I love using Mainstage 3 live when I’m playing worship sets, and this week I thought I’d run through the details of a recent gig I had where Mainstage came in handy. Here’s how I used Mainstage to help me get the job done:
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I was driving along a deserted Kentucky highway late at night coming home from a gig. I hadn't played well at the show. It was in a style I wasn't familiar with, and every time I felt like I was hitting a groove, I'd get caught in a tricky section and stumble. My confidence just wasn't where it needed to be from the very beginning, and each mistake reinforced the nuanced emotion I'd feeling from the start: I suck.
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Musicians often spend hours practicing completely wrong. We practice as if we're fusion jazz session players, when our paid gigs are rocking out simple pop songs live. Here's how to bring your practicing into alignment:
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I get asked a lot if I recommend running 3rd party plugins with Mainstage, and if so, what my favorite VST plugins are. While I definitely recommend sticking with as many of the built-in plugins as you can for stability reasons, I love the extra features some plugins offer Mainstage. Here are my top 5 for live use:
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As most of you know or have guessed, I am a big fan of Seth Godin. His ideas about freelancing, marketing, and entrepreneurship have so tightly integrated with my philosophy of business that it's hard for me to tell where his ideas stop and mine begin.
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