Worship Musician Magazine October 2026 | Page 34

a rehearsal space, or fighting traffic.
I recommend using it for three things:
A) Worship Team Prep: We run the set mid-week for 30 minutes from our living rooms. No travel, but we’ re actually playing together, not just listening to a Planning Center track.
B) Songwriting: You can plug your acoustic guitar direct and have other musicians and singers across the city digging in on the song writing session.
C) Teaching and Mentoring: Because of the low latency, you can actually teach a lesson. Call out a chord change and it happens on time.
4. STEM RECORDING TURNS A JAM INTO A DEMO.
This is the feature that made me keep it on my desk permanently. Lutefish now has Stem Recording. Every person’ s audio in the session is captured as a separate high-quality FLAC file. After we jam, I download my guitar stem, the drummer’ s stem, keys, etc., and I have a real multitrack to mix.
5. THE PRICE MAKES SENSE FOR MINISTRY.
This is not a $ 1,500 boutique thing. The device is a one-time $ 249 with band packs discounted. After a two-month free trial, the subscription is $ 9.99 / month per account. For a church, that’ s less than one hour of rehearsal space rental. It comes from Wenger Corporation— the folks who build music stands and acoustical gear for schools and churches— so it’ s built to last and travel.
If you’ re a touring player juggling tours, a worship leader with a spread-out team, or a songwriter who wants to stay creative without the logistics, this little box lets you do what we all got into this for in the first place: just play. You’ ll be surprised how close 300 miles can feel. www. lutefish. com
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