breaker flipped that controls a bunch of panels, fortunately all video was on an independent system.

2nd service: everything was fine

This week:

Amps: swap out two amps to change their circuit boards

who: Donn and Forrest

Breaker Panel: Forrest and Terry to go through panel and make sure no wires have chewed on, so that we don't lose power again.

Booth: 1. Rack: install faces and will talk to committee about locks and such

who: Forrest is doing a great job

     2. Video extension: Probably next week

who: Forrest

     3. Drawer substitution: Toolboxes probably next week

        who: Nathan, Donn, Brandon, Forrest

Storage Room: still need to test everything

Chapel: 1. Cd Recorder: rewire to aux

who: Nathan

      2. Carpet floor in booth

        who: Nathan

      3. Homes for the batteries and Mic's

        who: Nathan 

8/10/08 update revised

What we got done

Booth:

1. Forrest is done building faces for racks but won't install them till we have keys for those who need keys

2. video extension: We'll build a box to put the table on next month sometime, upcoming weeks are too booked with stuff for Forrest.  It will be done though.

3. Drawers: Forrest came up with an alternative for these, we will now have another toolbox for our things we need to have in the rack.  We'll take care of this in the upcoming weeks.

Amps: they came back from repair only to learn that their circuit boards all need to be changed out with more updated ones. Forrest and Donn will swap two out per week until we have it.

Chapel:  didn't have time for anything this week

1. I will rewire the CD recorder to an aux this next week and work on getting everything else done there too.

8/10/08 update

Actual Crew

1st service
Sound: Brandon, Donn
Lighting: Brandon, Donn
Media Shout: Ray
Video: James

2nd Service
Sound: Brandon, Donn
Lighting: Brandon, Donn
Media Shout: Diane
Video: James

What Happened

Over all a really good two services according to Brandon


To Do this week

Booth:
1. get rack shelves and drawers
2. forrest to hopefully install locks and close up racks
3. Hopefully build addition to extend video side
Storage Room:
1. test whatever we can and inventory

Chapel:
1. home for mic's and batteries
2. carpet the floor
3.drawer also needed over there for the rack

if you can help let donn know or if you have ideas, those are always welcome

8/3/08 update revised

What we got done?

Booth: 

1. talked to Forrest and Donn, we'll make a box in the upcoming weeks for the expansion.   Skip said we will remodel the booth next year sometime.

Storage Room: we're gettin there

Chapel: we're gettin there too

8/3/08 update

Actual Crew

1st Service

Sound: Brandon, Randy

Lighting: Brandon, Randy

Media Shout: Jason

Video: James

2nd Service

Sound: Brandon, Randy

Lighting: Brandon, Randy

Media Shout: Jim

Video: James

What happened

For the most part everything went really smooth in all positions.  Until half time began and the band decided to change there levels on stage which left Brandon unable to remix everything, due to an increase in stage volume.

The person's title on the testimonies should be on longer.  Nathan will take care of this

Things to do this week:

Booth:

1. make faces and locks for both audio and video racks

who: Forrest has got everything and will do this week

2. get more shelves and drawers for the racks

who: Donn and Nathan will take care of this hopefully

3. investigate Jim's idea of extending the booth (great idea Jim).  Jim's idea is to take a another table put it at booth height, on the left side and move the video area onto that, not much weight, but we just need to investigate long term possibilities.  Instead of a table a more solid block or something. It's just getting tight between media shout and video right now.

who: Donn, Forrest, Nathan, Brandon will look into this

Storage Room:

1. go through and test everything, so we know what we really have

who: i have no idea, we'll get to it though (on going project)

Chapel:

1. home for batteries, Mic's

2. carpet the floor

3. drawer for the rack

who: don't know yet

7/27/08 update revised

What happened this week?

Amps: both amps were taken to service

Status: Forrest took care of this

Aviom: taken into service

Status: Forrest took care of this

DVD Player: send it back to Sony

Status: Nathan took care of this

Booth:

1. found white wood box to raise mic receivers up

2. Media Shout was still crashing on Friday, so Nathan and Debbie upgraded to a new build, so far no more issues

Storage room:

1. organized and went through stuff on Wednesday (Nathan and Brandon)

2. Everything is in a practical spot

7/27/08 update

Actual Crew

1st service: 

Sound: Don, Randy

Lighting: Don, Randy

Media Shout: Ray

Video: Nathan

2nd Service:

Sound: Don, Randy

Lighting: Don, Randy

Media Shout: Diane

Video: Nathan

What Happened:

Practice: During practice Amp 2 went out, which was Don's assumption

Don and Randy replace it before 1st service

1st Service: Scripture were there but were not numbered in media shout, so we weren't on time with the screen.

2nd Service: Countryman crackle during message

Media Shout crashed, fortunately don did not ask for scriptures during reboot time so no one noticed.

Things to do this week:

Send to service: 2 amps, aviom unit, and countryman mic

Ship: sony dvd player

Booth:

1. make better storage for wireless mic receivers

2. build faces for audio and video rack with locks

3. get more shelves and drawers for racks

Storage room:

1. organize and label shelves

2. define what we have and see what we can sell and use

3. clean place out

Chapel:

1. homes for batteries, mic's

2. carpet the booth

3. drawer for the rack over there

if any if you have time to help please comment, reply or let don know what you can do, thanks

7/20/08 update revised

What happened this week?

