the stage at the Worship Together Conference in Nashville and gave a beginner ’ s introduction to Playback . In that “ class ” I opened a setlist , changed the order , key , and tempo of a song . I edited the arrangement of the opening song to start with a bigger interlude . I set transition loaded in underlying pads and even set up MIDI cues to control my lyrics .
Guess how long that all took to show ?
Eight minutes ! Eight minutes in real time !
At the end of that session , many of those in attendance gathered around our booth in the foyer to find out more and ask questions . We met those just starting out , and many Ableton experts who find themselves exactly where I did years earlier ! Our team demonstrated some more advanced features , like sending 32 outputs from the iPad to the sound-desk , sending SMPTE timecode to control video and media , how to instantly rent a song from a catalogue of over 20,000 – and more !
Delegates built their own setlists in seconds , dialed in arrangements and transitions , and then watched in amazement as the chords and lyrics in ChartBuilder and ProPresenter followed along wirelessly and in perfect time .
Some in attendance just stopped by to thank us and our team ! Those moments mean so much to us . Every time a worship leader tells us a story of how our resources have helped them in their role , we celebrate and innovate even harder . As I ’ m typing this article , I received another such message , this time from a Creative Director of a church in Australia .
It reads :
“ Bro , Playback has literally changed my life . I can ’ t tell you how wonderful it ’ s been for when we struggle with our team and we want to put together a creative acoustic set . Literally the fading down of sliders etc . Love it . Like , I actually enjoy my job more .”
So why I am I telling you all this ?
Well , it ’ s not because I need to sell more Playback copies , but simply because I ’ ve been you : a worship leader doing my best to resource my team and lead my church . But maybe like me , you find yourself limited by technology , focusing too much time on the production and not on the people .
Maybe , post covid , you have more on your plate now than ever and some extra time back would be an amazing gift to you , your family , and your church .
Therefore , I want to invite you to take a fresh look at Playback , and I want to give it to you for free . Simply scan the QR code on the next page and we will send you Playback Free for the summer so you can compare it to your current set up . We are pretty sure you ’ ll love it , but if not , let us know so we can continue to make it even better .
George Bernard Shaw once said , “ Progress is impossible without change , and those who cannot change their minds cannot change anything .”
Kristian Ponsford Director of Products & Market Development at MultiTracks . com , and he is passionate about helping worship leaders lead worship well .
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