tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13338953731231552462024-02-19T08:44:04.096-06:00Ben's BlogBen Worcesterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12137928552698437311noreply@blogger.comBlogger47125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1333895373123155246.post-13100997479660111992016-11-28T17:01:00.003-06:002017-07-24T15:24:38.969-05:00Videos with multitrack audio<div style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;">
I haven't updated in a while. Here's a huge email I sent to another worship leader with specs on how we use videos with multitrack audio to get click, cues, and stereo loops (or even more combinations) synchronized with video. </div>
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We do this all the time at UCC now - it's our favorite way to present videos that have to be perfectly synchronized. </div>
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It does have a learning curve to create the content and to set up your system to do it, but we have found over and over that it is worth the investment of time and energy.</div>
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ProPresenter 6 can playback videos with multichannel audio discretely onto an audio interface of your choosing. I've used a Scarlett 2i4 for this also, but we now use Dante Virtual Soundcard to send up to 8 channels of audio to our Rio Dante input device.</div>
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We use 4 or 6 channels of audio (2 or 3 stereo pairs) within our videos depending upon how diverse the audio is. Usually it's just 2 stereo pairs - click track, cues, and stereo loops.</div>
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Here's a video that you can test that has 4 channels of audio. If you connect an interface to ProPresenter and select it as the output, it will render the audio onto the interface in order - click and cues (split left/right) and loops on the second pair.</div>
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We use Final Cut to export the videos with multitrack audio. You assign the audio tracks "roles" and export them. These screenshots show you how to do it.</div>
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First, you will put your audio tracks into the video. </div>
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For us, that is click <span class="m_-4689190212856778665gmail-m_8389957033508784895gmail-il">track</span> and cues (click panned left and cues panned right) and stereo loops. Then you assign <span class="m_-4689190212856778665gmail-m_8389957033508784895gmail-il">roles </span>to those tracks. For the click and cues, we put them into the <span class="m_-4689190212856778665gmail-m_8389957033508784895gmail-il">role</span> of dialogue. The loop (audio you want to go to the house) is assigned the <span class="m_-4689190212856778665gmail-m_8389957033508784895gmail-il">role</span> of music. If you have any panning, you'd want to designate that in the inspector window. We pan the click left and the cues right so they have different outputs.</div>
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Then in the export settings, you select <span class="m_-4689190212856778665gmail-m_8389957033508784895gmail-il">Roles</span> as <span class="m_-4689190212856778665gmail-m_8389957033508784895gmail-il">Multitrack</span> Qui<wbr></wbr>ckTime Movie:</div>
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Then, you take this video over to ProPresenter 6. (It has to be ProPresenter 6, by the way...) You then select 4 channels in the advanced settings in ProPresenter. It should then map your video to your audio interface in order (the pair listed on top will be 1-2; the pair listed next will be 3-4, etc.). Make sure that the interface is selected as the sound output in your mac's system preferences.</div>
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In ProPresenter, you also need to make sure that you enable as many audio channels as your video has. This is in the advanced tab. You just select it. (Try restarting ProP after selecting this setting).</div>
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One other trick we use to make this work like normal ProPresenter songs is to make the lyrics "off screen" for the stage display. If it's a video in ProPresenter, there's no need to advance slides since the lyrics are (usually) part of the video. But, if you want lyrics, you have to have them off the screen so that ProP can read it for the stage display, but won't output them over the video. We made a template that moves the text box for lyrics to be moved off the screen. I can give you more directions if you have trouble with that part.</div>
