Re: Looping with Backing Tracks???

[mark sottilaro <zerocrossing2001@yahoo.com>]

I've experimented a bit with this and here's what I
found works nicely.

Get a software sequencer.  Almost any will do probably
but I use Digital Performer 4.6.  Why?  I don't know. 
Works though and runs off a laptop easily.  For drums
I use a combonation of BATTERY2 and Stylus RMX.  Both
are pretty processor friendly if you don't add a lot
of effects.

Then I make a track that's a command track for my
Repeater.  Tells it when to go into record, when to
stop the record, etc.  I really like having this
totally automated so I can just play and not have to
worry about pedals.  Using this method I can create
verse/chorus/bridge structures very easily and toggle
between them.  Works really well if you're doing a
structured song as long as you do a bit of planning.

Of course, you could do the same thing with an EDP as
well or any hardware looper that'll sync to a midi
clock and do multiple loops.  Repeater's just my tool
of choice at the moment.  Could possibily do it in
software too, but I haven't figured that out quite
yet.  Seems promising.

Mark



--- Sean Mormelo <sean@seanmormelo.com> wrote:

> Here's my Dilema...I'm getting pretty stale playing
> solo acoustic and I have my feelers out for
> bandmembers. I'm starting to do the looping thing I
> like the idea of the spontineity of it and the fact
> that the song will take on a unique life every time
> I play it...I just wish there was a way to integrate
> the looping in with some backing drums and bass as
> well but I can' t think of how to make it work with
> the looping other then cutting each part of and
> making loops out of them for every song, then
> triggering those specific parts...like section A, B,
> Chorus, Bridge, etc etc...Lay it out in Ableton Live
> with each section of the song in your set having
> their own unique loops. Then you'd have to hit a
> MIDI Pedal telling Ableton to loop the section
> you're on While The MIDI Also arms your EDP or My
> RC-50 Looper and starts it recording....Or you tell
> LIVE you want a section to loop at the beginning of
> it so as to give you time to get ready to trigger
> your looper manually....Or, just do it all within
> Abelton Live like KID Beyond and lots of folks are
> doing it......It's a lot to ponder for certain but I
> would love to do this for certain shows...If anyone
> is doing anything similar, I'd love to know your
> method. I think I need some advice on how to go
> about setting this up...Thanks.
> 
> Sean Mormelo
> www.seanmormelo.com
> www.myspace.com/seanmormelo
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