August 08, 2019
My dear friend Jon Nicol at WorshipTeamCoach.com has an incredible set of resources that might be something that would help you.
This guy is the real deal, folks. We’ve become friends over the last few years and Jon is kind, funny, and extremely gifted when it comes to taking care of practical problems in your worship ministry.
Jon has a few amazing training resources that could instantly help you out.
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July 01, 2017
Mike Graff, our chief creative at Coresound Pads, did an interview with Alex Enfiedjian on the Worship Leader Training Podcast all about the "What", "Why", and "How" of using pads in your worship sets. There's lots of great tips & content to grab from this interview - you don't want to miss it!
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May 15, 2017
Using pads doesn't have to be complicated! Here's how to fill out your worship team's live sound using only a smartphone. Our friend Tim Lucas at WorshipDeeper.com wrote a fabulous article explaining all the ins & outs of what pads are, why they matter, and how to use them.
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April 17, 2017
We have been conditioned to respond negatively to silence. The presence of sound wouldn't be nearly as valuable to us if there was no absence of sound... but as the general public, things can get very uncomfortable very quickly in silence. Research has shown is that a group of people in public can withstand silence for no more than a few seconds before it becomes distracting and uncomfortable.
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March 27, 2017
Every worship team is doing something well. I promise you that. But it's also a safe bet that every worship team has a few kinks in their system they'd like to get rid of. Here's a list of five familiar problems that show up in worship teams, and some thoughts on how to overcome them. Click to read more
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March 20, 2017
You've probably heard fellow worship leaders talk about using pads in their worship music. While it may sound like a novel idea on the surface, you might still be asking yourself, "Are pads really that important?" The answer, I believe, is yes. And here's why.
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March 07, 2017
Do you like the idea of adding pads to your worship service but haven't figured out the right app or software to use them in? Do you want to use an app that cross-fades from one pad to another? We filmed a tutorial to answer these questions and get you up & going with the OnSong app in less than 20 minutes. By the end of this video, you'll be able to use your tablet for your chord charts, to automatically play the right pad, and to crossfade between pads when you go to your next chord chart.
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December 22, 2016
Have you thought that pads sound amazing, but you're confused as to how you actually add them to your worship service? We filmed a tutorial to answer that very question and get you up & going with Coresound Pads in less than 15 minutes using a simple, bare-bones music-app called WT Director (free in the App Store).
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December 07, 2016
Are you looking to get started using worship pads at your church but don't know where to begin? Then you're in the right place. Adding that ambient "special something" to your sound with pads is super easy, but it's good to have a rough idea of how to get using them. So without further ado, here's a couple practical and technical tips for you to get started using worship pads to transform your worship sound.
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November 29, 2016
You may be asking yourself, "OK, I'm hearing a lot of talk about 'ambient pads', 'worship pads', 'pad loops', 'pad mp3s', or whatever they're called. But how can I tell if I actually need these for our worship ministry?" (If you're unaware of what pads are, start on our FAQ page.) Here are some tell-tale signs that you need to start using ambient pads...
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November 22, 2016
If you're in the middle of choosing which worship pads to buy for your church from the different websites out there, they may all look the same to you. "Play in any key, in any tempo, for any song." "Use on your phone, tablet, laptop, etc." These things are true, and are great reasons why using pads can easily transform your worship atmosphere in a jiffy! But stating these facts as "features" is basically the same as a car salesman saying, "Well, this car has four tires. You can drive it down any street you want. Even at night. It has a steering wheel, too!" What features should you really be looking for in your worship pads?
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November 16, 2016
If you've found Coresound Pads' website, you are either one of two people. You've either never used ambient worship pads before and are curious... Or you've previously used ambient pads from other sources and want to expand your collection. To both groups of people... Welcome! To those who haven't used pads before... we'll post more blog content aimed specifically at you. (Take a look at what's already on our site as well - lots of good info to go around!) But to those who've used pads from other sources... I want to ask you a question. Are you getting the results you want with your existing pads at church?
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