Ben Worcesterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12137928552698437311noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1333895373123155246.post-11238687440370903802012-01-18T10:27:00.002-06:002012-01-18T11:54:24.473-06:00The ChurchI've finished a loop for Elevation Worship's "The Church" and it has been posted over at Loop Community.<br /><br />Find it <a href="http://loopcommunity.com/elevation-worship/the-church-0">here</a>.<br /><br />I loved making this loop. We're using this tune for a weekend where our entire church offering will be for church clothes for some recent Haitian friends through Northwest Haiti Christian Mission. In the Haitian culture, you cannot (repeat, cannot...) attend church unless you have church clothes (for guys, slacks, button-down shirt, nice shoes, etc.). It's a stigma that keeps many from experience the Gospel in Haiti. So in lieu of accepting our regular offering, we're asking all of our people to bring clothes to allow many Haitians to experience church regularly.Ben Worcesterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12137928552698437311noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1333895373123155246.post-24127940615172876822011-09-14T10:50:00.004-05:002011-09-14T13:09:56.209-05:00UCC Worship Axioms #2Here's our second installment. Remember, these are out of order and/or don't create a coherent order. I'm ok with that--I hope you are, too.<br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">UCC Worship Axiom #2</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">It's not about you.</span></span><br /><br />There are two angles on this, but let's deal with the obvious one first.<br /><br />The focus of worship is simple. It is a time to attribute value ("worth-ship") to God. In this way, it's not about you. More importantly, it's not about me.<br /><br />The book of Ephesians is typically viewed as an ecclesiastical letter. It's a note from Paul about what the church is and what is God's aim for the church. This speaks to our worship as well. The key verse is 1:10 where we learn that God's aim is to "bring all things in heaven and on earth under one head, even Christ."<br /><br />Christ's work (and ours) is designed to bring us to God. All of our efforts, all of our toils, all of our lives are to be in the business of bringing ourselves and others to God. Our worship services must reflect that.<br /><br />Now for the second angle. Because the focus is God, the focus will never be what <span style="font-style: italic;">we</span> want. The services are not for <span style="font-style: italic;">us</span>. They are designed to bring us (as Christians) and others to God. The "others" are important. They are more important than we are.<br /><br />Our worship services are designed with two foci:<br /><br />1) Bring Christians closer to God.<br /><br />2) Illustrate/teach God to others so that we might bring them closer to God.<span style="font-style: italic;"></span>Ben Worcesterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12137928552698437311noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1333895373123155246.post-40879396261017536132011-09-12T17:31:00.006-05:002011-09-12T18:06:06.731-05:00UCC Worship Axioms #1I'm starting a series of posts today. The purpose of these posts is to deliver the "axioms" by which the Contemporary Worship services of University Christian Church operate. These are things under which we will not budge. These are "truths" that I have established that we will continue to uphold at the heart of our ministry. (They're out of order and/or don't create a coherent order. I'm ok with that and I hope you are, too.)<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-size:130%;">UCC Worship Axiom #1:<br /><br />God deserves our excellence.</span></span><br /><br />With everything that we offer to God, we strive for it to be excellent. This is the core of worship and it is a priority that is as old as recorded history.<br /><br />In Genesis 4:3-5 we read about an offering that Cain brings before God and an offering that his brother Abel brings before God. In the first instance, Cain brought "some" of the fruit of his labor. Abel on the other hand brought forth the "fat portions" of his labor.<br /><br />There are many ways to interpret this. A clear difference in these offerings is that Abel offered his best. He gave that which represented his very finest work. Abel delivered to God that which was the most meaningful and bore the greatest value.<br /><br />We are compelled to bring that which represents the best of our work--that which clearly shows the value of the offering. With everything we offer to God--art, music, poetry, time, effort, energy, money (and many others)--must carry a value that represents the best we have to offer. The sounds (all our offerings unto God) we make must be as sweet of a sound as the grace offered to us in return.<br /><br />We will continue to toil so that we may offer to God the full excellence that he deserves.Ben Worcesterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12137928552698437311noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1333895373123155246.post-61361768233394831022011-08-30T16:26:00.003-05:002011-08-30T16:41:21.663-05:00SharynI was inspired by Carlos's <a href="http://www.ragamuffinsoul.com/2011/08/half/">blog</a> today. I cried writing about Sharyn. I thought I'd post her story. 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<br /><div><h2 class="uiHeaderTitle">What Happened To Sharyn?</h2></div><div class="clearfix"><div class="mbs uiHeaderSubTitle lfloat fsm fwn fcg">by <a href="http://www.facebook.com/sharynwoo">Sharyn 'Schafer' Worcester</a> on Friday, December 19, 2008 at 12:56pm</div></div><div class="mbl notesBlogText clearfix"><div><p>Let the long story short begin...
