I don't like the click track. It's distracting. When you're worshipping, you should be worshipping with your heart. It doesn't matter if the congregation is on spot or in tune. As long as they are ingaged. That's what is important for worship leaders, to lead worship. Not orchestra a choir. Honestly watching Ashton she looks board and like she doesn't even want to be there. I get it's practice, but stop working so hard for perfection you loose the reason we lead a worship team. I believe this was one of the points of disengagement your pastor was trying to get across in you "5 things your pastor wants you to stop doing.
Made my morning when you said the click helps the congregation stay on time 😂😂😂😂 glad you did this video though, i like to see stuff like this keep it up.
Good stuff, Jake! We actually just did 'Goodness of God' for the first time at our rehearsal tonight. That song is incredibly good. I think it's the best song on that album, at least it's my personal favorite. Excited to do it on Sunday.
@@christianbennett6970 thts basically all ccm songs ;; but you can be creative with the songs. You just need a different approach not just individually but as a whole band.
Jake, Kaylee, Ashton and the rest of the team, Thank you for your willingness to share this video. The transparency is very much appreciated and need for some us out there leading a team.
This was an awesome rehearsal. I've gotten out of habit of going to other church's and being inspired by their leadership. i need to fix this and this video is what i needed today.
Thanks for sharing this rehearsal. I play in a small church's worship band and have enjoyed the fellowship as we play together, but there are times when the stress levels get high as the clock ticks down. I've only been playing for a little over a year but it has helped me grow. Our worship service isn't so elaborate, so I commend you and your team for making it happen. It's also good how you and your wife lead it together. Your kids are hilarious, as most are at that age. I'm impressed that you apparently have to set up and set down each week. Our church used to be that way, so hopefully at some point you will be able to find a place as your own.
Jake is so hilarious. I love your heart and disposition to things. As we strive for the best possible, there's a need to be real where you are and excellent, diligently work towards what you see. Welldone!
This a great opportunity to look forward to Grace Day tomorrow. This is How I Fight My Battles was in my head this morning while working out. Great alignment.
Nice video. Even the little mistakes are fun to watch (glad you left those in the video). Very good sound quality. Just a tip: the drums could be a little bit louder. Overall quality of video and lights are great as well. Congrats for your hard work, Jake, Ashton and friends. GOD bless you all!!
Hey Jake, Huge fan of your videos. Great to see all of the technology and various softwares you reference in your video tutorials being put to use in a real-live rehearsal/Sunday morning situation. It certainly makes mastery and usage of the technology look more attainable when you give us this raw footage of it, and also illustrates the many points you have made about the benefits of Ableton Live. Appreciate you and your ministry, Jake. Praying for the Lord to continue using you to equip worship leaders!
I enjoyed the ol' drop-and-save by the drummer at 7:40. He did great by laughing it off too, because that's what you gotta do when that happens! He's got a great sense of dynamics too, especially being that young. Stays true to the song and really plays for the music. Keep it up drummer!
@@lukeramlet275 Haha, based on his passive-aggresiveness, I couldn't totally trust his word. But nonetheless, there's a lot of guys that are way older than you that don't have your sense of dynamics.
My church in Philippines is in farflung area, we use Multitracks to synchronize well. I enjoy your team sounds, light to propresenter lyrics. I found some similarity also . Thanks for the transparency and subtitles. hahaha
LOVE LOVE LOVE Goodness of God ❤️ Thank you Jake Kaylee and team for sharing this! What's really encouraging for me is that our rehearsals are getting very close to what you have here based COMPLETELY on Jake's teachings and WLS. Thank you and God Bless you guys! :-)
Cool to see behind the scenes. I drum for a church in FL and we also use Ableton to supplement. The drummers run it from the kit. We've yet to go fully automated w/ Ableton cuing lighting/lyrics changes. We still have volunteers handling that. Great sound/visual from such a small crew! Very nice
Oh glory! hallelujahs! what a beautiful ministry, I do not have this structure yet, but we are grateful to God for all that he has done to us, congratulations!
