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Should You Use Loops in Worship?
February 22, 2010
It’s pretty obvious these days that most Christian bands and artists have a bit of help on the platform. From AutoTune to Vocoders, musicians are getting pretty technologically advanced when it comes to creating music for worship. While some of this technology can easily be thrown to the wayside as “trendy” and not worth truly exploring, one simple fact remains: “loops” are here to stay. Read more
Countryman Earclips: The Positive & The Negative
February 16, 2010
At SSCC we have been using & loving our E6(i) ear sets for years now. We bought our first one 8 years ago I think (I was the youth pastor then). However, we have recently been hampered by them not wanting to sit still on people’s heads. I think this is mainly a result of multiple people using the headsets and having to reshape them, the earpiece especially, every time. (I know that keeping them seperate for different communicators would help this but it is not an option overall for us. We have 18 earsets and 30 or so people that use them.) I saw an earclip accessory in a magazine a couple of weeks ago and ran it by our pastor and we decided we needed to check one out. We used it this Sunday morning and loved almost everything about it.
It Might Get Loud, So Watch Your Tone
October 8, 2009
As I write this, my wife Leslie Brooke is driving us down the most boring stretch of highway east of the Mississippi, I-16 between Savannah and Macon, with Pearl Jam’s new album Backslider cranked up. Two things are going through my mind as I listen to it:
Logic Pro 9 : A Look At The New Features That Will Make A Difference For Worship Leaders
September 30, 2009
A few months ago Apple released the newest version of Logic Pro. I’ve been a casual Logic user for a few years now. Most of my work is done in Live and Reason but from time to time I have made a trip over to Logic. My time there has been pleasant, so at the announcement of a new release of Logic I jumped for Joy (ish..). I spent some time reviewing the news on the apple site and have made a few observations on what I feel will be the biggest benefits for Worship Leaders and Churches. I have yet to spend some Hands on time with it so I can’t attest to the full potential of all the features but merely predict how some of the features will be beneficial to worship leaders.
Youth Worship Idea- Cell Phone Prayer List
September 8, 2009
Last year I wrote about my experience at National Youth Workers Convention where we used our cell phones for one type of interactive prayer experience, and to ask questions and interact with the speaker.
Here is another way that you can use this technology that the kids have with them constantly to encourage prayer.
Assigning Tempos to Scenes in Ableton Live
August 26, 2009
In this article we will take a look at how to use one of the coolest features of Ableton Live. If you are interested in using loops then the techniques shared in this article will allow you to use loops in the best possible way. So open up Live and buckle up cause here we go!
Properly Subdividing the Click in Ableton Live
August 13, 2009
Ableton Live is becoming more and more popular with Worship leaders and churches because of its ease of use, and its ability to adapt to what you want it to do. It’s so easy to open the program and plug in a few tempos, drag in a few loops and your good to go. The only complaint that I’ve gotten from people that have used Live for a while (myself included!!) is that there isn’t a built in option to subdivide the click out of the box. In this article we are focusing on how to effectively Subdivide the click in Live. We will look at the process and steps to solve a few problems associated with the issue.
Transitioning your Band to Using Loops: “Using a Click”
August 4, 2009
One of the biggest benefits of using loops is that your band will develop the skill of playing to a click. Convincing your band to play with a click may be one of the biggest struggles involved with using loops. If you are about to start using loops and click then check out the previous article on getting your band on board with loops, it will provide you with some ideas to help smooth out that transition.
In this article we will be focusing on what it takes to get your band effectively playing with a click.
Tips for Overcoming Technical Anxiety
July 28, 2009
Okay.. So your geared up for using loops. You’ve got a few samples to toy around with, you’ve bought Ableton Live and your ready to use it on Sunday. You have everything loaded in.. and then.. BAM!!! it happens. Well maybe more appropriately.. nothing happens. You’ve pressed #1 on your computer keyboard a million times before and never had a problem, but this time, the one time your in front of people, #1 doesn’t work. In this post we will take a look at a few steps to overcoming the dreaded Technical Anxiety that we’ve all faced before. So take a seat, calm down and lets figure out what to do next time!
Transitioning Your Band To Using Loops
July 8, 2009
The transition to using loops can sometimes be a tough road. If you are in a church that isn’t used to technological change, then you may face some big hurdles at first. One of the big steps is getting the members of your worship team to really “buy” into the idea of using loops. Drummers may feel like you are attempting to replace them, and keyboardist may feel like you are cutting their job completely in half. This article takes a look at a few thoughts that may help when convincing your band that using loops is the right thing to do.
