We have just released the MultiTracks for "Loved By You" and "Reign In Me" from Paul Baloche's album "The Same Love."  The MultiTrack for "Loved By You" comes with 24 stems including multiple layers of acoustic guitars, mandolins and orchestral strings that sound amazing.  The MultiTrack for "Reign in Me" is a great mid-tempo song of surrender and devotion with rich instrumentation including strings, piano, and several ethereal sounding electric guitar tracks that provide an atmospheric music bed.

A couple weeks ago we had the opportunity to catch up with Paul Baloche at the National Worship Leader Conference and we asked him to share his thoughts on MultiTracks and how he uses them when he's out leading worship with a smaller band.  We're glad to share this video with you regarding Paul's thoughts on tracks for live performance and training your team.  This week we're running a special promotion for every original master recording from Paul where you can receive 10% off when you use the discount code "BALOCHE" - now through midnight August 14th.  This discount is valid on top of any discounts you've received for purchasing credits in bulk.  If you're not receiving discounts for buying credits in bulk, you could be saving up to 20%.  Find out more here.

We've released the titled track to “Join In The Sound,” by the Brothers McClurg's debut album which was released on iTunes last week.  These guys have a great raw acoustic sound which is great sonically and lyrically their songs are very congregational and full of great harmonies.  This MultiTrack includes four electric guitar stems including a slide guitar that adds a rich texture to the song.  The Hammond B3 and choir track will provide great energy to get your congregation to "Join in the Sound!"

For the month of August we'll be offering a free download of the MultiTrack "Glory Hallelujah" from from Mark Roach's recent EP called Beautiful Truth.  Mark Roach is a singer, songwriter, and worship leader from St. Louis, Missouri who's recent EP is full of great songs that are written for the church and we definitely encourage you to check it out on iTunes here.

The Keith McMillen SoftStep and 12 Step are two extremely flexible USB powered MIDI controllers that give you the ability to trigger and run MultiTracks. The 12 Step is very easy to program and can have you up and running in minutes. Open an Ableton session use MIDI map mode and you're set to begin assigning triggers for your songs. It’s also small and portable and fits in most laptop bags. Although the SoftStep has more programable options, it does require more setup time. Once you download the SoftStep music software you can assign all your parameter settings. Once your pedal is setup you'll be able to trigger your MultiTrack session, fade in tracks, and have the ability to to control effects. In addition to controlling sounds, the SoftStep can also be used with anything that will accept MIDI or OSC data such as lighting effects, video and more.

If you haven't heard, we're teaming up with Ableton, FutureSonics, Keith McMillen, and the Digital Age and we're in the midst of a REMIX Competition with this month's FREE MultiTrack download "All the Poor and Powerless," by The Digital Age. We are really excited to announce all of our great prizes that will be awarded to the winner and the runner-up.  You don't want to miss this competition! Winners will be chosen by The Digital Age themselves and all entries must be received by August 15th at contest@multitracks.com.