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iest way was to slave all outputs main outputs and any other analog outputs to the master level then you can adjust all outputs equally with just one knob the terminology to the motu uses is monitor on or off on means yes now find a level of output that has your audio guy happy at foh with ample gain and some headroom to play around with for us that s having the motu output down to about 10db that may then fluctuate a bit from player to player based on the levels of his or her laptop software the last thing to do is to adjust the input trim of the hardware board s audio to match the laptop audio also double check that its output channels are routed correctly for us a satisfactory matching level was achieved by activating the 20db pad and adjusting the trim up 12db basically 8db overall the reason that mixing these two sound signals at equal levels down the same set of channels is so imperative is so that if more like when something does happen all you need to do to correct the issue is simply turn up the volume knob on the hardware board no frantic foh person no crazy levels no accidentally muted channels just peace of mind any questions posted in gear gadgets music npcc production tagged church music keyboards mainstage midi music 11 replies the wisest decision of our adult lives posted on december 31 2012 by reid greven 1 as 2012 comes to a close please let me share my family s 2012 story with you it s a story of denial realization conviction humility a key decision change discipline and an unbelievable outcome and as my wife jen and i now look back on it we agree that it was without question the wisest and most important decision of our adult lives so please let me share our journey with you because our situation might be similar to yours and just as a simple decision made a radical change in our lives i hope pray that it does in yours if need be i thought our financial house was relatively in order but my incredible wife jen did not have any peace as to where we were either month to month or long term i kept telling her we were fine but deep in my gut however i knew she was right i was the ostrich burying my head in the sand like many of us we were living above our means not extravagantly mind you we were not in terrible debt and actually thought we were being wise in our decisions like cutting cable in order to tithe like we knew we should but something was still not right and peace did not exist at some point this past summer jen and her friend were chatting and her friend was sharing how they had been in such dire financial straits but how their lives had been changed by seeing a certified financial coach councilor his name is parkey thompson and he is a dave ramsey endorsed local provider here in cumming after years of thinking we had our finances under control as jen and i discussed it i came to the humbling and embarrassing realization that we needed the assistance of a capable caring professional so two weeks later i reluctantly joined my wife in his office for a free 30 minute consultation yeah i was skeptical but my calloused attitude changed pretty quickly his calm and gentle christian spirit helped put a mirror on our own situation we were able to see where our money was being wisely spent but more importantly where it was disappearing i realized that our so called monthly budget was a sham and our year to year and long term plans were more of a punch line this was something jen knew in her heart and was trying to tell me all along but it took a third party to help wake me up so we decided to hire parkey for the 6 month program because we honestly had nothing to lose and something radical happened he instantly became our friend our advocate our teacher and accountability partner he helped us develop an actual plan to get out of debt and long term savings strategies to help us never return he helped us get excited about taking a brown bag of pb j sandwiches instead of hitting the drive thru he helped us plan a monthly budget assigning every dollar a name before the month even began he helped us realize the power of finite cash in an envelope versus an out of control debit and or credit card i was worried that while trying to get on the right financial track that we wouldn t even be able to afford his services but in the first month in addition to paying him an installment 1 3 of the fee we actually put in savings more than his entire fee in other words in that first month we quickly realized that we couldn t afford not to hire him that was september today we are out of credit card debt have more money in savings than ever before and actually have a strategic financial plan heading forward we have strategies to plan for not only month to month but for quarterly annual and long term costs as well like tag renewals hoa fees 1099 taxes automobile replacement retirement etc there is more peace and communication in our marriage than ever before our kids are learning to give save and spend wisely and we are far more prepared for whatever bumps in the road may come i finally realized this past year that i couldn t have what was best for me or my family without getting my financial house truly in order and that i needed a competent kind caring professional to accomplish that goal i say all that to say this i care deeply about you and want the absolute best for you and your family that s why i m sharing our story hopefully it s the friendly prodding that you might need and if any of our story rings true with you i hope you take an honest look at your situation pray about it and talk it over with your spouse if applicable in case my friendly prodding causes you to take a step here s parkey s contact info parkey thompson 678 648 9940 coach myfinancialfocus net www myfinancialfocus net and don t worry this isn t a pyramid scheme and i m not getting any kickbacks you know i don t roll that way i just want you to experience the new found financial peace that we ve discovered through discipline and professional assistance hopefully it will help you sleep better at night especially saturday nights reid posted in cool stuff people uncategorized tagged budget money peace 1 reply homemade coat hanger hdtv antenna posted on august 29 2012 by reid greven 3 last fall we faced the fact that we weren t tithing like we knew we should so we made some changes the biggest change for me was the decision to get rid of our satellite dish service a cost of over 75 a month but one thing that helped ease that sacrifice was the realization that by using an over the air antenna i could get almost all of the live local network tv stations in uncompressed hd with dolby digital audio yeah abc cbs fox etc in fact depending on your distance from a signal s originating source tower you may be able to receive dozens of channels and they look gorgeous and you can make this same antenna by yourself for under 20 perhaps as low as under 10 depending on what parts you already have lying around and yeah it s ugly as all get out and therefore usually dwells out of sight behind a dresser sacrifices people i found all the instructions needed on this web site www tvantennaplans com in fact at the end of this post i ll again direct you to that site for the step by step instructions but first some of my findings as well as a clarified list of items needed first some important things to remember digital as of 2009 all over the air television signals are digital no longer analog