Want to improve your live looping? We're running a workshop THIS weekend: bit.ly/LiveLoopingWorkshop

David you are a "real" musician who is prepared to share your fabulous music and tips. Whenever I need to feel happy I play your version of Englishman In New York. Wonderful. Just keep playing, and keep sharing, we are here waiting to be taken on a magical musical tour.

@davidshanhun

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much for this comment Monty! Much appreciated 😊

You’re really good at what you do. You never have to apologise either in a demo or a gig. Love your voice, your kindness and you gift for teaching. Keep it up 👍

@davidshanhun

4 жыл бұрын

Thankyou 😊

When you get carried away--you carry us away with you! Well done!

@davidshanhun

2 жыл бұрын

ah love this thankyou!

Everything is great about your video: the looping ideas, your personality, guitar playing and vocals. And the spontaneity as well. Had to hit subscribe.

@davidshanhun

3 жыл бұрын

aww thankyou! welcome to the channel!

I can see the hard work and focus required to reach your level of ability and your natural talent is evident. I can surely appreciate what it takes to be a loop artist. I've been a gigging musician for 44 years. But, although I've long wanted to, I've never performed a whole solo acoustic show. That's about to change. I have a three hour show prepared and would like to implement some very basic looping on some songs. I can't say my plans will never change, but at this point, I'm not looking toward ever being a loop performer, just a solo gigging musician. Again, I see and sincerely commend loop performers for all they do. But I've never been able to enjoy a full looping show. You've touched a few times on why and I commend you for making an effort in that regard. But the reasons I can't stay engaged for a whole looper show are: 1. It takes far too long to get to the entertaining part of a song. 2. Regardless of how proficient the performer is at seamlessly multitasking, he or she seems disconnected from the audience, unable to fully engage. 3. Instead of an entertaining mix of beloved, average length, classic covers, every show becomes a test of endurance for the listener where every one among the minimized number of songs is drudgery while waiting for the payoff. 4. Dynamics, mood, and lyrical meaning are all but lost because every song takes on a droning sound like a 10 minute electro dance track. When I go to a solo show, I'm not looking for a full band experience. When I want that, I go see a band. What I want from a solo performer is to be moved by dynamics, touch, and lyrics so effectively that I feel the experience of a song as if I've lived it myself. To me, that's lost in looping. But looping IS far better than backing tracks.

@davidshanhun

2 ай бұрын

Thanks for sharing your perspective on this! I hope you have fun including a few loops that fit your vibe into your show and enjoy doing the solo show vibes for the first time!

Hey David, great tricks! I like how you have really kept the musicality in your approach to looping. You’re clearly a great producer, thanks for sharing the ideas, I’ll definitely be using these in my sets...

@davidshanhun

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks Oliver! Hope it helps you with your live shows! 👌

Great tips, I'm just beginning at this with an rc 300, I like it a lot and I couldn't agree more with you! I have watched too many people that think they have to add everything they have to the loop and as it comes in it sounds enchanting but after about 30 seconds it just sounds irritating. So, that's what I want to learn is how less is more, the basic lay down to play through out and what to add and delete and redo as you go through. Thanks again.

@davidshanhun

5 жыл бұрын

Great pedal the RC300 I'm sure you'll have a lot of fun! There's SOOO many ways you can approach songs and looping with a pedal like that. Lots of fun experimenting I reckon!

Your videos are great David! Keep em coming. Such a polished musician.

These 3 tips are priceless in avoiding monotonous loops and are exactly why you are my go-to channel to learn looping. I performed in bands and as a solo with MIDI tracks I created for over 3 decades. I am now interested in playing as an acoustic solo with a looper. Your channel has been an awesome resource for me. Many thanks...you are the best!

@davidshanhun

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much stringbender! Lots of fun creating looping tunes with the acoustic. What loop pedal are you using?

Amazing tutorial man! I just now, after about 15 years of playing picked up a looper to add a bit to my bedroom playing. Great video!

