Why so serious? If you’re feeling in a mournful state but still want to play gospel-style organ, this is your jam. There’s just a few drawbars on this bad boy, but it has all the feel you’d ever need for a prayer meeting. 

I received this email from a reader this week: 

Do you know if it is possible to access user created Mainstage patches from Logic?  When I'm in Logic and searching under my user channel strip, I can see some of the patches but they wont load because they require the ESX24.  Do you have any idea how they can be brought into the Logic word? Converting, loading the ESX24? Etc?

I received this email from a reader this week: 

I bought a MOTU MicroBook based on this advice and it's a wonderful piece of equipment. Many thanks. I am still getting my head around things and I'd love to hear your thoughts on a couple of points.

We received this email from a reader this week: 

I use Mainstage in worship, using macpro, the church keyboard is dated and is a 15 year old alesis which I midi and then out put is via a DI. We have analog desk at one church site and a digital desk at the other. 

Pads (typically a synth patch with a long attack and release) are a great way to fill out the sound in any band, but can be tricky to use live. Here are 7 ways to tame your pad sounds: