Things to remember when playing the pads: Take a listen to this clip, ( With Everything – Hillsong (Track 16)) or listen to the intro of any other Hillsong song … you’ll get the point.Ī pad or texture is typically found on a synth (or in the patch bank of most keyboards) or a highly processed electric guitar, but could also occasionally come in the form of an orchestra (maybe not in the typical Sunday morning setting), choir, or loop. It’s like the water that fills in the cracks.īefore we list some practical tips to remember while playing pads or textures in a band setting, I might need to show an example of what pads are. If it’s a thick sound you’re going for, you’ve come to the right place. At the risk of frustrating Jared Taylor, I’m not going to say that pads are “like the glue that holds it all together,” but I will say it’s like the water that fills in all the cracks. You can lock in a rhythm section and know that your lead lines are taking the spotlight, but sometimes you can just feel something missing.Ĭhances are what you need are Pads or Textures to fill in all of the gaps. Check out #WorshipFaceWednesday on Instagram)ĭo you ever feel like even with all the pieces in their place, there’s still something missing from the sound of your band? It happens. (Ok this might be crossing a line, but I think it’s hilarious. Making sure that your voice sounds AWESOME is the most important part of leading people in worship. Being the worship leader and all, you’ve earned it. Pick a key that is in the perfect range for your voice.Your collective talent is a gift from God that should not require any human striving. Never practice together as a band before Sunday morning. The more syllables, the better-yeah-yeah-ooooooh-errrr. Always emulate Mariah Carey or Christina Aguilera in your singing approach.Keep your eyes fixed on the music stand.Say nothing for extra effect while staring at the drummer displeasingly! EQ is one of the most artistic aspects of audio mixing and, like everything we do, it begins with listening. We make EQ adjustments to compensate for the way sources sound, for microphone placement, for the sound of microphones themselves and, most importantly, to help sources complement each other musically. These adjustments are a big part of the role of a sound engineer, as every source is unique. It allows you to tailor the sound of a source to make it fit well in the mix. This early introduction to equalization served me well when I started into live audio several years later.ĮQ is essentially a volume control for a specific frequency. Christian Hair Metal for listening at low volumes vs. in the family van for Christian Hip-Hop vs. I memorized different settings for at home vs. This new awareness opened the door to more subtle, artistic tailoring of the equalizer. I discovered, naturally, that it sounded best with all three bands of equalization turned all the way up! I’m not sure when it clicked for me, but I eventually realized that I could achieve the same result by simply turning up the volume a bit. I immediately set my nine year-old fingers to work mastering the use of this advanced tool with DC Talk’s “Nu Thang” as my source material. It was a Sanyo BassXpander with AM/FM radio, auto-reverse and three glorious bands of EQ. On Christmas morning, 1990, I received my first personal cassette player. This will relate far beyond the “Good morning everyone! Stand up and sing with us!” We will talk about that direction of communication, but more importantly, we’re going to talk about communication between the leader and the band both in a rehearsal and during the service or event. We’re going to jump into a series that will occasionally pop up over the next number of weeks relating to on-stage communication. It’s not always that you’re left playing a service or an event without any rehearsals with your band (I don’t recommend this), but even with rehearsal, the direction of a song can turn on a dime and it’s now on the leader to keep that from becoming a distraction. Eventually, we found someone to fill in, but walking into the building at 6:15am on Saturday morning, I knew, more than ever, my stage signals to my band that day had to be clear. Long story short, a couple of circumstances left us scrambling to find another drummer on Friday evening … hours before our first set. The band rehearsed a couple of times and felt good coming into the weekend. I was asked to lead the music at a youth conference in Toronto this past Saturday.
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