@davidshanhun

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Ryan! Lots of fun to be had for you!

Great stuff mate! Very nice playing / singing - and great job showing the T.C. Helicon VoiceLive 3

@davidshanhun

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

Your looper tips are great. Learned a lot watching your looping tips.

@davidshanhun

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks Deb!

Nice,practical and musical tips! The most important takeaway for me is to not bore the crap out of your audience while you're building tracks but arrange it so that it's musical from the start. Adding stops is another great tip. My tendency is to play full songs and then noodle on them but hopefully the picking/chording of the song is interesting enough to listen too.

@davidshanhun

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Bryan! I'm glad it had some useful ideas for you 😊

you have such an easy way about you, works great for teaching, and just plain listening to you.. Thanks Trying to decide if I want this. Think so.

@davidshanhun

Жыл бұрын

thank you Shirley ❤️

Thank you for this awesome video, David! Very helpful

@davidshanhun

3 жыл бұрын

Most welcome Tania! 😊

You're incredible David! Certainly something to strive for! Thanks for sharing!

@davidshanhun

4 жыл бұрын

Thankyou so much! 😊

You're awesome man! I really appreciate all of these tutorials - inspiring!

@davidshanhun

8 ай бұрын

thanks brother! Happy looping!

Thanks so much. I'm currently shopping Loopers. This video has help me with both how to use it as well as what to look for in a Loopers.

@davidshanhun

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks Sean - glad it's helped. Let me know which one you end up with!

You forgot that you do a tutorial video and enjoyed playing.... I forgot that i watch a tutorial and enjoyed listening. Thank you for some great music.

@davidshanhun

4 жыл бұрын

aww I love this comment! Thankyou!! :)

Thank you so much for sharing your joy and spontaneity plus your incredible talent and likability ! best of luck to you sir

@davidshanhun

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Alan!

EXCELENTE VIDEO, !!! eres el primer looperman que sigo y ojo hace muchos años que tengo un rc-3, lo loco del looper es que mientras mas lo practicas mas desafios te encuentras sobretodo cuando ya lo incorporas en tu "staff" creativo, te felicito son tips que funcionan 100%, hay mucho trabajo en lograr que salgan lo menos artificiales posibles, siempre la idea es que suene lo mas "organico" posible ...el loop es solo un "recurso" una segundo ( o tercera o cuarta, o quinta guitarra, bajo o percusión) que nos puede acompañar, gracias por tu experiencia eres muy generoso y eso siempre se agradece

@davidshanhun

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks! Hope you continue to have a lot of fun creating extra parts with your RC-3! 😊

Great! Thank you for sharing your tips. That was very helpful for me. And I enjoyed you playing, singing and your lovely personality.

@davidshanhun

5 жыл бұрын

awesome! glad you got something out of it!! :)

@davidshanhun

5 жыл бұрын

and thanks for the nice comments tooo!

Awesome tutorial, I appreciate your input. Been playing guitar or over 30 years an tired of the club scene so I am jumping into looping with a Digitech JamMan TX. Thank you!

@davidshanhun

5 жыл бұрын

thanks Alex. Hope you're having fun with the new looper!

Amazing video dude. You really project a positive vibe while showing these tips. Massive help to me after just purchasing my first loop pedal (rc-30) can’t wait to start playing around with it. Too many people on you tube take too long I think in getting into the song, Layering needless vocals/harmonies for about 5 mins.

@davidshanhun

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks Bryan! Congrats on the first loop pedal! Super fun headed your way as you play with it! Feel free to say hi anytime if you think I can answer a question for you etc :)

@zeuslee4442

3 жыл бұрын

I just got one. It's super cool so far.

@stringbender57

3 жыл бұрын

Brian Donoghue - I agree with you! The first solo I heard using a looper and many since then annoyed me and gave me a bad impression of loopers period!. It would take them 5 minutes to build the loop, 3 minutes singing the song, another 5 minutes noodling around on the guitar, then 3 more minutes singing and finally the end. Good grief that is boring and monotonous as hell. At that rate you'd only need to know 12 songs for a 4 hour gig...lmao!

