Careful with the Cues Chuck!…Tips for not overdoing Vocal Cues
I‘ve heard so many loops from people loaded with vocal cues. The entire track is full of them “reminding” their band what to play where. With so many worship bands using in-ears now its not uncommon to see “talkback” mics on stage. This gives the music director, or worship leader the ability to talk to the band in their ears without being in the house. This is accomplished by using a separate mic or an A/B switch splitting the mic into two different outputs. Using...
Read MoreImproving your Transitions using clicks and loops
We’ve all been in or led worship services where the transitions were less then stellar. Awkward key changes, drastic tempo changes, unrelated random worship leader stories… the list goes on. When you add click and loops to the equation the awkwardness has the ability to grow even larger. We’ve all experienced the awkward “stare back at the drummer look” while the drummer starts the click for the next song. The silence between songs then a sudden loop starting after the...
Read MoreCreating a Master Set list in Live
Last week we took a look at how to create smoother transitions when using loops in Live. This week we will take it a step further and look at another technique to smooth out our transitions when using loops in Live. We will look at a few techniques to create a Master set list in Ableton Live. By using a master set list you will be able to host all your loops in one spot. This will make it easier to fire each loop and give you access to your entire loop and click repertoire at...
Read MoreSlicing up Loops
One of the biggest complaints from people wanting to use loops is that they feel like they lose all freedom when they use loops. They have to do two choruses, and a verse and have to end at a certain spot otherwise the loop is off. One of the most critical and exceptionally awkward times of playing to a loop is the very beginning. We all have experienced the worship service when the band kicks off a song with a loop and the worship leader begins to talk and do his best to connect with...
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