this is the only question i can partially answer about looping! the best investment i ever made with my mic while looping was an A_B switch so that i could use 2 diff channels for the microphone, only one of which goes to the looper. also, i think a beatboxed rhythm is just as valid as slapping the guitar. there's no way i have found to sound like a high-hat on my acoustic yet, anyway. those are really the only two observations i have while i have been trying to get a pop looper set down. i have at least 30 songs i can actually juggle with. setting up the backing vox to "nothing compares 2 U" while layering the other elements at the beginning should make it not so boring for the audience as i layer acoustic, bass, and now lap steel (was organ) to form the structure.
then i switch my mic over to where it doesn't loop in order to sing over the structure. and it so vocally liberating not to play an instrument while singing. i just go long and record the whole song on that one-- i don't A-B at all. it never changes, so there is no need to separate the verse and chorus. that is how i use a mic for looping. maybe that will help. the song still goes 5 minutes long, that way, though, a bit long for a pop format, but not too long to really grate. spiining away will work better, i imagine, because people don't know it, so they won't be singing the words in their head as i play it to build it up. this has been my experience....
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From: kay'lon rushing <k3zz21@gmail.com>
To: "Loopers-Delight@loopers-delight.com" <Loopers-Delight@loopers-delight.com>
Sent: Saturday, October 20, 2012 4:27 PM
Subject: Just finally got my first microphone!
Its an M-Audio Producer mic. its supposed to come with avid studio but i bought it used for $15. Any tips on using mics in looping? Im realllly new to microphone use