Thanks for sharing. As a live sound engineer, it's just my opinion but.... I would suggest, bringing the keys down a pinch, bass guitar up, kick up (need to feel the beat in your chest), snare up a pinch (not much), clear the Guitar up a pinch ... just not hearing your playing clearly.
Love this Jake! Keep your heart for God and stay faithful my brother in Christ! You are impacting the Kingdom. Thank you and your wife. Love her as Christ loved the Church. You are blessed. Prayers for you and your ministries.
I would love it if you would share a video with tips for making rehearsal more effective, efficient, and most importantly, more Christ-centered. Thanks!
If anything, I would say that this video shows exactly what you want it to - *what these musicians did before Sunday morning makes all the difference*. They all know the music, cold. (Ok, maybe Jake had to dictate a few chords here and there) They show up on time, run through the set, make a few tweaks here and there (mostly before "Miracles"). I don't know how you would make a specific 30 minutes of your day/week more "Christ-centered" than the other times. That's where private, quiet, intentional time reading, listening, and talking to God comes into play.
thank you for sharing this! loved when your kids came to join in assuming this is Sunday morning before service, is this your only practice together? or do you have a separate place to practice sometime during the week? your team seems pretty well prepared so wondering how you get everyone on the same page if you don't have rehearsal before Sunday morning
Tip 2: not sure what it sounds like in house and I’m not sure the capabilities of your mixer is but making sure secondary/harmony singers are more along the lines of blending with the audience. I understand it probably sounds fuller and balanced within itself but it’s more important to have the congregation prominently hear the lead vocalist. If your mixer can change for each song to adjust to who the lead vocalist is that’d be best otherwise training the sound person to raise the following song’s lead vocalist up and once the song starts turn down the previous lead vocalist(s)’ mic. It can be difficult but it’ll help making it sound balanced with the congregation.
Tip: main vocals turn down the ratio a little so when she backs away it’ll sound natural. It’ll also help with making the vocals not sound like a brick wall which it currently does.
Hey man I really enjoyed the video.....what is the programs you are using...man I wish I knew all this..I'm about to start a worship band. And hopefully have a church evolve from it.
The subtitles are hilarious 😂. Thanks for your transparency, Jake, and sharing what your rehearsals look like! I’m always running into that problem of the MD mic picking up all kinds of noise in the bands’ IEMs. Have you guys figured out a way to try work around that?
In the spirit of constructive feedback, vocals may want to focus on intonation. Also, harmonies had a tendency to “wander.” Of course, this could be a RUclips thing... I notice the same things in my church’s uploads. Cheers, and thanks for sharing.
Very enjoyable. Thanks for sharing. In my opinion, this mix has the same issue that my own church has. I call it the ‘karaoke mix’ where the vocalist is so much louder than the band that it sounds like singing to a backing track instead of being in the mix. My preference is to drop it about 3db so the band’s a more cohesive whole. It’s particularly noticeable with the female vocal because it cuts through so easily. She does have a great voice though. Thanks again. 🙂
I like how this mix sounds, only one thing: The drummers mixing is a little bit quiet, I'm not really getting enough snare in the mix, kick toms and cymbals sound good, just the snare is a bit quiet.
I found myself joining you in worship! Its very reassuring to see that you also have all those technical issues before service. If I may add my two cents to your mix: I would add a little highs (or air) to your female lead or switch to a brighter mic for her. Also, on the first song, if you add in some delay effect to her lead, it will add a lot of energy to the song.
