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3 SIGNS YOUR WORSHIP TEAM IS READY FOR MAINSTAGE | David Pfaltzgraff
CHOOSE YOUR OWN ADVENTURE ready to make the same leap to MainStage that any old keyboard to your computer and finding
Today there are more options than ever for I made several years ago: amazing new sounds through MainStage is
worship leaders, musicians, and tech team
worth every cent of the $30 price tag.
volunteers. Tube amp or modeler? Wireless or 1. You’re struggling to find worship keys cable? Music stand or tablet? sounds in your keyboard. Keyboard players increasingly find themselves Since MainStage runs on a computer it’s easy new hardware keyboard later without losing all
at the forefront of these options and with the to find and organize your favorite sounds and the time and energy invested into the software
release of every new keys-driven worship also a simple task to add new sounds to the side of things.
album the question looms larger: how are you software. This is truly a game-changer for those supposed to pull these keys parts off live? who’ve grown weary of searching through 2. Your keyboard players are ready to fill a
vaguely-titled presets on a twenty year old new, deeper role.
The great thing is that since a software-based
rig is flexible by nature you can always add in a
After several years of searching for the answer keyboard five minutes before rehearsal in a
to that question I stumbled upon the software futile attempt to find a ‘shimmery pad’.
MainStage 3 and I’ve never looked back.
Modern worship music has never been more
synth heavy than it is right now and with this
Now tens of thousands of worship teams are There are amazing and cutting-edge hardware new emphasis there are new opportunities for
adopting this software as the ‘brain’ of their live keyboards out there from amazing companies pianists/keyboardists to rise to the occasion
keyboard set-up. like Nord, Yamaha, and Roland but if those and play new sounds, lead parts, and more.
are out of the question or you’re looking for an
Here are three signs your worship team may be
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alternative the immediate payoff of connecting
December 2018
While some have opted to let backing tracks
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