Looping - a different approach

TimmyO

If you already own a tablet (or indeed a smartphone)  there are some inexpensive ways to dabble in looping. A may even give it a go.

This app is Loopy (which I think is iOS only) but others are available.

This chap makes it look easy:

Bluesboy82

Its hard enough to get the timing right using a footswitch! never mind taping multiple parts of an iPad screen.

Like you said, he makes it look easy.

TimmyO

It's actually far easier than it looks because the other pads sync to the first one (and you can preset the tempo and number of bars for the first one so only the start matters, not the end)

For subsequent pads you can 'prime' it to record nice and early but it only records once back to the 1. 

And you can have each pad at different numbers of bar lengths, but the start points stay synced (if you watch the vid you can see that in action better than I can explain it) 

Rocker

Why am I thinking about dancing elephants?  Great that they can dance at all without anyone watching noticing that some are out of step..... Why make something more difficult than it needs to be?  Buy a looper pedal and use your foot to start/stop it.  I think it is hard enough using the correct tools..........

TimmyO

The point is - it's easier! You set the bpm. It starts on the beat. It's costs a couple of quid. But whatever

Karlos

It's great. I just downloaded it and it's fun. I mentioned I wanna get a looper pedal soon (in the other thread) so this is a super cheap way of getting into it. 

I've been using with iMaschine on the iPhone to record beat loops onto Loopy on the iPad then noodling along with the guitar. The 'prime' function works great, it loops perfectly.

Audiobus as well, brilliant.

It's also handy that it has midi control so you can use any Class Compliant midi controller and bind commands so that you don't have to tap with your fingers. 

This afternoons work on my end of year accounts has just gone out the window.

Fun stuff.

frankus

TimmyO said:

This chap makes it look easy:

There's a dood who made using the boss rc-2 look easy!! It's all lies!

Seriously though, I might investigate this to get my old ipod working as a looper if I can get the midi connection working ... thanks Tim