I think that clicking is a distraction when being on a worship team when you're looking to truly worship... Ifn that makes sense lol why not let the holy spirit lead, rather then them clicks...lol 👍👍👍
You've def never played with in ears and clicks before. It does not distract from the actual worship... if it does, it means either you're not used to it or you're just spiritually lacking. And it shouldn't take more than 1-2 weeks of getting used to it. And most church don't even let the spirit lead, like you're suggesting. They just sing the songs from order to end like how they always practiced and prepared and end the worship. So in that case, the click being there makes no different. You're thinking of those spont moment in worship where the "spirit leads"... btw they also use clicks during that. Oh the click is just a metronome, it doesn't actually lead anything- it just keeps u on time. Then there's the "cue" that tells you when you go into the verse and chorus etc. Honestly, it's not rlly necessary but it does rlly help. My band doesn't use click or cues but I sure do wish we do a lot of times. Singers forget where we're going so many times and I have to personally say it out loud. Like when you're in the moment and focused, you tend to forget stuff. tldr; it doesn't distract. It doesn't mean holy spirit is not leading. Clicks aren't necessary either, but they're nice to have.
Great video with fantastic technology but IMHO vocals are pitchy - possibly due to insufficient reference pitch (keys and or guitar) in the hearback. The vocal line could be added into the guide track. Sorry to be super critical.
Jake, several comments. 1. most lead guitars belong behind something that covers their face. I’m one of 3 lead players at my church and sometimes I am requested to play from the bathroom behind the sanctuary. They say it’s the acoustics in the bathroom, but I play electric...? Trying to figure that one out. 2. Your wife has a beautiful voice, any chance she wants to come sing in Hawaii? 3. Did a google, bing, and Firefox search for “an Ashton”, not as easy to find one for sale as you would think. Thanks for the transparency, Sunday morning practice is NOT time to learn the song. Your team obviously practiced throughout the week and I assume have a weekly practice; it shows! Glad to see we aren’t the only ones with technical difficulties, we setup and break down every week too. So cute when your wife was playing with your baby girl. Your baby did miss a few words, but you have a lot of time to work on that, should be ready by 3. Total respect for what you do with a small team. Love your videos!
Jake: In the video we see the lyrics BEHIND the singers - but - I'm assuming you are feeding the lyrics behind the congregation as well so that your team can see the words. None of you made any mistakes on the words (that I could hear) until the kids came on stage - which was cool by the way (start 'em young!)
Got a kick out of the commentary. This was helpful in seeing your rehearsal in action, so thanks! First song you asked about I think is "ok"..not my favorite. Parts of it seem less congregationally "friendly" for singing.
I Love this video! Awesome work! What kind of drum gear and audio gear do y'all use? Audio being sound board, main speakers, etc. Drum gear being Kit, snare, cymbals, etc. Thanks for all you do for the worship community!
hey, this is the drummer here, for the kick and toms we use the Gretsch Catalina Club (12,14,20), I use my own personal snare which is a DW Performance series 14X8 Chrome Steel with a Powerstroke 77 on the batter and ambassador snare side on reso with a Tama 42 strand strainer and a Big Fat Snare Drum Steve's Donut. Cymbals I also bring my own, 22 Heartbeat epic ride, 20 Heartbeat studio crash, 14 Meinl Byzance sand hats. Mics we use all Audix, we use the DP7 pack.
Love the video and the commentary. My main concern with running something like Ableton and backing tracks is that (to me it seems) it makes worship into more performance worship over spontaneous spirit lead worship. What are your thoughts?
Jake I gotta tell you I think it’s really weird that you leave a lead electric guitar in the tracks. I lead a worship ministry with the same number of musicians on the platform and I learn how to play lead guitar and sing at the same time because having a full on electric guitar playing prominent lead parts in the tracks is super awkward! You may think it’s scary but if you use a helix for simplicity and you really practice it’s great! I’ve even done it with song like “Found In You” and “Glorious Day,” if I can do it you can too! I know you can play!!
I agree that's what I had to do for my team. I was kinda forced into it because we just didn't have the people. I learn to play at least the main lines for songs and then switch to rhythm in other sections.