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<br />Once upon a time, well, on October 21 to be exact, I woke up with numb feet. I thought nothing of it and went to work. Throughout the day, the numbness progressed up my legs. That evening, Ben took me to the ER where, after a series of tests, I was diagnosed with Guillain-Barre Syndrome. Basically, my immune system attacked my nervous system. Google it if you want details. I was admitted to the hospital that night. The next morning, I was paralyzed from the neck down and on parts of my face. I stayed in bed like that for two weeks. Then I moved to In-Patient Rehab for over a month. I relearned how to eat, walk, etc. I can walk about 40 feet with my granny walker before needing my wheelchair. I look fairly awkward whenever I do things. But! I will have a full recovery!</p><p>
<br /></p><div><h2 class="uiHeaderTitle">Major Breakthrough</h2></div><div class="clearfix"><div class="mbs uiHeaderSubTitle lfloat fsm fwn fcg">by <a href="http://www.facebook.com/sharynwoo">Sharyn 'Schafer' Worcester</a> on Sunday, October 10, 2010 at 8:03pm</div></div><p>So, today marks my first day performing on my horn in public for the first time since Sunday, October 19, 2008. If you're reading this and don't know me very well, let me tell you how meaningful this morning was for me. </p><p>I've always been a musical person. When my sister was in sixth grade, she joined beginning band and started to play the French horn. I was in third grade then, and of course, I wanted to be just like my big sister. When we came home from school every day, I would ask her to teach me what she learned in band that day. I was destined to be a horn player. Needless to say, I chose the horn once I joined beginning band in the sixth grade. That's when my love of music really blossomed. Throughout middle school, junior high, and high school, I never realized that I was meant to have a career in music or teaching. I was definitely going to follow my dad's footsteps and join the Air Force. Once I started planning for K-State, I joined Air Force ROTC. That was my chosen career, however, I needed a major. I enjoyed teaching and music, and decided to put those two together for my major. In the beginning, I never truly intended to be a music educator. Throughout my first two years at K-State, music slowly started taking over my life, and music education started to really sound good to me! Obviously, the Air Force thing didn't work out, and I was able to completely immerse myself in music. Whoa, what a ride! When I was happy, I played my horn. When I was sad, I played my horn. When I was pissed off, I played my horn. Music has taken me to amazing places: New Zealand, Australia, Fiji, Greece, England, Scotland, and all over the U.S. And more importantly, I've made the closest friends that I will probably ever have (you know who you are!). I love all of you guys. Once I was offered and accepted my first job at Junction City High School, I was excited to FINALLY do what I was trained to do. It was amazing. I have great mentors, made more friends, and was having the time of my life.</p><p>Then, on October 21, 2008, I lost almost everything. Now, I'm not going to get emotional and go through everything I experienced during my fifty-five days in two hospitals and one in-patient rehab center. But, man, it was difficult. I clearly remember one night when I made my peace with God and was ready to go to my permanent home. I was almost there. But when I woke up the next morning, I realized a lot of things. God made me wake up that day because I still had things to do on this earth. I still had students to teach, another dog to adopt from the animal shelter (sorry, Ben!), friends to make, and music to play. </p><p>Moving on to the events of this morning, I cannot stress enough how much I cherish my performance this morning. If you know me well enough, you know that I have a comment for everything. But, for this, I cannot find the words I need. But I guess that's where music comes in handy! I usually try to be humble with everything I do. But I cannot be humble about this. I am a damn fine horn player. And today was my day. By all means, it wasn't perfect, but Jesus didn't care (and He's all that truly matters!). To everyone that played with me at University Cristian Church this morning, thank you for being a part of this with me. Some of you may not realize what it means, but I assure you, it was a big deal. So, a big thank you to my husband Ben, and the other great musicians on stage with me: Karyn Schafer (had to put my big sister first!), Storm Davis, Michael Sturd, Jessa Myer, Gabe Reed, Alex Bency, Brian Walton, Tanner Bott, Eric Starnes, Brian Williams, Eric Grusenmeyer, and Peter Weinart. And, of course, I cannot leave out our tech guys, Kyle Reynolds, Donald Green, Jerry Hutchinson, and Greg Olney. It was an honor to finally make music with you guys. </p><p> </p><p>And a another big thank you to Guillain-Barre Syndrome. You taught me not to take anything for granted. You took a lot away from me and forced me to fight hard to get them back. But, needless to say, I still hate you. You will lose this battle. I will not apologize for my language here, but I'm going to kick your ass.