therefore you must have a tv with a digital tuner most recent flat screen hdtv tvs have this feature where most older tube tvs do not if you have an older tv you may need to purchase a digital converter from an electronics store fry s best buy for about 50 80 the homemade antenna works with our living room flat screen tv but not with our bedroom s 12 year old tube set so if anyone want to come get a 19 tube tv it s yours distance obviously the closer you are to a signal s source the stronger it is i live about 50 miles from downtown atlanta the site of most of our area s source towers i can receive most of their signals but not all and i m only able to receive them because of height height if you are beyond 20 miles from a source tower you will start having to manipulate the antenna s location in order to compensate for the source s loss of signal and battle geographic and structural obstacles valleys and buildings will hamper your success while height and an unobstructed line of site will help even placing the antenna near a window with a good line of sight helps i can not receive any signal when the antenna is in my living room so i have it in our upstairs bedroom and feed the signal down the existing coaxial cable line which terminates outside the house it is then linked via a female to female adapter to the coaxial line which feeds the living room i tried putting it in the attic and that s where i d suggest you try putting it but my home has a metallic based techshield insulation shield lining the roof which unfortunately turns the attic into a faraday cage no signal in or out but hey it makes for a great electric bill in the summer direction because of my distance from the source towers i just point my antenna south and it s a done deal but if you are much closer to the towers then you may find a need to alter the antenna s direction for a more direct line of sight for a location map of your local towers visit http www antennaweb org and enter your zip code uhf vs vhf this antenna is excellent for uhf signals which is fortunately the frequency band that most local stations broadcast on some however may broadcast on a vhf frequency for example my local nbc affiliate is vhf and this model antenna is only capable of receiving that vhf signal within a 20 miles radius and even then the antenna might only get the signal when located above the ground floor again your results will vary depending on distance and height shopping list tools needed piece of 2 4 wood minimum 3 5 in height many types of boards will suffice 2 4 2 6 etc 10 wire coat hangers 16 large head 1 screws pan head self tapping screw 10 will be used on front 6 on back to attach cardboard pieces 16 large diameter washers appropriate size to match screw electrical tape 2 pieces of cardboard approx 14 x18 each enough tinfoil to cover cardboard pieces 75 ohm to 300 ohm matching transformer 6 at radio shack drill measuring tape pencil wire cutters sandpaper alright now that you have your tools and parts assembled head over to www tvantennaplans com and launch in to step 1 here s a look at the antenna before cardboard tinfoil using metal music stand as reflector my helper there you go good luck posted in gear gadgets tagged antenna hdtv 3 replies gear spotlight akai mpd18 controller posted on august 15 2012 by reid greven 3 ableton live 8 is great and so are the bevy of third party external controllers available to manipulate ableton live s countless features and functions akai is one company that has put some concentrated effort in developing a variety of usb control surfaces to send specific midi signals to ableton they now have an arsenal of products just head on over to http www musiciansfriend com and search midi controller you ll see a ton of products and many with an akai label at north point we used to use a korg padkontrol but as it wore out the cons of the way we needed to use the product footprint size button location caused us to search for something else to use in its place the piece of gear we ve since adopted for use is the 99 00 akai mpd18 i recently read the biography of steve jobs and one mantra of his is clear throughout his life and leadership at apple simpler is better and in this and many cases i agree our drummers are the one who start and stop songs via ableton live and the mpd18 is a simple interface that allows them to glance over and easily find the appropriate button to launch the song or clip and its single variable slider does allow the user to control any desired item like being able to fade the volume of a loop or click etc now if you re looking for more bells and whistles to manipulate more stuff during live performance then akai has some other controllers that may take your fancy like the mpd26 and mpd32 and if you dare the apc series can you say overkill actually the apc series is meant for folks using ableton live in a far different fashion than we are if anything the apc series beckons the spirit of ableton live s original program intent that of dj ing and song creation and not that of single clips and scenes launching different songs like we do now one obstacle to this and any external controller is placement while you may be blessed with a large spacial footprint to put a laptop stand music stand and controller stand and stick stand beverage stand etc we are not we have a 8 x6 riser on which to cram an entire drum set audio snake computer and audio interface etc so the small footprint of the mpd18 becomes ideal in our world we ve made a pretty decent stand for it using a snare stand and small cut piece of wood yep had to get out the power tools the wood was then covered by a miracle called the two minute matte paint job aka black gaff tape the finishing touch was to get out the labeler and make a 1 2 3 and 4 just to help the drummer s eye for the vast majority of our services these four buttons suffice on a recent more elaborate service night of worship the drummer wrote out the 10 or 12 song titles on sticky notes and stuck them to the buttons simple tacky and effective also as with many external controllers the mpd18 is powered via the usb cable so no need for another wall wart there you go what controller s do you use do you like em posted in gear gadgets music npcc production tagged ableton ableton live controller midi music 3 replies crash course ableton live in worship at north point posted on april 25 2012 by reid greven 136 hi kids welcome to the using ableton live for worship crash course disclaimer this is not the be all end all on how to use ableton there are a lots of ways this is simply a look at how we at north point use ableton for click count off loops and auxiliary tracks playback backstory years ago we used to use pro tools for live playback of click auxiliary tracks because of the ability to route to various outputs via external hardware however we abandoned pro tools a few years ago and started using ableton live ableton live has abilities for live playback that are unparalleled in traditional digital audio workstations daw for the reasons we ll discuss below ableton live has become our new standard in playback of click tracks for a live performance setting although i do still use pro tools as my primary vehicle for creating loops tracks aux programming composition for film song editing etc some other guys are fond of creating in apple s logic which is also a great program but you choose the daw that is most comfortable for you to use for creation then after comple...