Questions tagged [looping]
For questions related to creating and using loops in music, particularly using technology to achieve this (e.g. effects pedals). A loop is a musical phrase that is recorded, and then continuously repeated.
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Using Boss RC-600 as 3 instrument inputs and 3 instrument outputs
I am working on a project where we will be using one guitar into a 3-way switcher and then that will go Output 1 to a Marshall Cab, output 2 to an Orange Cab, output 3 to a bass cab. Each chain has ...
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I want to use BossRC-5 loopstation in midi clock slave mode and be able to loop in to the beat but not the bar position or length basically loop in1/4
I have a midi set up with drum machine and synth and 2 loop pedals TC ditto x 4 and Boss RC-5. All clocked from a midironone.
The TC ditto x 4 clocks to the beat so you can easily record loop of any ...
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Minimalist phased looping on Gibson Echoplex Digital Pro
I'm working on live-looping minimalist music on a Gibson Echoplex Digital Pro feeding into a second looper, but one of the techniques I can't find a solution for is phased looping:
Both loops play ...
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single looper pedal with two instruments into separate amps
I want to loop a bass line and then layer guitar loops over it.
This picture shows what I am trying to achieve:
I have the blocks shown in the diagram, including a Boss RC-1 which does have stereo ...
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How to synchronize Boss Looper pedal (RC-5) tempo with external drum machine (Korg Volca)?
As a test case, I am trying to synchronize the tempo of the RC-5 Looper pedal to a Korg Volca drum machine. I tried two different ways with a TRS cable:
Korg Volca SYNC out --> RC-5 MIDI in No ...
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Boss RC-5: How to make all recordings conform to a single measure?
I'm using the Boss RC-5, but this question is likely applicable to other looper pedals too.
I would like to record an input to the looper for an arbitrary period of time (shorter or longer than 1 ...
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connecting multiple instruments into loop station
I plan to connect my guitar and digital piano to RC 500 loop station. I will connect guitar via "INST IN" jack. Am I able to connect my digital piano via "MIC IN" XLR jack? Since I ...
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BOSS RC-300: Free looping and synching tracks
I have a question for which I couldn't find an answer here regarding the BOSS RC-300: I want to have free length loops in all tracks. Then I could record in the first track a specific length, and then ...
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Looping software for recording [closed]
There is recording hardware that consistently loops while the musician successively records new tracks. For example, first, the musician records the drum, the machine then repeats the recording ...
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How or can I, loop each track independently?
There's plenty of awesome music where people on analog hardware, loop overlapping tracks with inequal sizes that have prime ratios of track lengths, so that they never quite repeat at the same point.
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Can I connect a Digitech Vocalist Live FX to a Boss RC 300 Looper?
I am hoping someone here can help me. I would like to run my Digitech Vocalist Live FX Processor through my Boss RC-300 Looper. I am not Tech savvy. Is it possible to do this and if so how?
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Importing time sliced samples into Electribe Sampler
The editing of time slices of samples on the Korg Electribe is a real pain.
Is there a way to export my own time sliced samples from my DAW to the Electribe?
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Looping in Abletons session view without click (no global quantisation)
I want to do make loops in Ableton live session view and use two tracks.
Because of creativity reasons, I don't want to be bound to the metronome, so I switched it off the global launch quantisation.
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Boss RC-300 seamless change to new phrase memory for song medleys
So far I've just been using the Boss RC-300 looper for single songs.
But now I want to use it for medleys of songs. Problem is when I switch phrase memories using either the Loop FX switch or an ...
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Should loop based songs conform to whole measures?
I've been doing some loop based compositions lately. And I was wondering if I should conform to measures or is it ok not to.
Sometimes when I'm loop recording I don't really bother to look at how ...
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What is this instrument called and can you give me suggestions which one to buy if i am a beginner? [closed]
I really want to learn this instrument, but I dont know how it is called those are two youtube videos that people are using the instrument -
and this one
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How to sample live and loop with live musicians without a laptop?
I'm a musician in a live band that plays folkadelic music. Folkadelic music is played by bands like Kila or Shooglenifty. Instrument mix is acoustic guitar, electric guitar, fiddle, bass, drum kit ...
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Techniques for Practice with Looper pedal?
I decided to treat myself to a TC Electronic Ditto looper this holiday season, which will arrive soon.
I got out of my regular gig about a year ago, and I haven't been practicing much. What are some ...
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What kind of cable between Amp, Looper and Monitor
My Equipment:
Nice guitar
Kemper Profiling Amp
Boss RC-300 Looper
Roland Cube Monitor
My Setup:
My Question:
What kind of cable should I use on connection between Amp->Looper (2) and Looper->...
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How to make Audacity play in loop?
In Audacity, how to make a selection or a whole track play in a loop, i.e. start over at the end.
