TIPS WITH MULTITRACKS
CAN YOU FLOW USING TRACKS? | Christy Colmenares
"I don't use tracks because they don't let
me flow!" A gentleman expressed to me at
a conference. I respectfully asked him if he
had ever used tracks when playing live and
the gentleman said he had never used them
because it was very difficult to do. Naturally,
I took that opportunity to talk with him about
his doubts and also share some benefits that
come with the use of tracks. I pulled out my
iPad, opened up Playback, our multitrack
player, and gave him a short demonstration of
how to use the app. I pressed a button to loop
a section in real time, changed the key of the
song, and many other things with just the press
of a button. His eyes widened in amazement.
After seeing this, the gentleman said, “Is that
all it takes? Doesn't it take more programming
and time beforehand?” I replied, “No, it really is
that easy!”.
When I think about this conversation, I can't
help but to think about how many people also
struggle with this mentality. So, in this article
I want to share with you a few tips that can
help you continue growing as a church and as
musicians.
1. LEAVE THE "IT'S VERY HARD" MENTALITY
BEHIND.
We live in a world that is innovating every
day. As a church, we believe in an innovative
and creative God and that is why we cannot
be left behind simply because we are more
comfortable with tradition than with innovation.
Technology can be intimidating, but many
times it is simpler than we think. I encourage
you not to let your mindset or perhaps, lack
of knowledge of technology, prevent you from
exploring better ways of doing something. The
best changes begin with a change of mentality,
a bit of courage to learn something new and
willingness to continue growing.
2. KNOW YOUR TOOLS 3. START WITH WHAT YOU HAVE
As the saying goes "Practice makes perfect”. It is very common to get very excited to
There are many resources that have been implement something new that you’ve seen
created to help you lead worship well and work for other teams. The excitement is good!
that can also create a great impact on your But I encourage you to use this excitement
congregation. Some of this technology only wisely and start with what you have. Remember
takes a little practice to learn how to use that your team will need to get used to how to
effectively. Playback, for example, has been play with a click and how to run the tracks if
created with you in mind. Our team has always they’ve never done this before. Be mindful of
wanted to save you time and try to provide you your team’s progress and start out slow to not
with tools that are simple to use. I encourage overwhelm them. Sometimes when we try to
you to download the app to your iPad or make a change very fast we can cause more
iPhone and try it for yourself. Each week you damage than good.
will find a free track in the app that you can use
to experience the combination of simplicity and I hope these tips encourage you to always
stability found in Playback. Before you know it, keep growing and leave the "It's very difficult"
you will know that it is not impossible to flow mindset behind.
with tracks and best of all... it’s actually very
easy.
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January 2020
Christy Colmenares
Christy resides in Austin, TX and forms part of
the MultiTracks.com team as the Brand Manager
for MultiTracks.com’s Latin American branch,
Secuencias.com.
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