The idea of creating video tutorials has intrigued me for a very long time (probably since college when I did a series of fire safety videos for my home town). In another life, I used to teach software development, and one of the tools we used was video lessons. In fact, my first exposure to non-linear editing was on an Avid system we purchased to create training tapes (yep, VHS in all its glory!) for some of our clients.

I’ve been scouring the web recently for good examples of tutorials and have found quite a few. You can go to YouTube and be overwhelmed by the number of videos on Ableton Live, Apple Logic Studio, Propellerhead Reason, and others. People teach guitar, keyboard, organ, bass, and even the hang drum (one of my new favorite instruments). But most of these teaching videos are fairly abbreviated and usually not done with a significant level of commitment to quality. (There are exceptions, however, such as the very excellent video series on Logic by SFLogicNinja.)

Over the last couple of years, I have been informally documenting and teaching some of the techniques I use in production and performance. And I’ve amassed a fairly sizeable archive of videos that I’ve produced for other folks that I am planning to repurpose for Sacred Loops. While I’m never going to give MacProVideo or the other commercial sites a run for their money, I am interested in doing something along the lines of what ChurchMediaDesign.tvis doing for media work.

With that in mind, about six months ago I started editing and reshooting some of the more interesting video topics and preparing them for use on a sister site that will be launched in January. You can see the logo at SacredLoops.tv, and I’ll have some sample content up around Christmas to whet your appetite.

But I’m not just interested in putting up my own work. I want to open it up to others who have things to say and teach in the areas of music and audio for worship. If that’s you, let me know. If you need or want help in producing your videos, let me know that, too. The first videos I plan to post are basic stuff (audio interfaces, one-man worship leading setups, etc.), all drawn from my own personal experience. I also have tutorials on basic mixing, production techniques, and other related topics that I think people will find interesting and useful.

Let me know what you think!