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<br />Edit: want to hear her? Here's "Our God" from that morning:
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<br />Ben Worcesterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12137928552698437311noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1333895373123155246.post-58686476906484269972011-07-28T22:57:00.002-05:002011-07-28T23:00:50.521-05:00God Is AbleHey, folks, this week I worked on a loop for God Is Able from Hillsong's newest live album by the same name. I really enjoyed working on it, and I hope you like it too.<br /><br />You can find it over at Loop Community at this link <a href="http://loopcommunity.com/hillsong/god-is-able-0">here</a>.<br /><br />Listen to the preview <a href="http://dl.dropbox.com/u/16571/God%20Is%20Able%20%28BW%29%20-%20B%20-%20preview.mp3">here</a>!Ben Worcesterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12137928552698437311noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1333895373123155246.post-57599360526225244972011-06-16T15:05:00.002-05:002011-06-16T15:13:48.096-05:00Loop CommunityHey, folks,<br /><br />Here's an update for you. I'm going to begin moving a lot of this content over to <a href="http://loopcommunity.com/">Loop Community</a> for several reasons.<br /><br />1) They are able to manage the legal issues with posting these loops.<br />2) They are able to deliver these loops in a wider spectrum than I can with just one blog.<br />3) They can help me to monetize them (which helps me continue to provide high-quality loops for a reasonable fee).<br /><br />When I create new ones, you'll be able to access them here first, then over on Loop Community a little while later.<br /><br />Thanks for following, and I hope to see you over at <a href="http://loopcommunity.com/">Loop Community</a> sometime soon!Ben Worcesterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12137928552698437311noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1333895373123155246.post-84481668229258797702011-01-12T14:11:00.002-06:002011-01-12T14:13:52.903-06:00Like a LionWell, I heard Kristian Stanfill's new album, and loved the dance party version of Like a Lion. So I made a loop for it - just a little different than his. The loop goes for 8 bars, then the band comes in on top of it. Other than that, it's just like the album version! Hope y'all like it and can use it!<br /><br /><a href="http://dl.dropbox.com/u/16571/Like%20a%20Lion%20-%20ST.rns">RNS - Stereo</a><br /><a href="http://dl.dropbox.com/u/16571/Like%20a%20Lion.mp3">MP3 - Stereo</a>Ben Worcesterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12137928552698437311noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1333895373123155246.post-22912888115707960962010-11-03T16:32:00.005-05:002011-06-17T17:39:57.529-05:00King of All Days(Edited 6-17-11)<br /><br />I have moved this content over to Loop Community. Check out why <a href="http://bdw3355.blogspot.com/2011/06/loop-community.html">here</a>.<br /><br />If you are looking for this content, check out the following <a href="http://loopcommunity.com/content/king-of-all-days-hillsong-united">link</a>!<br /><br />------<br /><br />This is one of my favorite loops I've made yet. I really hope you get to enjoy it! It is set up in stereo, and I can't imagine it used any other way. So, here's the stereo MP3 to preview it, and the complete Reason file. The singing of verse 1 starts 8 measures after the beat. Also, the Reason version has more imaging than the MP3 mix-down can deal with, so it sounds more refined in its intended form!<br /><a href="http://dl.dropbox.com/u/16571/King%20of%20All%20Days%20-%20MP3%20-%20no%20click.mp3"><br /></a><a href="http://dl.dropbox.com/u/16571/King%20of%20All%20Days%20-%20ST.rns"></a><a href="http://dl.dropbox.com/u/16571/King%20of%20All%20Days%20-%20preview.mp3">King of All Days - Preview</a>Ben Worcesterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12137928552698437311noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1333895373123155246.post-16447254186460489172010-07-13T11:28:00.003-05:002011-06-21T16:59:07.401-05:00How He LovesI have moved this content over to Loop Community. To read more about why, see this <a href="http://bdw3355.blogspot.com/2011/06/loop-community.html">post</a>.<br /><br />If you're looking for the content, check it out <a href="http://loopcommunity.com/content/how-he-loves-david-crowder">here</a>.<br /><br />Hey, all...