Whether you have great technique or are just getting started, arpeggiator effects are a great way to add dynamics, texture, and excitement to your keyboard sounds. In this post, we will cover what arpeggiators do and how to use them effectively in your worship keyboard approach. What an arpeggiator does An arpeggiator repeats the notes you play in a rhythmic sequence. For example, it … [Read more...]
Taking the complication out of the MIDI controller
If you make music on a computer, then you need the power of a MIDI controller. Even a basic MIDI device can make your experience and your music so much better. The challenge is not so much the expense or even how to use it. With all the options and the flexibility, the biggest challenge in using a MIDI controller is choosing what you want to do with it! , I demonstrate some ideas for … [Read more...]
Keyboard technology setup – Mainstage and Ableton
Using technology with your keyboard doesn't have to take a lot of time. In this video, I demonstrate my weekly keyboard technology setup in less than ten minutes, including: compiling tracks and loops into Ableton Live, loading Mainstage patches into a concert, and synchronizing Mainstage patch changes with Ableton scenes. For the first time ever, I also have actual live video and … [Read more...]
Forever [Kari Jobe] – techniques
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Hi all, thanks for clicking to the website. If you are reading this, you have probably already seen this video, a cover of Kari Jobe's "Forever." We could break down the performance into a lot of smaller techniques of different types - playing, technology, and vocal. The videos below cover a lot of those techniques. I hope they help you! Playing techniques In this performance, I played in … [Read more...]
Keyboard delay effects – setup and playing adjustments
Using effects isn’t just for guitarists and studio recording. Keyboardists can use them, too. Keyboard delay effects are great for adding dimension and dynamics to sounds. Delays (think “echoes”) are easily my favorite effect to use on my keyboard sounds. To use delays effectively (I’ll see myself out!), it’s important to adjust settings properly, but it’s also crucial to adjust your playing … [Read more...]
