carry the bulk of this new keys work, I know The great thing about a software based rig like WHERE DO WE GO FROM HERE
many a keyboard player would jump at the MainStage is that you’re not tied down to one In reality it’s hard to know what worship music
chance to play more parts live. specific piece of hardware. will sound like in five years, but you can bet
that your worship team will still need a keys
If you’re a keyboard player hungry for more Decide that you want to add a second rig. Investing time and resources in a software-
opportunities or you’re a worship leader looking keyboard? MainStage can handle that. based rig means you’ll be ready to dial-in new
to empower your volunteers there are lots of
sounds, adapt to new performance needs, and
options for how to move forward into new Is polka-fusion worship music trending come
territory. 2019? You can dial in those new sounds using
MainStage can help make it a lot easier to pull
more for the life of your Mac.
the existing software (although let’s hope the In many scenarios a hardware keyboard
polka-fusion trend doesn’t take off). continues to be a reliable solution for church
off most modern worship songs with functions
musicians, but I think we’ll continue to see
like easily layering and adjusting sounds, Need to change the key or tempo of a song at software-based rigs become more widespread
applying effects like delay and reverb to those the last minute or travel light to a community in the coming years. If you’ve felt the growing
sounds, and even more advanced tools like worship night at another church? MainStage pains
arpeggiating sounds or triggering a chord with can adjust in the moment easily and travels MainStage a viable and flexible option that can
a single key-press. anywhere there’s a midi keyboard waiting. grow as your team’s needs do and one that
described
above
then
consider
may be just what you need to level-up your live
If all you’re ready for is ‘let’s add a new pad As your live keys sounds grow it’s likely that keys sounds or empower that volunteer who’s
sound’ then MainStage can handle that too. new musicians will come around who’re ready for the next level.
intrigued by what’s going on behind that laptop
3. You want to stay adaptable to wherever screen. MainStage makes it easy to dial-in a
worship music (and your worship team) cohesive visual template that each keyboard
goes. player on the team can use, which can make
on-boarding new musicians a simple process.
December 2018
David Pfaltzgraff
Founder
and
Lead
Sound
Designer
at
SundaySounds.com,
creating
keys
patches,
templates, and sound libraries for worship.
SundaySounds.com
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