Awesome tips! Thankyou for sharing 👌

@davidshanhun

5 жыл бұрын

You're welcome! Glad they were useful :) :)

Great tips David. Thx for the insight.

@davidshanhun

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks and most welcome! Happy looping!

great tips David. cheers mate. Loop on !

@davidshanhun

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks!! :)

Great video! I'm not very good at looping; glad I discovered your channel! Thank you! 🙏

I've got my first loop pedal coming tomorrow. I'm so excited. Thanks for this awesome tutorial :)

@davidshanhun

4 жыл бұрын

Awesome! Going to be so much fun for you! 😎

Genuinely good dude I reckon. Great Stuff.. Thanks.

@davidshanhun

2 жыл бұрын

cheers John!

Thanks for the info, the length is fine plus it’s good when u go off on a side jam so we can see u in action👌🏽

@davidshanhun

5 жыл бұрын

haha sweet! Cheers Steve! I often edit those parts out haha. but perhaps they're better to keep in more often!

Awesome motivation DS

@davidshanhun

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

Thanks again for sharing this, David

@davidshanhun

4 жыл бұрын

you're most welcome!

You Know What,,,,, i would absolutely love to hear a pro recorded version of what you just did... you have such amazing feel and sound and a timbre in your voice that makes me green with envy, not to mention your playing ability.... and virtually nothing processing your voice.. absolutely love it... if you have recorded a version of this please please point me in the direction to get a listen.. thank you so much

great video! Great singing and guitar playing. Thanks for posting!

@davidshanhun

5 жыл бұрын

Appreciate the comment! Thanks :)

Sweet! Great pointers! gives me encouragement to tackle this. Thank you so much. Im new to this whole looping thing. I am still in the stage of deciding which machine is best for me, and my skills.

@davidshanhun

4 жыл бұрын

Awesome Rex! lots of fun to be had with looping!

Very useful tips. Thanks! You're a good teacher.

@davidshanhun

4 жыл бұрын

Thankyou 😊

This is geat. He addresses two of my biggest complaints whenever i see a looper. Tip one and two are indispensible guides (tip two helps you with tip one). The monotony is real, and I hate when someone starts a song and then a minute or two later they finally start the song.

@davidshanhun

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks mate!

Most helpful vid I found since buying my first looper. Thank you

@davidshanhun

Жыл бұрын

ah thanks for this comment!

Thank you for sharing, I just started messing about with a loop app on my phone yesterday. So far I've just been looping beatbox and rapping but I'm going to want some guitar tracks as soon as I get adventurous :) you sound great!

@davidshanhun

5 жыл бұрын

Cool! Have fun experimenting with your new app! Look forward to hearing the guitar loops once you get to them!

What a voice! Love that accent! What a sunny personality! 😍

very entertaining and educational great job!

@davidshanhun

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Larry!

love it !!!!!!!!! really THX your video and share how to play and enjoy the music,is a very important to me.

@davidshanhun

5 жыл бұрын

awesome thanks!

David you’re a legend

@davidshanhun

3 жыл бұрын

Well thanks Adam! 😎

You are covering the topics I’m wondering about! Thank you!! Very helpful

@davidshanhun

5 жыл бұрын

sweet! what pedal have you got?

@AdrianClement

5 жыл бұрын

It’ll be working with a iRig Blueboard, a mic and guitar with Mac OS and IOS. I’ll use the board to control Garageband and AmpliTube. But I am still very beginner level, not ready for the stage but I want to expand and learn. Thank you for the way you explained your tips. It’s what I was wanting to know.

