<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>CCS.live — Field Notes</title><description>Notes from the road and the shop by California Creative Studios: live production engineering for concerts, corporate events, live shows and festivals.</description><link>https://ccs.live/</link><item><title>What a nine-day festival load-in actually looks like</title><link>https://ccs.live/blog/festival-load-in/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ccs.live/blog/festival-load-in/</guid><description>Three stages, shared power, and a site that was an empty field on Monday. Here&apos;s how our crew sequences a multi-stage festival build without stepping on itself.</description><pubDate>Sat, 18 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Festivals</category><category>Production</category></item><item><title>Tuning a line array is 20% measurement, 80% listening</title><link>https://ccs.live/blog/line-array-tuning/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ccs.live/blog/line-array-tuning/</guid><description>A prediction plot gets you into the room. Your ears get you to a mix the artist actually recognizes. Notes from our system techs on where the two meet.</description><pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Audio</category><category>Engineering</category></item></channel></rss>