Recent content by Pete Hanratty

That's why I go to a FULL gospel church!!

You know you can stretch the song to make it bigger right? That and the addition of a foot pedal to change the view might help. Oh and turn your iPad sideways so you can get a wider view.

I was the planning center admin for our church for several years. Also responsible for getting the list from the WL and making sure the chordsheets were correct and available in the correct key. It's either a LOT of work or a LOT of money. Planning center likes chordsheets in chordpro format...

I really think I would do BEAD on a four string. After playing a 5 I would miss the D and C too much. I don't play those notes all the time, maybe if needed, once or twice per song, but they are so effective when getting into down choruses, bridges etc I just would want them.

Merry Christmas!! This Sunday is our last Sunday. Our church is merging with another, younger and larger, church. They have asked if I would like to audition and frankly I'm not sure I will, not yet anyway. I am looking forward to sitting in the congregation and seeing what God has for me. I'm...

If the singers are lazy about hard consonants you can never bring them out and their intelligibility suffers, (ALCONS). We use acoustic drums and our drummers are not skilled at playing quietly. The only drum I routinely put in the house is the kick. The drums sound great BUT they overpower...

In my experience, lack of diction on the part of the singers. If it's not there it's almost impossible to fabricate with eq. Also a big hindrance for us is direct sound from the drums.

A series of monotone eighth notes does NOT constitute a solo!!

nope, in Columbus, OH

I've thought about it just for the vendors.

Cool, that is exactly how I practice keys. Confine your hand to one octave and it forces you to learn all the inversions.!

Looking for some advice. I am NOT a full time bass player, but I have played bass over the years when the needs of the worship team have dictated it. I would say my strong suit is keys, then bass then guitar etc. It seems the needs of the team right now are for me to play bass and I do that...

Really?! have you ever listened to bluegrass? Lots of flatpicking there, wonderful tone. But I'm biased as a banjo player (ducks for cover).

I think I would be off the team!

Depends on what brand you use but look to see if there is a small rubber/plastic slider just before the two individual cables merge into one. That is meant to tighten up the cables around your head. Insert the earpieces, run the wire behind you (mine go under my shirt) then slide the adjuster up...