@davidshanhun

5 жыл бұрын

cool! Have a friend that uses one with great results! Have fun with it, so glad I could help :)

Gotta hear more of you,...unique vocal tone, and superb playing....and oh yes, great looping tips! Inspiring, thank you! If you were local my wife and I would escape to your gigs for “peace of mind.” Know that each performance you give is an unwrapping of your gift for all to enjoy. Wish you the best success. Thanx again.

@davidshanhun

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you Leo. ❤️I really appreciated receiving this comment from you. Where in the world are you?

@leonarddequinia9453

4 жыл бұрын

David Shanhun Hi David..surprised to get a reply from you. We are from Fremont Ca. Between San Francisco and San Jose. I hope you’re still touching lives with your music 😊

@davidshanhun

4 жыл бұрын

@@leonarddequinia9453 Hope all is well up there and hope to venture up there next time I'm in LA! Still playing and singing for sure! 😊

very nicely done and great information i dont have more than a single button looper but i dig the layering and structure you build on. freefalling and dreams are great songs that stand times test...

@davidshanhun

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks! Yep - two great songs right there!

Good ideas for getting more out of my looper, and slick execution!

@davidshanhun

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks Eric!

Subd , the advice is great and its fun to watch! Thank you

@davidshanhun

Жыл бұрын

thanks George!

Hey I’m 16 just got my first ever loop pedal and this video really helped me thank you so much man

@davidshanhun

5 жыл бұрын

Awesome Brandon! feel free to message me if there's something you think I could help you with. Otherwise have fun man!

@leemurray9330

3 жыл бұрын

I'm 39 and I just got my first looper pedal! 16 is an awesome time to get stuck in to making music. Pro tip: don't give it up for anything, man. School, college, work, family... keep it forever it's one of the finest things in life. Also... good luck slaying the loops. I'm STILL sh** at getting the in/out timing down so you already have a head start haha

The playing had EVERYTHING to do with the tutorial. You would be great without the looper, but you are greater still with it. I have looped for years and yes I use the dickens out of recording first verse while singing and it is ready for my solo....which is to break up looper numbing. I really like your stop before chorus. I also love your voice, song choice, guitar choice, guitar playing and treatment of each song. Yes these are somebody else's songs but you make them your signature version. I have always wanted a way to do free falling because it get's requested sooo much. I think I am going to borrow liberally that version. Thanks for being a real player and sharing your time and talents. Cheers!

Love the Takamine. Sounds great!!

@davidshanhun

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks Mike!

I appreciate your vibe man. Really well done! I wish I would have seen you live when I was in Auckland 2 years back.

@davidshanhun

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Michael! Plan another trip here haha! Where abouts in the world do you live?

@michaelsprehe9310

4 жыл бұрын

@@davidshanhun haha well Auckland isn't quite around the corner though... I am originally from Germany but live close to Amsterdam:)

@davidshanhun

4 жыл бұрын

@@michaelsprehe9310 yes very true! hopefully I'll get back across that way at some stage!

Thanks really helpful for using tool

Great Tips...Thanks David...

@davidshanhun

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Vincent!

I'm always looking for looping inspiration and this is the best vid I've seen yet. Thanks and please share more!

@davidshanhun

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much Elliott! Appreciate that. More to come in 2020!

@enb

4 жыл бұрын

@@davidshanhun thanks for the reply. Been trying to work out what you are playing during chorus of Dancing in the Moonlight (on your looping suggestions vid). Any chance you could share that slower? Cheers bud

@davidshanhun

4 жыл бұрын

@@enb heya! Merry Christmas 😊I'm basically playing 6ths on the guitar - 1st and 3rd strings together. Are you able to jump on a laptop to watch it? If you click the 'settings' gear icon in the bottom on a laptop or computer you'll see 'playback speed' and can set it as low as .25 speed. Let me know if that helps!

@enb

4 жыл бұрын

@@davidshanhun David i really appreciate the time you take to answer properly. Gonna give this a go right away. Cheers mate and happy 2020!

