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One challenge to worship flow is transitioning
from fast songs to slow songs. The underscores will help you do this, but if you want to
really get fancy, try my new audio transitions!
You don't need to be a complete computer
whiz to try this, but you shouldn't be computer
illiterate, either! If you can't figure this
out there's probably a computer music geek
at your church who can show you.
Since the majority of fast songs
I use end
in E major, I've created several
audio transitions
that go from E major to common
praise song
keys of C, D, F, G and A major.
I started experimenting with audio transitions
like these that simulate an orchestral feel
about 2 years ago. I've been amazed how a
short clip like this can settle the congregation
emotionally and spiritually from fast songs
into a more intimate, slower praise song.
Here's how I've integrated audio transitions
into my praise set. I don't trust the soundman to trigger the audio
clip - I only trigger them myself!
1. Portable CD player. First I burn a CD with a single audio transition
- one CD, one audio transition - I want to
make this idiot-proof! Check out CD burning software. Check out my CD burning tutorial at WorshipHomePage.com. We hooked my portable
CD player up to the sound system and I put
it right on my keyboard. I started the CD
and put it in pause mode so it will play
the instant I press the play button.
Just like you start the underscore on the
last measure of the praise song (listen to
my audio mp3 tutorial on using underscores) you start the audio transition on the last
measure of the praise song.
You'll notice that each audio
transition
fades in. At the end of the audio
transition
the music fades out, but there's
a high string
part that sustains on the 5th.
I start the
introduction to the next song
as the 5th
sustains - this helps to tie
the audio transition
to the next song!
2. Laptop or MP3 player. For convenience I now use my portable laptop
computer to play the audio transition (I
have my "worship laptop" set up
right next to my keyboard.) It plays the
mp3 file. You could also use a portable MP3
player.
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