Hey all, my friend Chris Gala is starting a series on his blog called Synthesis 101. We went over a lot of this stuff in some form in Pads 101 and 102 but it is always helpful to get a fresh take. Enjoy!
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Coldplay: Magic Piano
I am a big Coldplay fan – they have been a big influence on my keyboard playing and I find a lot of that influence ends up in what I am playing in church every week. They have a new single out named “Magic” off their upcoming album Ghost Stories. One of the cool parts is this weird delayed piano line. The minute I heard it I knew it would make for a fun tutorial and I think the sound in general has a lot of miles in it – I expect to be using it a lot. Lets see how it’s made. (more…)
Andi Ziller: Abletonized Worship
Great new video from HOS member Andi Ziller on using Ableton in worship. I’m not much of an Ableton guy so I’m always looking for resources like this to pass along to the rest of you. Enjoy!
Ian McIntosh’s Verby Lead – Hardware
In this tutorial I will finish our look at Ian McIntosh’s Verby Lead patch by recreating it (mostly) on the Nord Stage 2. The synth section of the Nord Stage is simple but incredibly flexible and is a great place to start when you are learning sound design and synthesis. Hit the video tutorial for the details. To see our overview of this sound and how we did it in software see the post Tutorial: Ian McIntosh’s Verby Lead.
Nord Stage 2 Patches: here
Worship Synths and Keyboards 