[Derek_B85]

Okay so I have noticed when a speaker is speaking and things are getting intense with God and stuff they keyboard plays what seems to be chord progressions in like a string/synth sound. It would be great to be able to do this in my church. What is this that Im hearing and how can I go about doing it? Thanks!!!

[Nate]

You answered your own question. What you're hearing is "chord progressions in like a string/synth sound," and how you can go about doing it is to play "chord progressions in like a string/synth sound." Just take any string/synth sound that you like and play whatever chord progression comes naturally. It could be the last song you played, it could be some other song, or you could just make one up. Whatever.

As an aside, I would encourage you to not rely on this trick more often than you need to. It tends to over-emotionalize a worship service / sermon / invitation / etc, and it causes people to associate soft music with the "moving of the Spirit," which is almost never a good thing. Have a reason for what you're playing besides just "setting the mood." If you're playing around to let people know that you're about to sing and to get the melody of the song in their ears, that's great. If you're just playing to make people feel all warm and fuzzy for the sake of feeling warm and fuzzy... well, save that for a lounge concert, not a worship service.

In His love,
Nate

[Derek_B85]

thanx