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What equipment do you need to run Mainstage?

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For this post, I want to share my responses to a recent email.  Don L. asked some great questions about equipment for Mainstage, similar to what many others have asked.  Here you go! I am new to MainStage and would like to use MainStage for my church’s live worship. What equipment do I need? If you want to play keyboard sounds through Mainstage, you just need Mainstage software from the App … [Read more...]

The biggest key to inspired worship leading

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 ...is to prepare in private. Really, that's it.  I set out to write a post about how important personal preparation is, how helpful it is. But I believe it is truly the most important key to leading worship from a place of inspiration.  Whether you lead by singing, playing an instrument, or even running sound or the lyrics software, preparation is primary. I wish I could say I set aside time … [Read more...]

Three reasons to disguise your keyboard’s identity

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Normal people go to concerts to take in the performance.  Musicians, however, make the performance almost a secondary consideration.  The real reason we're there?  To find out what kind of gear the band is using, of course! I'm exaggerating some, but scoping out the instrument brand and model situation is of utmost importance the minute a gear-head enters a venue.  What keyboard is that?  What … [Read more...]

Teach an old keyboard new tricks [VIDEO]

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I love my keyboard.  It has perfect feel and very high quality sounds.  But being made in the late 90's, it wasn't built with modern software technology in mind. No worries - I can still get all the functionality I need without spending thousands of dollars on a new keyboard.  In my latest video, I demonstrate how to investigate which controls on your current keyboard can communicate with … [Read more...]

Setting the tempo in Mainstage

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We keyboardists and guitarists love to use time-based effects like delays.  To get that dotted-eighth note echo to sound good with the rest of the band, though, you should sync your delay settings with the tempo of the song.  Mainstage has three ways to set that tempo, and they're all useful.  In this video, I'll walk you through the steps necessary to set up and use a button to tap the tempo, … [Read more...]