Jul 31

Jul 31 7 Ways To Crash Proof Your MainStage Rig

Using plugins and massive sample libraries live have huge advantages sonically, with one achilles heel: it’s easy to crash your computer without setting it up well. Here are some best practices for using MainStage live:

Jun 20

Jun 20 5 Tips For Getting Great Pad Sounds

Eric Barfield

Live Performance

Pads are useful for filling the sonic space live, but can be a little tricky to tame. Here are 5 ways to tame your pads:

Apr 25

Apr 25 10 Beginner Tricks For Playing Organ in A Worship Band

Eric Barfield

Products, Live Performance

So you’ve just purchased the Ultimate Organs pack and you’re ready to play organ for the first time with your worship team. What do you do? Here are 10 simple tricks to make you sound like a pro:

Apr 4
Apr 4 5 Ways to Get Out of the Guitarist's Sonic Space

Eric Barfield

Live Performance

Guitars and keyboards occupy the same sonic space in many worship sets, and it's important as a keyboardist to respect and work with the guitar player so that you don't clash sonically. Here are a few ways you can get your silence to mesh

Mar 14

Mar 14 Ask Patch Foundry: Balancing MainStage/Hardware Levels

Eric Barfield

Live Performance

I received this email from a reader this week:

I bought a MOTU MicroBook based on this advice and it's a wonderful piece of equipment. Many thanks. I am still getting my head around things and I'd love to hear your thoughts on a couple of points.

Mar 7

Mar 7 3 Tips For Piano EQ

Eric Barfield

Live Performance

We received this email from a reader this week:

I use Mainstage in worship, using macpro, the church keyboard is dated and is a 15 year old alesis which I midi and then out put is via a DI. We have analog desk at one church site and a digital desk at the other.

Feb 13

Feb 13 5 Signs You Need An Audio Interface

Eric Barfield

Live Performance

Many MainStage users settle for using the headphones out on their laptop for audio, while most pro users of MainStage rely on audio interfaces. How do you know if an audio interface is worth the investment? Here are 5 signs you need an audio interface:

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Apr 4 Apr 4 5 Ways to Get Out of the Guitarist's Sonic Space

Apr 4
Apr 4 5 Ways to Get Out of the Guitarist's Sonic Space