Structured looping
Here’s a great video example of how to build a conventional song structure via looper.
Continue reading →Looping with Ableton
After a long learning curve I’ve successfully managed to live loop using the “looper” feature of Ableton – I’m using an old midi pedal to send patch changes to midi-ox,…
Continue reading →Live Looping Lesson
Joe Gore’s Live Looping Lesson on Premier Guitar Joe writes, ‘This one’s a labor of love: Premier Guitar just published my live looping lesson. Included are most of the hard-won…
Continue reading →Terry Riley Interview
Anil Prasad just put his recent interview with Terry Riley online. A must read for everyone interested in this pioneer of livelooping
Continue reading →Loop Jubilee on ARTE TV Tracks
French/German TV station ARTE sent a team to the May 2014 Loop Jubilee festival in Paris. Their report was on TV in September and can now be watched on Youtube…
Continue reading →Why did I move from the Boss RC50 to the Boomerang III instead of the RC300
From Singapur based livelooper Randolf Arriola: One of the most popular questions i get from fellow live loopers and new enthusiasts is why did i move from the Boss Rc50…
Continue reading →Introduction to Frippertronics
A talk about the tape based delay/feedback system called “Time Lag Accumulator” by Terry Riley or “Frippertronics” by Robert Fripp, followed by a short demonstration. This was recorded during the…
Continue reading →Reanimating my Frippertronics setup
Here is a new video showing my first session since decades playing frippertronics – with a nod to the master, Robert Fripp. The title says “reanimating” but it doesn’t actually…
Continue reading →Farewell to echoplex…
I’ve finally made the move from hardware to software (plus the inevitable controllers!). You can hear early fruits of this on tracks by my new duo “The Garden” here. It’s…
Continue reading →Silly EDP tricks
There are so many incredible things that can be done using a looper that go beyond simple livelooping. These tricks can be explained in written form but the most effective…
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