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PRO TIP 1:
It is easy to artistically get addicted to pads.
Because they add such value and ambience
to your music, you are going to love them
and your tendency is going to be to overuse
them. Always remember that less is more.
Great music happens between the notes! Don’t
forget that silence can sometimes be our most
effective tool!
PRO TIP 2:
I like to have our sound person turn the pads up
during instrumental breaks and choruses about
+4dB to give this song a nice lift and make it
feel bigger when there are fewer instruments
on stage.
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Disclaimer: The article you just read is through
the lens of the most practical way to implement
pads into your worship set right now. However,
this is not mutually exclusive with the fact
that there is always a leadership aspect to
implementing any type of change. When you
begin using pads, you should consider making
the necessary leadership communications with
the proper people to make sure that no one
is caught off guard. You should also plan on
casting a compelling and clear vision for why
this is the direction you want to head and help
ensure people that it’s going to make things
better. Do not wait until the last minute and just
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show up to rehearsal and say, ‘Hey, guess what
everyone, we’re going to use pads starting in
five minutes”. This will not end well for anyone.
Proper planning, casting vision and going
through the right channels will ensure your
smoothest transition into using pads today!
Brian Michael Fuller
Brian is a composer, multi-instrumentalist and
worship musician who currently serves as the
worship arts pastor at Newhope Church in Durham,
North Carolina. You can hear some of his original
production music at www.fullertime.com. The pad
sets that he has designed are exclusively available
at www.worshiptutorials.com and have sold over
50,000 copies.
www.FullerTime.com
June 2019
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