What a week Skiing in Breckinridge taught me about using loops
Pastors and Bloggers really have it hard. It’s the curse of observation. In everything you do, see, hear and experience you’re drawing out sermon illustrations and potential blog posts. This leads us to the over abundance of “What ______ talk me about ________” posts. Yes I’m guilty even now. But with this curse comes great responsibility… So as I descended the slopes of Breckinrdige Colorado a few weeks ago I couldn’t help think about what skiing...
Read MoreWho should Trigger your Loops?
One of the biggest questions from Worship Leaders just starting out using loops is, “Who should trigger our loops”? Should it be the drummer? After all there’s a lot of percussive sounds, it’s a drum loop…he should probably do it? But then again he’s got a lot to manage, and is using drum sticks. It should probably be the electric guitarist then right? Well..he’s got a lot to manage too. Switching pedals, and he’s already busy using his hands to play...
Read MoreVideo Blog-Creating a Custom Presets Folder in Ableton Live
A few weeks ago we talked about a few ways to speed up your Loop Production Process . One of the suggestions was to create your own Presets. What do you do after you create those presets in Ableton Live? What if you find a few sounds you really like, where do you store them? Learn how to create a Custom Presets Folder in Ableton Live, so that you can store your favorite sounds and custom presets to use across all your favorite Live Projects. You can view the small version below. If you want to...
Read More"I don't use Presets"… and other non-sense
I‘ve got to admit, I’ve uttered those words before. It gives you a sense of satisfaction, a sense of exclusivity. “Oh, you like my pad sound, I made it. You can’t just buy it”. There’s lot’s of validity to the thought. You create sounds that are custom tailored to your needs. They respond to how YOU play. They fill out the space in your band. It’s a great idea. A few weeks ago I was spending sometime rummaging through the Live Suite Library for a...
Read MoreBack that thing up: How to properly backup your computer and loops
At least once a week I hear a horror story of someone who just lost their files because their computer or hard drive just crashed. It happens way too often, and way too many people are unprepared when it happens. If you use your computer for your job, or in our case for music (that is also our job!), then it’s important to make sure we back up all our files properly. It’s not the most entertaining subject ever, but it’s worth chatting about. Here’s a few thoughts to get...
Read More5 ways to speed up your Loop Production Process
I‘ve been using and creating loops for the past 9 years. I’ve created 100′s of loops and learned alot about the production process along the way. This Christmas I had to create a loop for an arrangement of “What Child is this”. The arrangement was finished Wednesday night and I had to have the loop created for our Thursday service. I had a few meetings and a class to teach so I wasn’t going to be able to start it till about 3:00 and practice starts at...
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