Praise and Worship-help me out

[Infernal Affair]

I am still puzzled by the posts about specific equipment for P+W. How is this different that the rest of us?

I never got that either. But then again I never got it for genre specific instruments as well like "What's good for punk?" or "What's good for R&B?" There's generalities established by famous players using specific equipment, but I bet if someone came along and got really famous for using Brand X, then Brand X would now be considered suitable for that genre.

It's all personal preference.

 

[Buzzi]

It's all personal preference.

I agree 100%

 

[WalterBush]

I am still puzzled by the posts about specific equipment for P+W. How is this different that the rest of us?

I believe that the questions have more to do with circumstances and situations more than style of music. It has more to do with the motivations of the people playing, the congregation (as opposed to the audience) they're playing in front of, the fact that there may or may not be a sound crew who may or may not be pro, the fact that money is most likely not an issue or objective of playing, etc.

The congregation will (hopefully!) not be drunk or requesting Skynyrd, ever, and they'll be seeing you week after week. It's a set install and a regular gig that (probably) doesn't tour much, and generally, a praise team doesn't have as much time to devote to practice, individually or as a group, as a band trying to make money or play out for personal satisfaction.

To my ears, there does seem to be a certain sound to popular Christian music these days, as far as mixing--just as much as there's a "Nashville" sound, anyway-- but I don't think that most people are asking how to sound like Hillsong's bass players, or how to cop Chad's licks from the latest Jeff Deyo album. I think they're asking how to better cope with an oddball playing situation. I could be wrong.

 

[basspraiser]

IN most respects, P&W music is very similar to what "everyone" else plays with a few exceptions....

P&W music has a tendency to be in sharp and flat keys and there are sometimes "timing" issues that are different than their "counterparts" in secular music....they also seem to have more key changes than other music (at least in my experience).

so, there are some differences......

another "significant" difference (IMO) is that P&W musicians are not "performers", they are worship leaders which DOES effect how the mix is put out, how the arrangments are put together, etc....