@enb

4 жыл бұрын

@@davidshanhun here's current result of your lessons. Lmk what you think...and how i should record for better (and affordable sound quality)...this was just smartphone video. Cherrs and rock on David! instagram.com/tv/B7EtVgLl28k/?igshid=1swss3qnhqgl2

Nice tips! Many thanks!

@davidshanhun

5 жыл бұрын

Cheers Roy! :)

Appreciate your vids man ✌️

@davidshanhun

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks!!

THX. I appreciate your info and excitement.

@davidshanhun

4 жыл бұрын

😎

nice job well done Thank You !!

@davidshanhun

2 жыл бұрын

Cheers!

Excellent!

@davidshanhun

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks! Glad you enjoyed it!

This awesome tutorial video just made my day, thanks a ton! :)

@davidshanhun

5 жыл бұрын

Dude! This is why I keep making things like this! Thank YOU for this message man!

@BithinMukherjee

5 жыл бұрын

@@davidshanhun Thank you for your reply 😊 I learned and I enjoyed, what can I ask for more. Many people doesn't understand the beauty of looping paddles. With time and precision it does create some magic. Keep spreading music ✌️peace 💗

Very good! Enjoyed it a lot!!

@davidshanhun

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks! 😊

Fantastic tips. Thanks!

@davidshanhun

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks Mike!

great help thanks very much...

@davidshanhun

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

Thanx David... just picked up a new sub here... kikazz video w/ lotsa good tips here ! thanx man!!

@davidshanhun

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks!! :)

Thank you for these tips! Stuff I wouldn’t think of

@davidshanhun

3 жыл бұрын

most welcome! Glad it's given you some new ideas!

That’s great buddy. Don’t worry about apologising for little mistakes. From this end the loops sound great. We wouldn’t have noticed them believe me!

@davidshanhun

4 жыл бұрын

aww thankyou! 😊

That was stunning, thanks David A big plus is that you are obviously enjoying doing that - Makes a HUGE difference I play purely for shits and giggles and about to start using the looper in my GT-1 which is a simple one track addition to the whole FX package, but a RC-30 next on the 'to-be-acquired' list Clips like this are an absolute boon, thanks for the effort

@davidshanhun

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much Damien! I really love doing this and it's so cool that you got lots of out of it too! Win-win! 😊😊

Love these tips 😎

@davidshanhun

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

Thx David!

@davidshanhun

2 жыл бұрын

Most welcome!

Great vid. Great talent. Thanks heaps

@davidshanhun

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks David appreciate the comment man!

great tips. good job!

@davidshanhun

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

Great voice! Thank you man - much appreciated

@davidshanhun

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks Christoph!

Thanks man for the tips !!

@davidshanhun

5 жыл бұрын

Welcome Mark, hope it's sparked some new ideas!

nice one mate found this really useful, Cheers, DEL

@davidshanhun

4 жыл бұрын

sweet! 👌

nice video.. 😀 like how u lough 😁...thats beautiful music...

@davidshanhun

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks Ricky!

Great tips and video! Couldn't agree more on shortening the "loop build". I watch all kinds of KZread loopers and long intro's can easily suck the life out of a performance. I am currently using a Boss RC-300 and love having the flexibility of 3 separate tracks. I just recently added a Roland GR-55 to the mix and am having fun with the endless possibilities it provides. BTW- Great guitar work and vocals...Cheers!

@davidshanhun

6 жыл бұрын

Thanks Mike! I've considered the RC 300 and the Roland Gr-55 many times! Very cool combo! Would be great having loop number 3 to add in and out of the mix! :)

@AidanMooreacoustic

5 жыл бұрын

A lot of that is down to the limitations of the looper. I use the RC300, which allows you to have 3 channels, and you can have a different length loop on each channel. Apart from Ed Sheeran's custom build, it's the ONLY pedal on the market that gives you that option, meaning you're not having to construct long and perfectly in time percussive loops to fit with your vocal and guitar loops, which you usually want to be 4/8/16 bars. Happy to share how you unlock that little feature in the RC300 if it's of any use. Once you get that down, there's no other pedal really for in depth live looping gigs. PS great video mate!