<br /><br />We used this loop for How He Loves this last weekend... Hope you can use it. Watch our arrangement here:<br /><br /><object height="385" width="480"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/-QPUgs7Yfwc&hl=en_US&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/-QPUgs7Yfwc&hl=en_US&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" height="385" width="480"></embed></object><br /><br /><a href="http://dl.dropbox.com/u/16571/How%20He%20Loves%20-%20B%20-%20preview.mp3">How He Loves - preview</a><a href="http://dl.dropbox.com/u/16571/How%20He%20Loves%20-%20B%20-%20split.mp3"></a>Ben Worcesterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12137928552698437311noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1333895373123155246.post-82058498065345160772009-10-20T15:30:00.008-05:002009-10-20T16:24:49.655-05:00Outloud EP - Josh Collesano<img src="file:///Users/cw/Library/Caches/TemporaryItems/moz-screenshot.png" alt="" />Ok, so, a friend of mine (whom I've met via internet, twitter, and a shared occupation) released an album titled Outloud, an EP of four original songs and hymn re-write. I was looking forward to its iTunes release, which happened today. Here's my review of his <a href="http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?id=336507844&s=143441">album</a>:<br /><br />When reviewing Christian albums, especially those of worship leaders, I think theology is probably the most important aspect to review. Likely because I'm constantly thinking "Do the people I'm trying to reach need to hear this?" I can say without a doubt, that Josh's album qualifies in that respect. The people we're trying to reach need to hear his message. Lyrics that capture these thoughts include:<br /><br />"Jesus, You're the answer to the world."<br />"We will stand to share Your hope with all the world, yeah, they will know that You are God."<br />"I was bound by all my sin when Your love came and set me free."<br />"You died in place of me."<br />"After all we've done, can we say we lived for You?"<br />"No name is like Your love."<br /><br />"Come Arise" foreshadows what Josh and his band plan to do with the rest of the EP. Tasteful guitars with plenty of presence, good delay sounds with full rhythm underneath. A strong, yet tactful vocal with a solid message. I think that the music between chorus one and verse two is just a bit too long, although it's pulled off really well. Another big instrumental section connects the bridge to a dropout chorus. Again, this is a bit on long-ish side. This is followed by THE biggest drum fill I've heard in a worship album leading to the final chorus.<br /><br />As a person who has grown up in Oklahoma, I appreciate the country roots Josh uses in "Come Thou Fount." Lyrically, he takes the first traditional verse, then expands upon it with an additional chorus section or tag. Familiar lyrics intertwine with new proclamations of Christ's victory.<br /><br />"Holding On" speaks well. The guitar work is clean, gutty, and quite prominent ( - I'm not a guitarist, more a keys/piano guy). I think the guitar tone works really well underneath Josh's vocals. This is the strongest song on the album. "Can we say we lived for You" hit me really hard today. Great message and thoughts there.<br /><br />I love the way "Outloud" (the title track) opens with synth elements. Creative guitar riffs and effects in the verses move the motion forward to Lifehouse-like chorus with full chords and a big vocal delivery. I think the vocal effects in the bridge are particularly effective in bringing the thoughts back to the chorus to end the song. It's a great message. I love the melody at the chorus, over the words "I want to scream Your name outloud." It's particularly striking.<br /><br />The acoustic guitar sounds absolutely amazing in the opening of "A Sinners Choir." I personally, think this song could have been stronger. I felt just slightly unsatisfied at the end, as though there was going to be more. I do like it, though I felt just on the side of uneasy. I will listen to it more, and hopefully come back with a different conclusion.<br /><br />Overall, this is a good EP. I would have loved to have hear some Steve Fee style harmonies in some key places in some key choruses. Josh's vocals speak well, in almost all places. I believe this to be an excellent work from someone that really understands worship leading and the current genre of worship music. Thanks so much for your work.Ben Worcesterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12137928552698437311noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1333895373123155246.post-41142334188813866242009-08-17T14:20:00.003-05:002011-07-28T23:18:31.539-05:00Song of HopeI've moved this content over to Loop Community. To read about why, visit this <a href="http://bdw3355.blogspot.com/2011/06/loop-community.html">post</a>.<br /><br />To find this content, click this <a href="http://loopcommunity.com/robbie-seay-band/song-of-hope-heaven-come-down">link</a>.<br /><br />-------------------<br /><br />So, we did this Robbie Seay Band song yesterday and Saturday, and it worked out really well. Here's the mastered and complete loop. It follows the album version, and ends after the three choruses after the bridge. Hope you can use it!