Great idea to do the whole run through. For the click, is it always that fast of a “click” even on slow songs or is it just a setting change? BTW-mix is solid... thanks for all the tips
Seems like most mixes in most churches just crush anything that is cymbal like in the drum mix. Happens in my church too. You want a good “recording like” mix, but when side by side with the original recordings, the high hats and cymbals are lost. Yet every little guitar nuance and vocal breath is audible. What is with that trend? It really kills the energy of the songs when the drums are so dampened, muted, and cymbals barely audible. And, of course, this is just my opinion. As a musician, I just feel there are more dynamics when you can hear all of the subtleties of each instrument. BTW, I really do love your channel. Good stuff!
Great to see some raw footage of rehearsal at another church! Love the little comments too hahaha, totally my kind of humour. Mixwise, I'd love more instrumental in general, kick and snare especially in the drums, more bass, Little more keys too. Think acoustic is sitting just about right (wish it was not as piezo-y though..)
Might be because click is so loud in this mix. Probably not loud enough if it was a monitor mix, but for video viewing, maybe a little too much (aka not enough of the other instruments.)
great video except; 1. you should really fix how the click is the mix. 2. Also it gets way too dark between songs, people probably can't even see their hands in front of their faces. 3. Kaylee sounds great though, and is giving rehearsal 100%. Jake must be running at 45% so he can go ham during the service, right? PS next step to advance my ministry is to find my very own Ashton!
"We put the click in the main mix. Helps the congregation stay in time." Man, I love you and your wit
Cowbell sound and audience compatible cues
He got me there!! Hahahaha
I don't like the click track. It's distracting. When you're worshipping, you should be worshipping with your heart. It doesn't matter if the congregation is on spot or in tune. As long as they are ingaged. That's what is important for worship leaders, to lead worship. Not orchestra a choir. Honestly watching Ashton she looks board and like she doesn't even want to be there. I get it's practice, but stop working so hard for perfection you loose the reason we lead a worship team. I believe this was one of the points of disengagement your pastor was trying to get across in you "5 things your pastor wants you to stop doing.
@@allenhoekstrajr It's.... a.... joke...
I liked the drummer recovery at 7:42 when he lost control of his stick but caught it and didn’t miss a beat!
nice
This makes me appreciate my church's worship team and everyone else who puts this together so much.
Made my morning when you said the click helps the congregation stay on time 😂😂😂😂 glad you did this video though, i like to see stuff like this keep it up.
Good stuff, Jake! We actually just did 'Goodness of God' for the first time at our rehearsal tonight. That song is incredibly good. I think it's the best song on that album, at least it's my personal favorite. Excited to do it on Sunday.
Goodness of God is a ok song but its too simple in terms if chords. A lot of modern music lacks creativity. They all are 2 or 3 chords songs
@@christianbennett6970 thts basically all ccm songs ;; but you can be creative with the songs. You just need a different approach not just individually but as a whole band.
I know drummers who have played drums for 12 years and aren't as good as that drummer. Pure gold, hold on with both hands
Jake, Kaylee, Ashton and the rest of the team, Thank you for your willingness to share this video. The transparency is very much appreciated and need for some us out there leading a team.
Hallelujah!!! Glory to God in the highest..
I'm not sure which I'm enjoying more, worshiping with you or being entertained by the Mystery Science Theater style textual commentary!
This was an awesome rehearsal. I've gotten out of habit of going to other church's and being inspired by their leadership. i need to fix this and this video is what i needed today.
Your kids giggling at the mic was very cute! It is so good to be able to get them to experience all this art that we do so early on in their lives.
You are a Blessing to all of us.. we learn a lot from You, love from India🇮🇳
Merci pour ce que vous apportez à de nombreuses églises locales à travers le monde par votre service. Blessings from France.
