I’m reworking our Thursday rehearsal to better disciple the team — thinking a 10-minute scripture huddle, then vocal warmups, arrangement notes in Planning Center, and running Ableton for click/guide; anyone got a template that leaves room for the Spirit? We’re 11 volunteers on IEMs with a talkback MD, and I’d love tips on cues and transitions that serve the room, not just the set.
, the guide barking ‘Chorus, two, three.’ mid-ministry moment drives me nuts, so I add two silent “open” scenes in Ableton — click in ears, guide muted, pad-only — and drop locators labeled HOLD/VAMP that the MD hits with a MIDI footswitch. Mirror those in Planning Center notes and pin your ‘10-minute scripture huddle’ verse at the top so the MD can quote a line as the talkback cue; Ableton locator how-to here: https://help.ableton.com/hc/en-us/articles/209070929-Locators. Would a footswitch or tiny Stream Deck be doable for your MD?
Add ambient mics to IEMs for ‘room feel’; let the “talkback MD” give one-word transitions — compress lightly. Using that?