<br /><br /><a href="http://dl.getdropbox.com/u/16571/Song%20of%20Hope.rns"></a><a href="http://dl.getdropbox.com/u/16571/Song%20of%20Hope%20-%20split%20-%20MP3.mp3"></a><a href="http://dl.dropbox.com/u/16571/Song%20of%20Hope%20-%20preview.mp3">Preview</a>Ben Worcesterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12137928552698437311noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1333895373123155246.post-45777441421789275162009-07-26T20:47:00.002-05:002009-07-26T20:53:24.342-05:00Glory to God ForeverOk, so we did this tune this Sunday with a choir, and it was a lot of fun. Though it's simple, it's constant message is amazing. So, I'm posting the loop we used.<br /><br />The beginning of the song is different than the way Fee plays it. We replaced the one measure of acoustic guitar with synth, and the click signal is where the whole band comes in. I think it cleaned it up for live use, but it wouldn't take much to change it back. Other than that, the arrangement is exactly like the single (looking forward to the full album by the way!).<br /><br /><a href="http://files.getdropbox.com/u/16571/Glory%20to%20God%20Forever.rns">Glory to God Forever - RNS</a><br /><a href="http://files.getdropbox.com/u/16571/Glory%20to%20God%20Forever%20-%20split.mp3">Glory to God Forever - split - MP3</a><br /><a href="http://files.getdropbox.com/u/16571/Glory%20to%20God%20Forever%20-%20MP3.mp3">Glory to God Forever - MP3</a>Ben Worcesterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12137928552698437311noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1333895373123155246.post-29415983577232263142009-05-15T10:04:00.002-05:002009-05-15T10:18:33.913-05:00Jesus SavesWe've done Tim Hughes's "Jesus Saves" several times around Easter, and it is a great opener. If you haven't heard it, try it out, it's a really cool high-energy opener.<br /><br />I made this loop for it, and had my friend Jake (@jake_eyler for the tweeters out there) play the guitar track. I looped it in ReCycle, so you need this rex file. When it asks you for it, point it to the right location and you're good to go. However, Kyle Campos (@kcampos) has pointed out on his <a href="http://www.ourrisingsound.com/2009/05/14/propellerhead-record-review-reason-audio/">blog</a> that Reason has developed a cool new product called Record that will make using pre-recorded sound in the live setting way cooler. Look for new developments on that front to come.<br /><br /><a href="http://dl-client.getdropbox.com/u/16571/Jesus%20Saves.rns">Jesus Saves RNS</a><br /><a href="http://dl-client.getdropbox.com/u/16571/Jesus%20Saves%20Riff.rx2">Jesus Saves Guitar Riff</a><br /><a href="http://dl-client.getdropbox.com/u/16571/Jesus%20Saves%20-%20MP3.mp3">Jesus Saves MP3</a><br /><a href="http://dl-client.getdropbox.com/u/16571/Jesus%20Saves%20-%20split%20MP3.mp3">Jesus Saves split MP3</a><br /><br /><object width="320" height="265"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/DDVYZ9Kamyg&hl=en&fs=1&rel=0&color1=0x3a3a3a&color2=0x999999"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/DDVYZ9Kamyg&hl=en&fs=1&rel=0&color1=0x3a3a3a&color2=0x999999" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="320" height="265"></embed></object>Ben Worcesterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12137928552698437311noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1333895373123155246.post-80741382329569906712009-04-13T08:48:00.002-05:002009-04-13T09:09:26.795-05:00Jesus Paid It All - RemixSo, I remade the intro to Jesus Paid It All so it flowed from True Love a little better. There's something about deep low-end piano sounds that has a triumphant feel to it. Worked like a charm on Easter Sunday and Saturday. <br /><br /><a href="http://dl-client.getdropbox.com/u/16571/Jesus%20Paid%20It%20All%20-%20r.rns">Jesus Paid It All - RNS</a><br /><a href="http://dl-client.getdropbox.com/u/16571/Jesus%20Paid%20It%20All%20-%20r%20-%20split.mp3">Jesus Paid It All - split - MP3</a><br /><a href="http://dl-client.getdropbox.com/u/16571/Jesus%20Paid%20It%20All%20-%20r%20-%20MP3.mp3">Jesus Paid It All - MP3</a>Ben Worcesterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12137928552698437311noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1333895373123155246.post-28650728777082976302009-03-03T22:29:00.002-06:002009-03-03T22:35:37.384-06:00True LoveSo, here's a good example of simplicity. Often, simple is better than complex. Phil Wickham's song True Love is amazing, but there doesn't need to be much in the loop to carry it. Just a little bit of bass and some synth to complement the band is enough to add without distracting. Hope you can use it, we've used this loop for about a year or so. It almost follows Phil's version exactly, but it's more like this one from Fellowship Church:<br /><br /><object width="400" height="225"><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true" /><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always" /><param name="movie" value="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=854151&server=vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=0&color=&fullscreen=1" /><embed src="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=854151&server=vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=0&color=&fullscreen=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" width="400" height="225"></embed></object><br /><a href="http://vimeo.com/854151">True Love</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/pacehartfield">Pace Hartfield</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com">Vimeo</a>.