Thanks for sharing this rehearsal. I play in a small church's worship band and have enjoyed the fellowship as we play together, but there are times when the stress levels get high as the clock ticks down. I've only been playing for a little over a year but it has helped me grow. Our worship service isn't so elaborate, so I commend you and your team for making it happen. It's also good how you and your wife lead it together. Your kids are hilarious, as most are at that age. I'm impressed that you apparently have to set up and set down each week. Our church used to be that way, so hopefully at some point you will be able to find a place as your own.
Jake is so hilarious. I love your heart and disposition to things. As we strive for the best possible, there's a need to be real where you are and excellent, diligently work towards what you see. Welldone!
Great 👍
Enjoyed your captions 😀
Wonderful family 👍
I love your lighting! Simple and looks great!
This a great opportunity to look forward to Grace Day tomorrow. This is How I Fight My Battles was in my head this morning while working out. Great alignment.
Nice video. Even the little mistakes are fun to watch (glad you left those in the video). Very good sound quality. Just a tip: the drums could be a little bit louder. Overall quality of video and lights are great as well. Congrats for your hard work, Jake, Ashton and friends. GOD bless you all!!
“Anyone can be Leeland if you drop the key five steps” 😂 I hear you man!!
Isn't that the same as raising the key 1 step??!?
@@Charles.Wright Raising "Way Maker" 1 step from the original key of E would put the song in F#. Looks like Jake drops it 4 steps to C.
Hey Jake,
Huge fan of your videos. Great to see all of the technology and various softwares you reference in your video tutorials being put to use in a real-live rehearsal/Sunday morning situation. It certainly makes mastery and usage of the technology look more attainable when you give us this raw footage of it, and also illustrates the many points you have made about the benefits of Ableton Live. Appreciate you and your ministry, Jake. Praying for the Lord to continue using you to equip worship leaders!
I enjoyed the ol' drop-and-save by the drummer at 7:40. He did great by laughing it off too, because that's what you gotta do when that happens!
He's got a great sense of dynamics too, especially being that young. Stays true to the song and really plays for the music. Keep it up drummer!
Thank you, I'm actually 17 but honestly I think Jake thinks I'm 12.
@@lukeramlet275 Haha, based on his passive-aggresiveness, I couldn't totally trust his word. But nonetheless, there's a lot of guys that are way older than you that don't have your sense of dynamics.
@@jessekahl2079 thanks, practice makes perfect.
My church in Philippines is in farflung area, we use Multitracks to synchronize well. I enjoy your team sounds, light to propresenter lyrics. I found some similarity also . Thanks for the transparency and subtitles. hahaha
Where can we order an Ashton?
Ha!
LOVE LOVE LOVE Goodness of God ❤️
Thank you Jake Kaylee and team for sharing this!
What's really encouraging for me is that our rehearsals are getting very close to what you have here based COMPLETELY on Jake's teachings and WLS. Thank you and God Bless you guys! :-)
Cool to see behind the scenes. I drum for a church in FL and we also use Ableton to supplement. The drummers run it from the kit. We've yet to go fully automated w/ Ableton cuing lighting/lyrics changes. We still have volunteers handling that. Great sound/visual from such a small crew! Very nice
Reverb sounds great
click in the mix i love it !
Great to see how others do rehearsals
Oh glory! hallelujahs! what a beautiful ministry, I do not have this structure yet, but we are grateful to God for all that he has done to us, congratulations!
This is really cool! You guys have helped me so much with the automation of my church bless this channel!
thanks for sharing!
great mix. your wife has a great voice.
It's cool to see more people getting involved, not sure if it was a lack of personnel or what, but it's nice to see more bodies on stage. Sounds good!
Excited for that $500 template video!
Great! Would love to see more of these!
Hey Jake, my church is also a tear down & setup again church. Would you do a video of how you setup the lights and sound system in this video? thanks!
Thanks for sharing. As a live sound engineer, it's just my opinion but.... I would suggest, bringing the keys down a pinch, bass guitar up, kick up (need to feel the beat in your chest), snare up a pinch (not much), clear the Guitar up a pinch ... just not hearing your playing clearly.
Love the song Miracles!