Awesome! Thank you do much...

@davidshanhun

5 жыл бұрын

you're welcome! :)

Thanks a lot for the tutorial! Did not mind the length at all!!!

@davidshanhun

5 жыл бұрын

sweet! Glad you liked it :)

Excellent 👍

@davidshanhun

4 жыл бұрын

😊

Very cool. I'm using the RC-300 and am slowly adding a decent repertoire to it. I've probably only scratched the surface of what I can do with it, but it's already working well for me and bringing songs back to me that are really quite dull without it. Good tips - I stumbled upon the dropping things out by accident one time when I hit the wrong button and stopped the rhythm guitar and it sounded great when the it came back in again. Dynamics baby!

@davidshanhun

5 жыл бұрын

YESSS!! dynamics all the way - makes such a difference! RC 300 is awesome eh!

Great ideas I just bought the newer model and I subscribed

@davidshanhun

4 жыл бұрын

Awesome! You’ve got lots of fun in store with the VL3x!

Thanks so much for this. It really helps; there's not much info out there about how to actually do the looping. Thank you!

@davidshanhun

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks Roshana! I'm glad it helps! :)

Nice vid! You deserve more subs

@davidshanhun

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks Ollie! Spread the word! 😂

Nice tips David. My problem is to quickly build songs with many chords or sections. I tend to use more percussive sounds and do/undo. Please talk about this. Thanks

I stopped using looper cause I always get hiss it drove me so mad I took it to cash converter. You sound amazing man, thank you for sharing your knowledge. 👍

I just bought my first looper so I am going to use these tricks.

@davidshanhun

4 жыл бұрын

Awesome! lots of fun ahead of you!

awesome man!

@davidshanhun

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks Greg! :)

“One bwar, two bwAaAaARs” 🤪 good video mate

@davidshanhun

5 жыл бұрын

hehe thanks!

Well done thank's !

@davidshanhun

5 жыл бұрын

you're welcome! (and thank you!)

Beautifully played song ☺👍

@davidshanhun

6 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

Dave, I am FUSSY and it’s neither loose nor messy hehe. I have FINALLY got around to deep diving into the VL3 so naturally, my first port of call is Dave Island 🤩

Nice. Thanks!

@davidshanhun

4 жыл бұрын

😊

Great video, very helpful for me. Nice voice.

@davidshanhun

5 жыл бұрын

thanks Jeff!

Wow thank you.i love it

@davidshanhun

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks! 😊

You do a really good job. I really like your Guitar sound. The Takamini (spell guess?) has a great sound to it. Thank you.

@davidshanhun

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much 😊

Awesome thanks

@davidshanhun

4 жыл бұрын

😊

Was lovely to hear that Fleetwood Mac tune. Very nice. Thanks for the tips!

@davidshanhun

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks and you're most welcome! Hope it sparked some ideas for you 👌

@glisteningkabana8154

5 жыл бұрын

It did! Currently just have the lil TC ditto looper and have been looking at vocal harmony pedals too, but like how the voice live incorporates it all in one, with additional effects, Very cool! Look forward to exploring your channel, I'm getting my songs together for upcoming gigs. Appreciate it.

@davidshanhun

5 жыл бұрын

awesome! the downside of the voicelive 3 all being in one pedal is that you do have to switch screens sometimes to access different parts. It took me a few weeks to get my brain around it after using single pedals for so long :)

@davidshanhun

5 жыл бұрын

but of course.... also awesome having everything in one unit with so many features and options!

@maxonmendel5757

5 жыл бұрын

I’m a 20 year old who’s a bit ignorant to Fleetwood Mac. I know Go Your Own Way and the song he played (Dreams?) sounded familiar, but I am not familiar with them like I should. So.. would you share your favorite song or album from them? That might help me find a place to start, cause I know they have a lot of music