Comments on: Determining what type of loops work best http://www.loopsinworship.com/blog/transitioning-your-band-to-using-loops/transitioning-your-band-to-using-loopsdetermining-what-form-of-loops-works-best/ Training and Tools for Worship Leaders to Create and Use their own loops Sun, 05 Feb 2012 12:13:04 +0000 hourly 1 By: adminWill http://www.loopsinworship.com/blog/transitioning-your-band-to-using-loops/transitioning-your-band-to-using-loopsdetermining-what-form-of-loops-works-best/#comment-6 adminWill Sat, 28 Mar 2009 19:45:12 +0000 http://www.loopsinworship.com/blog/?p=30#comment-6 Jake, Great thoughts! Thanks for the Comments. I think the way you are rolling with it is the best way to go. Start small and then move into some fully programmed sequences. Like I mentioned in the article, these work great for those special songs, that you need a little extra push. As far as solo loops go, its a very tough thing to tackle. I have had a great experience in one situation with solo loops and a horrible experience in another. It was because of the congregation and that one was much more receptive then the other. You really have to know your congregation before you attempt to use solo loops. The way you make it not like a worship DJ is by what sounds you have in the loop. If its similar to "Postal Service" or "the Bird and the Bee"style instrumentation its not as "worship DJish". If you fill the track with tons of synth's and lots of big "four on the floor" electronic drum sounds, then it will sound very worship DJish, which for some people works really well. Basically the moral of the story is you've got to know your congregation and what will serve them the best. Jake,
Great thoughts! Thanks for the Comments. I think the way you are rolling with it is the best way to go. Start small and then move into some fully programmed sequences. Like I mentioned in the article, these work great for those special songs, that you need a little extra push. As far as solo loops go, its a very tough thing to tackle. I have had a great experience in one situation with solo loops and a horrible experience in another. It was because of the congregation and that one was much more receptive then the other. You really have to know your congregation before you attempt to use solo loops. The way you make it not like a worship DJ is by what sounds you have in the loop. If its similar to “Postal Service” or “the Bird and the Bee”style instrumentation its not as “worship DJish”. If you fill the track with tons of synth’s and lots of big “four on the floor” electronic drum sounds, then it will sound very worship DJish, which for some people works really well. Basically the moral of the story is you’ve got to know your congregation and what will serve them the best.

]]> By: jakesumner78 http://www.loopsinworship.com/blog/transitioning-your-band-to-using-loops/transitioning-your-band-to-using-loopsdetermining-what-form-of-loops-works-best/#comment-5 jakesumner78 Sat, 28 Mar 2009 00:31:46 +0000 http://www.loopsinworship.com/blog/?p=30#comment-5 We've started all our bands on "Simple Loops" the last few weeks and it's been a great way to transition slowly into the world of loops in worship. Over the next few weeks, I hope to use some fully programmed sequences as opening songs for our services. After a few weeks of using the full sequences in just the opening I hope we can move with confidence to designing a whole set around sequenced loops. I like the idea of trying some solo loops - it seems like it will be hard not come across as a worship DJ but that might be fun for a change! We’ve started all our bands on “Simple Loops” the last few weeks and it’s been a great way to transition slowly into the world of loops in worship. Over the next few weeks, I hope to use some fully programmed sequences as opening songs for our services. After a few weeks of using the full sequences in just the opening I hope we can move with confidence to designing a whole set around sequenced loops.

I like the idea of trying some solo loops – it seems like it will be hard not come across as a worship DJ but that might be fun for a change!

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