Program a Lead sound in ANY synth plugin

Are you ready to learn how to make your own synth lead from scratch?

It's easier than you think!

Beginner's Guide to Making Warm Pads - Worship Keys Tutorial

Can you guess the sound that's asked for the most around here?

A warm pad!

In this week's new video, I'll teach you how to make a warm pad in any software, whether you're using MainStage, Ableton Live or another DAW.

What Makes a Pad Sound Warm? Worship Pads Tutorial

In this new video, I'm going to break down what makes a pad warm and how to achieve that sound really quickly on the fly. It's also great to have a few favorites you love in your back pocket for a surprise moment you didn't expect.

Design a Worship Pad Without Listening? - Free Worship Patch

David and Ryan did a super fun challenge where Ryan designed a pad in MainStage without listening to it, while David listened through headphones and gave feedback.

New Courses- Sound Design Tips with Ryan & Playing Worship Keys with Joy

These will both be a 10 day series where you'll receive a new video every day with really practical tips that will take your sounds and playing to the next level.

MainStage Mastery Is Now Free

We've decided that effective immediately our in-depth MainStage Mastery Course will be 100% free to anyone for the foreseeable future. The course includes over 6.5 hours of video lessons along with tons of downloads and worksheets. https://courses.sundaysounds.com/courses/mainstage-mastery/lectures/2745591

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The "MainStage Sabotage Challenge" with David and Ryan

Make sure you watch all the way to the end for the INTENSITY ROUND where we go all in on the most brutal problems we can think to create in MainStage.

Designing a Worship Pad Without Listening Challenge!? - MainStage 3

David and Ryan did a super fun challenge where David designed a pad in MainStage without listening to it, while Ryan listened through headphones and gave feedback.

Free Course: "Getting Great Guitar Tone in MainStage"

If you're a guitarist using MainStage you've gotta check out this course.

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A Brand New, Free MainStage Course!

In this course you'll learn all you need to know to achieve a successful MainStage rig, on any budget, through simple and concise video instruction.

MainStage Mastery Training Course - Become a MainStage Master!

If you've been using MainStage for a bit but feel like you still don't have a firm handle on what it can do or you're a new MainStage user who wants..

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Introducing The MainStage Mastery Course

... this was born out of all of the roadblocks and frustrations I ran into as a new MainStage user. I had a terrible time trying to achieve the level of control and quality of sounds that I had been told MainStage was capable of. Because I didn't understand...

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MainStage Easter Egg- Basic Synthesis Primer

So I get asked all the time "How can I learn the basics of synthesis and sound design?"

It's a hard question to answer because there is so much to learn and so many places to find knowledge.

But there's one place that's right under your nose and I even overlooked it for a long time...

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How To Map Your Modwheel To Filter Cutoff In MainStage 3

In this video you'll learn how to map your mod wheel to control filter cutoff in ES2, EXS24, and RetroSynth in MainStage 3.

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ALTAR CALL CHALLENGE! Live Sound Design Screen Capture In MainStage 3

This video is a screen-capture of me attempting the #altarcallchallenge contest which is running now in the DPfaltSound Insiders Facebook group. Go join the group if you'd like to download the patch from this video and make your own submission! https://facebook.com/groups/dpfaltsoundinsiders

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MAINSTAGE PATCH TUTORIAL: How To Get More From Aliased Channel Strips!

A few days ago I received this question: "I want to use two patches specifically on my keyboard. I want to play a Rhodes EP patch over the entire keyboard and I also want a Square Pad patch available on the...

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MainStage Patch Tutorial: How To Balance Your Volume Levels Across MainStage Patches

This is a question I get all the time "How can I keep my sounds consistent" or "Why do my patches sound great at home and like garbage in the venue"? It can be hard to keep pads balanced with lead synths, pianos balanced with organs.

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MainStage As A Step Sequencer Part 2! MainStage Tutorial

After I released a video for a step/midi sequencing technique for MainStage, I got some great feedback and questions on how far this technique could be taken. So I shot a part 2 video where I go even more in-depth.

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How To Use MainStage As A Step Sequencer: MainStage Tutorial

Hey friends, while MainStage packs an amazing amount of value into that $30 package, there are a few features that I really wish the software included that are unfortunately not available.

One of those is a midi/step sequencer. A step sequencer allows you to trigger a...