<br /><br /><a href="http://dl-client.getdropbox.com/u/16571/True%20Love.rns">True Love - RNS</a><br /><a href="http://dl-client.getdropbox.com/u/16571/True%20Love.mp3">True Love - MP3</a><br /><a href="http://dl-client.getdropbox.com/u/16571/True%20Love%20-%20split.mp3">True Love - Split MP3</a>Ben Worcesterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12137928552698437311noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1333895373123155246.post-30373637500998937122009-02-23T23:12:00.001-06:002009-02-23T23:14:57.999-06:00Using These Loops?I've gotten a few emails/comments from folks using my loops, and I love seeing them in action. That's why I'm posting - so people will actually use them. If you're using them, just post a vid, like Chris did at Church at Viera. Thanks, dude.<br /><br /><object height="344" width="425"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/nlUuD-vGogQ&hl=en&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/nlUuD-vGogQ&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" height="344" width="425"></embed></object>Ben Worcesterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12137928552698437311noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1333895373123155246.post-37047877730647479902009-02-22T12:18:00.002-06:002009-02-22T12:23:21.567-06:00Thoughts Immediately After ServiceToday is one of those days where I'm particularly struck by something in our worship sets. Today, it was for our ender, David Crowder's Wholly Yours. A while back I posted the loop I used, but that's not the topic for today.<br /><br />Every now and then, lyrics finally make sense. The bridge lyrics are deep, meaningful, and extremely well-put. I can't really elaborate on them, so I'll just post them here. It's only too bad that you only sing them once in the song.<br /><br />"But the harder I try, the more clearly can I<br />Feel the depth of our fall<br />And the weight of it all<br />And so this might could be<br />The most impossible thing:<br />Your grandness in me making me clean<br /><br />"Glory, hallelujah,<br />Glory, glory hallelujah"<br /><br /><br /><br />I just hope that whoever makes the musical decisions in heaven, on that glorious day picks this tune. In fact, now thinking about it, I'm sure this is one we'll all sing.Ben Worcesterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12137928552698437311noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1333895373123155246.post-86477710196627914422009-01-28T23:30:00.003-06:002009-01-28T23:35:10.917-06:00Today Is the DaySo, we've done this tune twice now, and we're going to do it again this weekend! Our folks have loved it, and there's plenty of video online showing lead players how to play the solo in the middle that Lincoln plays. It's a great, fun tune, and hope you can use the loop, which uses some of my favorite patches.<br /><br /><a href="http://dl-client.getdropbox.com/u/16571/Today%20Is%20the%20Day.rns">Today Is the Day - RNS</a><a href="http://dl-client.getdropbox.com/u/16571/Today%20Is%20the%20Day%20-%20AAC.m4a"><br />Today Is the Day - AAC</a><br /><a href="http://dl-client.getdropbox.com/u/16571/Today%20Is%20the%20Day%20-%20split%20-%20AAC.m4a">Today Is the Day - split - AAC</a>Ben Worcesterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12137928552698437311noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1333895373123155246.post-40100873523271487732009-01-21T19:21:00.002-06:002009-01-21T19:26:08.012-06:00Lifechurch voicemail<div style="font-size: 11px;"><object height="81" width="100%"><param name="movie" value="http://player.soundcloud.com/player.swf?track=voice-mail-message"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed allowscriptaccess="always" height="81" src="http://player.soundcloud.com/player.swf?track=voice-mail-message" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="100%" wmode="transparent"></embed></object><div style="padding-top: 5px;"><a href="http://soundcloud.com/lifechurchtv/voice-mail-message/">Voice Mail Message</a> by <a href="lifechurchtv">lifechurchtv</a></div></div><br /><br />Bobby Gruenwald, the pastor of innovations at lifechurch.tv posted this interesting voice mail they received. Instant classic.Ben Worcesterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12137928552698437311noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1333895373123155246.post-85111690890723056752009-01-16T13:27:00.002-06:002009-01-16T13:43:02.526-06:00Beautiful the BloodOk, Caleb tried it out, and he liked it, so I'm putting it up. I don't have much in the chorsues, but the band will play out there anyway. Let me know what you think, and hope you can use it.