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New in H2R Gear v2.11

5 June 2026

Group your plans, files and folders into Projects.

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New in H2R Gear v2.10

11 May 2026

Marquee selection, cable bumps, bidirectional connections and more.

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Live streaming a church service: gear, signal flow, and a sane setup

8 May 2026

A friendly, practical guide to streaming services that sound great, look clean, and do not need a Sunday morning rebuild.

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Feature spotlight: Packlist

4 May 2026

A to-do list for your gear, generated automatically from your plan.

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The corporate event AV checklist: pre-show, show day, strike

28 April 2026

A full AV checklist for corporate events, broken into the three phases that actually matter on site.

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How to estimate cable lengths before you order

21 April 2026

A practical method for sizing cables for installs and shows, so you do not end up six inches short or eighty feet long.

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Cable labelling for live events: a system that survives load-out

13 April 2026

Build a labelling system that speeds up set-up, simplifies troubleshooting and outlives the show that needed it.

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How to make a patch list that your whole crew will actually read

26 March 2026

A practical guide to writing patch lists that survive contact with a real crew on a real show day.

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New in H2R Gear v2.9

19 March 2026

A complete overhaul to how you build and interact with plans

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AV rack design: 9 best practices for cleaner, cooler, easier-to-fix racks

15 March 2026

Nine field-tested rules for building racks that work hard, run cool, and let you fix things at 2am without crying.

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Signal flow diagrams: a working AV pro's guide

5 March 2026

What a signal flow diagram is, why every show needs one, and how to draw one that the crew can actually read.

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How to plan a multi-camera live stream (without forgetting a cable)

26 February 2026

A field-tested workflow for planning multi-cam streams that hold together from soundcheck to strike.

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HDMI vs SDI vs NDI: which signal to use on your next live show

18 February 2026

A practical guide to choosing the right video signal for the job, without the spec-sheet headache.

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New in H2R Gear v2.8

14 July 2025

A fresh new look for your plans list

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New in H2R Gear v2.7

10 July 2025

Gear search fixes and custom cable names

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New in H2R Gear v2.6

9 June 2025

Redesigned community and library gear searching

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New in H2R Gear v2.5

9 January 2025

Formatting fixes and more

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New in H2R Gear v2.4

19 February 2024

Zoom to zones

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New in H2R Gear v2.2

20 September 2023

Speed improvements, shapes and more

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New in H2R Gear v1.22

29 December 2022

Custom cables, labels by default, CSV Packlists!

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Making a packing list for your next on-location job

6 Decemeber 2022

How a packing list can help you avoid mistakes on your next job.

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New in H2R Gear v1.21

28 November 2022

Left to Right mode!

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New in H2R Gear v1.20

9 August 2022

More keyboard shortcuts and better gear editing!

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Packing right for your next gig

13 May 2022

Helpful tips to help you before your next show.

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