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multi effect processor and loop station
I just got a Boss ME 80 and I'm wondering if I can, somehow, use that and my Boss RC 30 loop station at the same time. I know the ME 80 has a looper option but it's not as powerful as the RC 30. I try ...
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Boss RC-300 low microphone volume issue
I am using Boss RC-300 to loop acoustic guitar and vocals. I have no issues with the guitar signal on the line input. The gain knob is turned to approx. half of its maximum input and I have a lot of ...
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Modern ways of achieving the "locked final groove" effect
The song "I am the beat" by the band "The Look" is notable because when it was issued as a vinyl single, it was engineered so that the run-out groove, rather than silence, contained the word "Beat!..."...
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Using a looper with the 4-cable-method (4CM)
My Equipment:
Engl Powerball 2
Boss GT-100 Effektboard
Boss RC-300 Looper
What works:
4-Cable-Method with Engl and GT-100. it's great!
Short explanation of the 4-Cable-Method:
The 4 cable ...
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Modeling amp with FX Loop
I need a guitar amp for practicing at home.
I was considering buying Marshall Code 50 as it has a lot of effects built in and can save me some money on pedals.
However I just realized that if I will ...
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Use a laptop as a loop pedal
I saw this video of Peter Bence using a loop pedal to play different sounds on a piano, then loop the sounds and play new sounds over the top of the recordings:
I ...
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Play live and loop
My goal is for my friend to be able to record himself playing drums and loop what he just played, so that then he can go sing on a microphone (so everything is "live"). Not only drums, but I'd also ...
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What does this foot switch do?
I found what seems to be a foot switch for electric guitars in a box labeled "looper". I was curious and opened it, but there doesn't really seem to be anything interesting in it. (A power connector, ...
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How do I sync a Digitech SDRUM with a Boss RC-300 looper?
I'm getting a Digitech Sdrum for live looping. I would like to MIDI sync the Sdrum with a Boss RC-300 looper. The Sdrum can only be a MIDI master, not a MIDI slave.
In order to slave the RC-300 to ...
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How could I use a loop pedal with the Yamaha YDP-160 electric piano?
so I'm a pianist right, and I've been wanting to buy a loop pedal for a while but theres one problem...WILL IT WORK? so I have an electric piano (http://usa.yamaha.com/products/musical-instruments/...
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mixing 2 signals question
[edit: sorry for the misuse]
[Edit again: the looper is the digitech jamman Express xt]
I have to mix two mono signals: the output of a piezo mic and the output of a looper. the piezo goes both into ...
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Looper routing ideas?
I need a little help with routing lines and looper
I need to get this setup:
the input (it's a hurdygurdy put doesn't matter) goes via a on/off pedal to the looper and then to the loop monitor (a ...
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Using an Electribe 2 to sync with a Boss RC-300
I have a Korg Electribe 2 sampler that I want to sync with a Roland Boss RC-300 looper. I've Googled but what I've found doesn't show me a clear path forward.
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Using TC Electronic Ditto Looper and TC Helicon Ditto Mic Looper together?
Is it possible to control instrument and mic looper together? I would like to loop/stop both loopers on one button. Can I do that with ABY switch pedal or some other configuration?
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Connecting a Looper to a Guitar Multieffects Pedal
I want to practice guitar silently via headphones using a looper (Boss RC-30) and a multieffects pedal (Im considering the Boss GT-100).
The Multieffect board has an fx loop (send/return). I'm ...
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how to put your loop from a guitar looper into logic?
hey guys okay my question sounds weird, I explain:
I have a looper RC-20xl boss. I recorded a lot of loops that I found really nice, I would like to record them on my logic and be able to use them. So ...
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Traktor - Remixdeck-Samples do not play in sync
I have a serious problem.. i capture loops from Deck A/B with the Remix-Decks C/D .. but the samples dont't run in sync with the other stuff :/
every deck's sync is on. I don't know what else to try.....
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Live Loop Setup with Keyboard, Guitar and Mic with Boss RC-300
I'm in the process of setting up a live looping setup, I want to use my vocals, guitar, midi/controller keyboard (controller sounds triggered with a DAW such as FL Studio or Logic). I was hoping ...
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Recording drum machine and electric guitar on the looper during live performance
I want to record drum loops, and guitar loops, during the live performance. For example, I want to begin with guitar riff, loop it, and then overdub with sequence played on the drum machine. I wonder ...
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How do you sync a Roland Boss RC 300 Loop Station to external rhythm sources?
I'm looking for ways to fatten the sound of the combo I play with. But the band plays tight tempos in strict 32 bar choruses.
Is there any way to sync the Roland Boss RC 300 Loop Station to external ...
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How to Integrate Digital Loopers with Live Drummers?
Is there any way to help live drummers play in sync with live looping players with out requiring the drummer to trigger MIDI beats or listen to a click track?
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