Love this Jake! Keep your heart for God and stay faithful my brother in Christ! You are impacting the Kingdom. Thank you and your wife. Love her as Christ loved the Church. You are blessed. Prayers for you and your ministries.
Wow, that build of the two of you in miracles singing "his life is flowing through my veins" gave me the chills. You nailed it!!
I would love it if you would share a video with tips for making rehearsal more effective, efficient, and most importantly, more Christ-centered. Thanks!
If anything, I would say that this video shows exactly what you want it to - *what these musicians did before Sunday morning makes all the difference*.
They all know the music, cold. (Ok, maybe Jake had to dictate a few chords here and there)
They show up on time, run through the set, make a few tweaks here and there (mostly before "Miracles").
I don't know how you would make a specific 30 minutes of your day/week more "Christ-centered" than the other times. That's where private, quiet, intentional time reading, listening, and talking to God comes into play.
Found it! Got to start wearing my glasses!!!!!
thank you for sharing this! loved when your kids came to join in
assuming this is Sunday morning before service, is this your only practice together? or do you have a separate place to practice sometime during the week? your team seems pretty well prepared so wondering how you get everyone on the same page if you don't have rehearsal before Sunday morning
We need that click stuff at our church. I'm new at drumming and I'm our church drummer. No pressure, lol. Would help out immensely.
Tip 2: not sure what it sounds like in house and I’m not sure the capabilities of your mixer is but making sure secondary/harmony singers are more along the lines of blending with the audience. I understand it probably sounds fuller and balanced within itself but it’s more important to have the congregation prominently hear the lead vocalist. If your mixer can change for each song to adjust to who the lead vocalist is that’d be best otherwise training the sound person to raise the following song’s lead vocalist up and once the song starts turn down the previous lead vocalist(s)’ mic. It can be difficult but it’ll help making it sound balanced with the congregation.
One of my favorites! Love Gige!
Love it Jake, keep up the fantastic effort.
Love it 🥰 thanks for sharing. It could help me a lot with my worship rehearsal.
This worship rehearsal video is amazing... good to learn from hehe...
Sat here and typed an astonished response to your 3:30 strategy of putting click in main mix. Then i unpaused haha
I yelled "YES!" when they finally came to fix the projector alignment. My OCD was going off. 😂
The Mix. the snare is sometime missing. especially the chorus session.
RomoDrummer he literally asked for our opinion on the mix and I actually commented the same thing.
Tip: main vocals turn down the ratio a little so when she backs away it’ll sound natural. It’ll also help with making the vocals not sound like a brick wall which it currently does.
Way maker was tight!
Hey man I really enjoyed the video.....what is the programs you are using...man I wish I knew all this..I'm about to start a worship band. And hopefully have a church evolve from it.
Mix is pretty good. Really needs more snare once the full band is going.
It could use more cowbell :)
Hey Jake are you guys panning the click&guide track at all in your ears to here them better or is it just mixed in with everything left and right?
The subtitles are hilarious 😂. Thanks for your transparency, Jake, and sharing what your rehearsals look like!
I’m always running into that problem of the MD mic picking up all kinds of noise in the bands’ IEMs. Have you guys figured out a way to try work around that?
Get an optical gate, it only turns the mic on when a face is in front of it.
Nice
pretty good sound, sounding pretty tight
Great job, thank you for sharing!
In the spirit of constructive feedback, vocals may want to focus on intonation. Also, harmonies had a tendency to “wander.” Of course, this could be a RUclips thing... I notice the same things in my church’s uploads. Cheers, and thanks for sharing.
Very enjoyable. Thanks for sharing. In my opinion, this mix has the same issue that my own church has. I call it the ‘karaoke mix’ where the vocalist is so much louder than the band that it sounds like singing to a backing track instead of being in the mix. My preference is to drop it about 3db so the band’s a more cohesive whole. It’s particularly noticeable with the female vocal because it cuts through so easily. She does have a great voice though. Thanks again. 🙂
I like how this mix sounds, only one thing: The drummers mixing is a little bit quiet, I'm not really getting enough snare in the mix, kick toms and cymbals sound good, just the snare is a bit quiet.