<br /><br />It follows the Fee version, but we do it in B.<br /><br /><a href="http://dl-client.getdropbox.com/u/16571/Beautiful%20the%20Blood%20-%20B.rns">Beautiful the Blood - RNS</a><br /><a href="http://dl-client.getdropbox.com/u/16571/Beautiful%20the%20Blood%20-%20B%20-%20AAC.m4a">Beautiful the Blood - AAC</a><br /><a href="http://dl-client.getdropbox.com/u/16571/Beautiful%20the%20Blood%20-%20B%20-%20split%20-%20AAC.m4a">Beautiful the Blood - split - AAC</a>Ben Worcesterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12137928552698437311noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1333895373123155246.post-54938936244731384392008-12-05T20:41:00.002-06:002008-12-05T20:49:12.716-06:00O Come EmmanuelWell, Merry Christmas. Last year we did O Come Emmanuel, and I forgot I had this loop. Have the band rock through verses 2 and 3, and stay out for the choruses...just rock where the loop comes in strong. I'm putting the chart up that we use, too. <div><br /></div><div><a href="http://dl-client.getdropbox.com/u/16571/O%20Come%20Emmanuel%20-%20Em.doc">O Come Emmanuel - DOC</a></div><div><a href="http://dl-client.getdropbox.com/u/16571/O%20Come%20Emmanuel.rns">O Come Emmanuel - RNS</a></div><div><a href="http://dl-client.getdropbox.com/u/16571/O%20Come%20Emmanuel%20-%20mp3.mp3">O Come Emmanuel - MP3</a></div><div><a href="http://dl-client.getdropbox.com/u/16571/O%20Come%20Emmanuel%20-%20split%20-%20mp3.mp3">O Come Emmanuel - split - MP3</a></div>Ben Worcesterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12137928552698437311noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1333895373123155246.post-14151571424362534362008-10-31T21:32:00.003-05:002008-10-31T21:41:12.285-05:00All Because of JesusHere's one of the oldest loops we've done... I played the synth parts, but most of the sequencing is <a href="http://johnnunnally.blogspot.com/">John</a>'s work. I'll post it because some folks were asking for one on bwack's...hope you don't mind, John...<div><br /></div><div>It's a little different than the album version, but if you have the reason file you can adjust it. Mostly, it's just the intro that's a little different. When our click comes in, the band should come in full, then back it off for the verse.</div><div><br /></div><div>I also have the version 3 file (I saved them all when we updated) so I'm sending that on, too.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="http://dl-client.getdropbox.com/u/16571/All%20Because%20of%20Jesus%20-%20v3.rns">All Because of Jesus - RNS v3</a></div><div><a href="http://dl-client.getdropbox.com/u/16571/All%20Because%20of%20Jesus.rns">All Because of Jesus - RNS</a></div><div><a href="http://dl-client.getdropbox.com/u/16571/All%20Because%20of%20Jesus%20-%20split.mp3">All Because of Jesus - split - MP3</a></div><div><a href="http://dl-client.getdropbox.com/u/16571/All%20Because%20of%20Jesus%20-%20MP3.mp3">All Because of Jesus - MP3</a></div>Ben Worcesterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12137928552698437311noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1333895373123155246.post-34532067039835205882008-10-09T09:56:00.003-05:002008-10-09T10:06:36.858-05:00Happy DayAlso thought I'd post this one (I know, two in a day), but here's a loop I made while the power was out in last year's ice storm. Laptop batteries and generators ftw!<div><br /></div><div><a href="http://dl-client.getdropbox.com/u/16571/Happy%20Day.rns">Happy Day - C - RNS</a></div><div><a href="http://dl-client.getdropbox.com/u/16571/Happy%20Day%20-%20mp3.mp3">Happy Day - C - MP3</a></div><div><a href="http://dl-client.getdropbox.com/u/16571/Happy%20Day%20-%20split.mp3">Happy Day - C - split MP3</a></div>Ben Worcesterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12137928552698437311noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1333895373123155246.post-21290068027719506762008-10-09T09:43:00.003-05:002008-10-09T09:55:24.703-05:00Love Is HereThis song from Tenth Avenue North is really killer, and we're trying it out this weekend. Here's the loop I made a few days ago for it, hope you can use it. It's in A, not their key of B.<div><br /></div><div>Cheers</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="http://dl-client.getdropbox.com/u/16571/Love%20Is%20Here%20-%20A.rns">Love Is Here - A - RNS</a></div><div><a href="http://dl-client.getdropbox.com/u/16571/Love%20Is%20Here%20-%20A%20-%20mp3.mp3">Love Is Here - A - MP3</a></div><div><a href="http://dl-client.getdropbox.com/u/16571/Love%20Is%20Here%20-%20A%20-%20split.mp3">Love Is Here - A - split - MP3</a></div>Ben Worcesterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12137928552698437311noreply@blogger.com1