KEYS, PADS + LOOPS
[ ARE ALL AMBIENT PADS THE SAME? | Mike Graff ]
If you're trying to choose the right pads that frequency-space as the instruments you're your sound together. Small details like subtle
add atmosphere to your worship team’s sound, already playing, creating a “muddy” sound. melodies and volume swells can bring a new
they may all look the same to you.
layer of beauty to a pad sound, but there is
Some pads sound great when played all by
"Play in any key, in any tempo, for any song."
"Use on your phone, tablet, laptop, etc.”
such a thing as "too much melody”.
itself, but when played underneath other
instruments (like they’re meant to be used!), 3. LOOK FOR PADS THAT ORGANICALLY MOVE,
they tend to get in the way, frequency-wise. INSTEAD OF A STAGNANT SINGLE SOUND.
This defeats the purposes of pads entirely. Pads
But are all ambient pads the same? Short should be designed to support your music, not Have you ever tried to hold a sustained
answer: No. No, they are not. But maybe the muddy your mix! keyboard note as long as you could? It sounds
obvious “no” isn’t as obvious as it seems. Many
great for a short while, but then the sweetness
people buy pads and wind up disappointed So how do you find a well-produced pad? Get disappears and the last thing you want is to ever
they weren't as amazing-sounding as they had your guitar or keyboard out and play along hear that same sound again! Some pads don't
hoped for, souring the idea of pads being a with a demo pad (most pad creators have a do much movement-wis