I found myself joining you in worship! Its very reassuring to see that you also have all those technical issues before service. If I may add my two cents to your mix: I would add a little highs (or air) to your female lead or switch to a brighter mic for her. Also, on the first song, if you add in some delay effect to her lead, it will add a lot of energy to the song.
I think that clicking is a distraction when being on a worship team when you're looking to truly worship... Ifn that makes sense lol why not let the holy spirit lead, rather then them clicks...lol 👍👍👍
You've def never played with in ears and clicks before. It does not distract from the actual worship... if it does, it means either you're not used to it or you're just spiritually lacking. And it shouldn't take more than 1-2 weeks of getting used to it.
And most church don't even let the spirit lead, like you're suggesting. They just sing the songs from order to end like how they always practiced and prepared and end the worship. So in that case, the click being there makes no different. You're thinking of those spont moment in worship where the "spirit leads"... btw they also use clicks during that. Oh the click is just a metronome, it doesn't actually lead anything- it just keeps u on time.
Then there's the "cue" that tells you when you go into the verse and chorus etc. Honestly, it's not rlly necessary but it does rlly help. My band doesn't use click or cues but I sure do wish we do a lot of times. Singers forget where we're going so many times and I have to personally say it out loud. Like when you're in the moment and focused, you tend to forget stuff.
tldr; it doesn't distract. It doesn't mean holy spirit is not leading. Clicks aren't necessary either, but they're nice to have.
Great video with fantastic technology but IMHO vocals are pitchy - possibly due to insufficient reference pitch (keys and or guitar) in the hearback. The vocal line could be added into the guide track. Sorry to be super critical.
Nobody is sharing the worst moments in worship ministry with these funny comments, please keep doing this!
hello jake, are all your teams hearing the same monitor mix??
Wowwww!!!
Jake, several comments.
1. most lead guitars belong behind something that covers their face. I’m one of 3 lead players at my church and sometimes I am requested to play from the bathroom behind the sanctuary. They say it’s the acoustics in the bathroom, but I play electric...? Trying to figure that one out.
2. Your wife has a beautiful voice, any chance she wants to come sing in Hawaii?
3. Did a google, bing, and Firefox search for “an Ashton”, not as easy to find one for sale as you would think.
Thanks for the transparency, Sunday morning practice is NOT time to learn the song. Your team obviously practiced throughout the week and I assume have a weekly practice; it shows!
Glad to see we aren’t the only ones with technical difficulties, we setup and break down every week too.
So cute when your wife was playing with your baby girl. Your baby did miss a few words, but you have a lot of time to work on that, should be ready by 3.
Total respect for what you do with a small team. Love your videos!
😂👍
Not sure the bassist learnt in the week - that first run of song 1, I wouldn't have been able to carry on without running through the chords
Great Video!!!
One question though...How much for an Ashton of my own?
This is great!
What equipment should my church purchase to get a high quality stream like this..I have an X32 already. Any other recommendations?
I really enjoyed watching this... Any chance you will be willing to FaceTime and chat maybe mess around with my mixing board at church?
Jake:
In the video we see the lyrics BEHIND the singers - but - I'm assuming you are feeding the lyrics behind the congregation as well so that your team can see the words. None of you made any mistakes on the words (that I could hear) until the kids came on stage - which was cool by the way (start 'em young!)
Chris Means yeah in some of his vlogs, he shows the back of the auditorium and it shows that he uses a confidence monitor
Call me old school, but if I don’t have a lead guitarist, I don’t use one. And can I have some more click in the mix please?
You play at a 100 member church and already have a full band, especially a drummer??
Please jake can we get more of this type of video?