Amps: Replace 3rd Amp with one of our many amps

Status: Don and Forrest did this on Wednesday

Aviom: ship it back for repair

Status: Forrest is taking care of this, he knows where to take it, its in the studio

Mic's: mic receivers are staying in the booth for convenience on stage, countryman to ship back this week

Status: Forrest also knows where to take mic back to and will do it next week.

DVD Playback: Sony unit was never shipped back last week in order to get a blu ray player

Solution: Nathan to ship sony unit back this coming week. (keaton can you email me where to send this?)

Audio Rack: 1. Forrest will make face this coming week

  2. Don is picking up more rack shelves and 2 drawers, man there pricey

Video Rack: 1. Forrest will make face this coming week

                         2. We still have to get a drawer and a few rack shelves for this one too

Batteries: new home in closet (see pics)

Booth

1. Chairs (see pic)

2.Nathan cleaned out drawers somewhat this week

Chapel

Booth:

1. Nathan labeled the lights and how to turn on the system.

2. the lapel mic now has a belt clip and is in the plastic drawer under the booth.

3. carpet is still needed

and other note

Forrest is now limited to how much he can do for a/v.  So if you can help out with these things, comment ok. thanks

7/20/08 update

First of all welcome to our crew

Diane  Merrill and James Spiro who answered the add for a/v help

Diane started yesterday during second service and did great on Media Shout

James Spiro will be helping with the Anycast in the few weeks, He along with Nathan and Brandon is an A/V guy by profession and sold on video.  He did last Wednesday night and has it down to a science already.

So This Week

Amps: still cutting out

Reason: the mid amps (3rd monitor amp ch 1) over heated, its hot back there, it blew yesterday

Status: forrest to replace this week with back up amp

Aviom: Bad unit in back

Status: will ship for repair this week

Mic's: still not moved back to stage, countryman mic #2 send to repair this week

Status: still debating whether mic's should be moved back, will ship mic to countryman this week

DVD playback: waiting on blu-ray to come in, denon unit in temporarily

Status: will in stall hopefully this week

Audio Rack: 1. Forrest to make face and lock for rack this week

     2. purchase drawer and 2 more rack shelves

Status: will hopefully do this week

Video Rack: 1. Forrest to make face and lock for rack this week

 2. purchase drawer and 3 more rack shelves

Status: will hopefully do this week

Batteries: need a better home than the toolbox lid

Status: will do this week

Booth

Chairs: 2 more chairs needed after brandon broke our stool yesterday

Clean: organize the plastic bins

thanks to Brandon for donated a plastic drawer case, we'll label and fill this up this week

Chapel:

Booth: 1. Home for batteries

       2. Home for mic's

               3. label speaker's switch, label light switches

               4. Carpet the floor in the booth

7/13/08 update revised

Things that happened this week


Tuesday - Rush memorial service, our new layout really kicked in well. Don picked up 4 more sets of in-ear headphones for aviom. We have to find a home for these so they don't walk.


Amps: left array need diagnostic run tests on Tuesday and Wednesday indicated that it's a problem between the amps and the speakers.
Solution: shield the speaker cable better(possible cell phone tower interference)
Status: Don and Randy still looking into this


Aviom: bad channel needs a new snake
solution: find an easy way to fix this, we fixed it when we relocated Aviom in the new rack
Status: done


Mic's (wireless receivers): moved behind stage
Status: not gunna do it, Forrest colored coded the receivers so, there would be no point


Stage: Redu wedge connection in stage (so that the wedge can be connected into the front pocket instead of behind.
Status: decided that's its fine and leave well enough alone


DVD Playback: Denon unit in temporarily, waiting on replacement from Sony
Status: Keaton shipped back this week, we'll be getting a blu-ray as replacement, Keaton will test at home to make sure it works first.


Sound Rack: new shelf to be installed
Status: Don will take care of it by Sunday


Video Rack: Replace road case with permanent rack to match audio rack.
Status: Nathan install Friday afternoon


I'll be adding the chapel stuff to the list next week

7/13/08 update

Crew

Sound: Don, Randy, Brandon

Lights: Brandon

Media Shout: Ray

Video:Nathan

Things this week

Amps: left array need diagnostic run

status: don, brandon, randy

Aviom: bad channel needs a new snake

status: will do this week

Mic's (wireless recievers): moved behind stage

status: will do this week, or still in planning

Stage: Redu wedge connection in stage

status: talk to forrest

DVD playback: denon unit in temporarily, waiting on replacement from sony

Sound Rack: don to install new shelf

status: will do this week

Video Rack: Forrest to install new rack for asthetics

status: will do this week

Sunday 7/6/08 more changes made

Monday - wireless mic's labeled, (notice nothing in the wood box)stage mic's removed from stage and moved to back room (wood cabinet) and labeled. Toolbox made for all tools located in booth. So now.


1. turn the board on
2. walk back grab mic's and toolbox, connect mic's on stage
3. walk back to sound board

just please remember to do the reverse when striking on sunday.

1. get all mic's and tool box put away
2. turn off amps
3. walk back to turn off sound board

Tuesday - new rack built (no pic yet sorry) and installed for audio components
new sony dvd player came in
fans purchased for more air on sunday

Thursday - Nathan to configure dvd player only to find out that its defective (at least i think so), so what we had last week was put back in. Researching Blu-Ray player as replacement

Audio: All components accept for Williams and Realistic amp installed on Wednesday by Don

Video: Forrest to build bigger (slightly bigger) rack to replace existing rack. Just to make the current road case more available portability

computer moved to left side for more leg room