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Join Daniel Dauwe on the Worship Keys Podcast as we sit down and talk about something every worship musician needs to hear. Daniel is the founder of Soundshop.co and has played alongside some of the biggest names in worship music. In this episode, he opens up about his journey, shares some incredible sounds live, and drops wisdom that will challenge the way you think about your role in the band. Don't miss out on this episode.

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Join Shane and Makayla of 11th Hour Worship as they sit down with Carson Bruce on The Worship Keys Podcast for a conversation that goes way beyond music. From a calling that started in high school to a John the Baptist "prepare the way" mission, Shane and Makayla open up about hiddenness, character, and obedience as the real foundation of worship leading. They dig into what it means to steward God's presence in corporate worship, why offstage devotion matters most, and how to leave room for genuine flow. Bob Sorge's Ark of the Covenant analogy gives the conversation serious weight, and they get refreshingly practical about Sunday service constraints and training leaders to hear God. The episode wraps with worship lyrics that bring everything back to the feet of Jesus. If you're serious about leading worship from the inside out — don't skip this one.

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Jeremy Caruthers joins The Worship Keys Podcast to share the wildest recording stories you have never heard. Jeremy Caruthers joins The Worship Keys Podcast to share the wildest recording stories you have never heard. From capturing an entire album in one night after a Guatemalan volcano derailed his plans, to syncing a multi-truck Arctic session using nothing but an FM transmitter, Jeremy proves worship music can be made anywhere on earth. He unpacks the heart behind Far Flung, a volunteer-powered ministry that bets on authenticity over optics and trusts local leaders already doing the work on the ground. He also opens up about worship culture in Togo and Benin, his connection to Snarky Puppy's Michael League, and how Joe L. Barnes donated his time and royalties to bring the song "Easy" to life for missions. If you believe worship belongs everywhere, this episode is for you.

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Carson Bruce wraps up the piano sample library tutorial series by showing how to move a finished Logic Pro X Sampler patch into MainStage for live performance. He walks through locating and copying the patch from the Logic user library, pasting it into the MainStage patches folder, and loading it into MainStage. He also demonstrates how the patch works in perform mode and explains how MainStage allows you to control and solo different mic and noise channels like CAD mics, Rode stereo, close mics, pedal noise, and release triggers to customize the sound.

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Go behind the scenes with Carson Bruce as he breaks down the process of building a custom piano sample library inside Logic Pro. From organizing samples and velocity layers to programming release triggers, pedal sounds, and multi-mic setups, this episode is packed with practical tips for producers, worship musicians, and sound designers looking to create more realistic virtual instruments. If you want to improve your sampling workflow and learn how professional piano libraries come together, this episode is for you. Watch the full episode on YouTube and don’t miss out!

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In this episode, Carson Bruce introduces his newly released piano sample library featuring five sampled pianos with both regular and felt versions across 10 unique patches. He also begins a new series showing the full process of building a piano sample library from scratch. From recording setups and microphone choices to piano selection and room acoustics, Carson shares the essential tools and workflow behind professional sampling. The episode also takes viewers inside a real upright piano sampling session at Miller Piano Specialists in Franklin, Tennessee, where he captures a Ritmüller upright using multiple microphones and velocity layers. Future episodes will cover editing, cleanup, and bringing the final library to life.

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Carson Bruce welcomes listeners to the Worship Keys podcast, thanks sponsor Aerospace Audio, and highlights their Atmosphere analog drone pedal (v3) with MIDI capabilities and the Aero Pads iOS app. He announces his newly released piano sample library featuring five sampled pianos and 10 patches, with both regular and felt versions, and begins a series on how to build your own sample library. He covers required equipment including a reliable computer and DAW (he tracks in Pro Tools at 96k, 32-bit float), an audio interface (Focusrite Scarlett 18i20 with eight preamps), microphones (his setups range from four to seven mics), headphones, cables, and stands. He emphasizes planning around instrument quality and room acoustics, then shows his upright piano sampling session at Miller Piano Specialists in Franklin, Tennessee on a Ritmüller upright, recording notes by fifths with multiple velocities, organizing playlists, managing CPU issues, and capturing both standard and felt samples, previewing a future episode on editing and cleanup.

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In part two with Micai George, Micai discusses preferring keys while still loving organ and aux keys, then shares advice for music directors at church: the role requires grace, heavy responsibility, and strong preparation; leaders must be sensitive to the Spirit, intentional, humble, and willing to sacrifice space so the whole band can shine and sound locked in. They discuss setting the atmosphere at the start of service and the value of expressive, structure-free moments with just piano and a drone pad. Micai describes his early faith upbringing, spiritual growth at Tower Prayer in Leeds, praying for his own sound, and the importance of anointed playing rooted in a relationship with God, before Carson invites him to play a soaking-style piano moment.

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