Got a kick out of the commentary. This was helpful in seeing your rehearsal in action, so thanks! First song you asked about I think is "ok"..not my favorite. Parts of it seem less congregationally "friendly" for singing.
What font are you using for the lyrics?
It's Montserrat, I think.
How's the set up of lights and design? Looks nice I wish I could make our church like that!
I really would like to see the video of live playing of these songs in the actual worship service...just a thought though.
Sounds awesome man!!
I Love this video! Awesome work! What kind of drum gear and audio gear do y'all use? Audio being sound board, main speakers, etc. Drum gear being Kit, snare, cymbals, etc. Thanks for all you do for the worship community!
hey, this is the drummer here, for the kick and toms we use the Gretsch Catalina Club (12,14,20), I use my own personal snare which is a DW Performance series 14X8 Chrome Steel with a Powerstroke 77 on the batter and ambassador snare side on reso with a Tama 42 strand strainer and a Big Fat Snare Drum Steve's Donut. Cymbals I also bring my own, 22 Heartbeat epic ride, 20 Heartbeat studio crash, 14 Meinl Byzance sand hats. Mics we use all Audix, we use the DP7 pack.
Love the video and the commentary. My main concern with running something like Ableton and backing tracks is that (to me it seems) it makes worship into more performance worship over spontaneous spirit lead worship. What are your thoughts?
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Thanks brother.. :)
How much weekly prep time goes into setting up all of your midi queues, set lists, etc in ableton?
7:40 nice catch drummer
thanks
@@lukeramlet275 Are you still playing for the church?
The church must have really great timing 😂 at 3:36
I was SO relieved to know that was a joke😅
Jake I gotta tell you I think it’s really weird that you leave a lead electric guitar in the tracks. I lead a worship ministry with the same number of musicians on the platform and I learn how to play lead guitar and sing at the same time because having a full on electric guitar playing prominent lead parts in the tracks is super awkward! You may think it’s scary but if you use a helix for simplicity and you really practice it’s great! I’ve even done it with song like “Found In You” and “Glorious Day,” if I can do it you can too! I know you can play!!
I agree that's what I had to do for my team. I was kinda forced into it because we just didn't have the people. I learn to play at least the main lines for songs and then switch to rhythm in other sections.
VincentG991 that’s exactly how I do it!
Great idea to do the whole run through. For the click, is it always that fast of a “click” even on slow songs or is it just a setting change? BTW-mix is solid... thanks for all the tips
It's subdivided into 8th notes to make slower songs easier to play.
Seems like most mixes in most churches just crush anything that is cymbal like in the drum mix. Happens in my church too. You want a good “recording like” mix, but when side by side with the original recordings, the high hats and cymbals are lost. Yet every little guitar nuance and vocal breath is audible. What is with that trend? It really kills the energy of the songs when the drums are so dampened, muted, and cymbals barely audible. And, of course, this is just my opinion. As a musician, I just feel there are more dynamics when you can hear all of the subtleties of each instrument. BTW, I really do love your channel. Good stuff!
Great to see some raw footage of rehearsal at another church! Love the little comments too hahaha, totally my kind of humour.
Mixwise, I'd love more instrumental in general, kick and snare especially in the drums, more bass, Little more keys too. Think acoustic is sitting just about right (wish it was not as piezo-y though..)
Might be because click is so loud in this mix. Probably not loud enough if it was a monitor mix, but for video viewing, maybe a little too much (aka not enough of the other instruments.)
Free DUMB 😂 I can’t unhear that now lol
hey bro, what phone app did you use in controlling talkback?
This is nice
great video except;
1. you should really fix how the click is the mix.
2. Also it gets way too dark between songs, people probably can't even see their hands in front of their faces.
3. Kaylee sounds great though, and is giving rehearsal 100%. Jake must be running at 45% so he can go ham during the service, right?
PS next step to advance my ministry is to find my very own Ashton!
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Are the lyrics not centered? Not trying to be snarky, just wondering.