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January 04 2009

Loop available: “Lead Me to the Cross” by Hillsong United

Tagged Under : Ableton, audio, Hillsong United, Lead Me to the Cross, loops, Reason, worship

I finally got around to programming a loop for one of my favorite Hillsong tunes, Lead Me to the Cross. This one took me a long time to get satisfied with. I knew I wanted to remix it some, I didn’t want to play it the same old way. So what I ended up doing was changing the drum rhythm and creating a sort of Radiohead In Rainbows odd downbeat thing happening. Our drummer Jonathan did a brilliant job getting a killer beat around this track, I’m sorry the rest of your teams don’t have my drummer.

I followed the album as far as sectional(verse/chorus/bridge) arrangement so that should make things easier for those thinking of using this. As you may or may not know I have a 3 piece band instrumentally, drums, bass and me on electric guitar, no acoustic guitar (ohhhhhh myyyyyy goshhhhhhhhh). So I have 2 versions of this loop, one with acoustic and one without for most of you out there who have live acoustic.

Song: Lead Me to the Cross by Hillsong United, All of the Above
Key: Bm
Bpm: 140
Intro: no click in, electronic sequence starts it off (2 bar)

Lead Me To The Cross (with Guitar / Bm / 140bpm) [4:22m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

Lead Me To The Cross (Bm / 140bpm) [4:22m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

Download (No Guitar): aif / mp3 / rns (Reason 4 file)

Download (Guitar): aif / mp3 / rns (Reason 4 file)

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Loop available: “Our God Reigns - Delirious” (Updated)

Tagged Under : Ableton, Delirious, live, loops, music, Reason, worship

I originally posted this loop back in July and have had some ask more details about the arrangement. So I’m reposting with some more details and releasing it on the podcast. The first time I heard Our God Reigns by Delirious I was incredibly moved. It’s just such a powerful melody.

I started experimenting with some string arrangements and stumbled on an arrangement I really liked. I knew I wanted to introduce the song slowly so I started out with an electronic pattern sequence, then built some drums on it, then brought in the strings. Slowly layering as the song progressed. I do a break down at 2:25 that has some violin plucking and a voice pad, then bring back all the instruments for the finish.

If you would like to know the gruesome details as to how I arranged live instruments on this then leave a comment and I’ll get back to you. Enjoy.

Song: Our God Reigns by Delirious, Now Is The Time
Key: F
Bpm: 73
Intro: no click in, electronic sequence starts it off

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Download: aif / mp3 / rns (Reason 4 file)

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Loop available: “With Everything” by Hillsong

Tagged Under : Ableton, audio, Hillsong, loops, Reason, This is Our God, With Everything, worship

I previously released a loop for another song Where We Belong off this same album, This Is Our God. This song, With Everything, is actually my favorite song off this album, but I initially found it a bit strange how quickly this song jumped into the tag. I knew I liked the song but wasn’t sure I was sold on the arrangement. Well after listening for weeks it grew on me and I worked on the loop.

I follow the weird arrangement, not instrumentally but where the song is going, as the cd. So it should be easy to follow along in the loop. The tag is where I took it the song in a different direction instrumentally. I have some pulsating bass tones, dark n warm synths, strings, bells, and then some spacey tones towards the end. Overall I’m pleased with how it came together, let me know what you think and if you have any questions.

Song: With Everything by Hillsong, This is Our God
Key: B
Bpm: 137
Intro: 2 bar click in

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