I love the "you don't even have to consult your band members". A couple of the other virtues of solo gigging: nobody is ever late to practice; you always agree about the song set. Great tips!

@MarkUsher

Жыл бұрын

My biggest challenge has been rhythm. I'm still kicking around using the built in drum tracks and/or using a sample player like a Roland HPD20. Your rhythm is really tight. You seem to get a lot of mileage using simple stuff. You've talk a lot about how you build your rhythms. Have you done a deep dive on rhythm methods, namely your beat boxing?

@EmilyMcVicker

Жыл бұрын

Haha! Yes! One of the big perks - am I right??? 🤘😜

@EmilyMcVicker

Жыл бұрын

@@MarkUsher that is such a good idea! Holy smokes I should do a beatboxing video! Thanks for the idea 🤘🤘🤘🤘

I feel called out! I notice when I screw this stuff up every time I perform lol. My performance is all comedy though so when I fumble and start over I notice it just tends to add to the laughs.

@EmilyMcVicker

Жыл бұрын

Haha sorry! 😜 I’m calling myself a little too. Gonna try to shake off all of these “shoulds “ before my show tonight lol. Gotta shake it off and just groove!

Wow! Very helpful! Every point valuable and applicable. Thanks. Keep up the great work!

@EmilyMcVicker

Жыл бұрын

Oh wow thank you friend! I appreciate ur encouragement 🤘😆

Brilliant video, I especially like the Dancing tip! I need to do this more! I also think that PRACTICING the song LOADS is really important too! Keep up the amazing work - you are a looping legend!

@EmilyMcVicker

Жыл бұрын

Aww thanks Oliver! Yes dancing is really important. Keeps us loose and the loops tight haha

@ChrisDaviMusic

Жыл бұрын

Only mistake number 4 yes!!! Thank you

Great tips. I'm guilty of a few. However, 1 that I am NOT guilty of is taking a long time to layer the loop. I think I owe this to a heckler at a show in Arizona, when I was just starting the drum loop, & he yelled "I love this song" lol That taught me quite early on to get the loop going & get to the vocal part quick so that the audience knows what song I am actually playing.

@EmilyMcVicker

Жыл бұрын

😂😂😂 that is such a good story! I feel for you in that moment tho. I’ve definitely be n dealt some harsh blows (even by band mates while on stage) that have stuck with me. And as disfuncional and mean as that is… it’s probably made me a better musician gaha

Guilty! This is really helpful! Thanks

@EmilyMcVicker

2 ай бұрын

Haha we are all guilty 😉 so sweet of you to come by on Twitch last night!! 🥰

Good Tips, especially the dancing. :D Many musicians (like me) are too focused on the music and forget to move haha

@EmilyMcVicker

Жыл бұрын

I got that one from KT herself! It’s a good tip. And I’ve heard my drummer friends say similar things in their own playing. Bodies just know!

OMG SUCH GREAT TIPS BibleThump 😭 I'm going to try tightening up my loops and practicing the timing of my FX pedals. I use the RC-600 but honestly think it's time I added a midi controller so I don't have to bend down and sift through menus...

@EmilyMcVicker

2 ай бұрын

Oh hell ya! I was thinking of the same thing for my set up. I basically haven’t really been implementing much FX because I refuse to bend down 😂 midi controller might be the trick 👍

I haven't done any of those mistakes. But when I start looping I will look forward to them. This was very good. You sort of touched on my ambivalence towards looping. I want to do it - I get tired of watching almost all other loopers after about halfway through their first song. You are exactly right with the five.

@EmilyMcVicker

Жыл бұрын

Ah! Yes you must start and embrace the learning curve haha. It’s part of the process but I do think it’s important to keep the loops as musical as possible. That’s the point. It’s not a very impressive trick if it doesn’t embellish the music

This is really helpful. My friend and are are a two person band. They're on drums, and I'm on bass/guitar/vocals. I'm using a Boss RC-1 looper, and while it works for simpler stuff, the lack of ability to record multiple non-overdubbed loops plus the need to double click the foot switch is very annoying.

@EmilyMcVicker

11 ай бұрын

Ah yes. Sounds like you’d benefit from a multi track Looper were you could send the drummer the click

I'm new to looping and this was very helpful. I definitely make these mistakes nearly every time I loop. Only way to stop is to loop even more though :D

@EmilyMcVicker

Жыл бұрын

Haha yes! You can do it!

good points. my pet peeve is people thinking they can sing when they can't and proceeding to loop "4-part harmonies."

@EmilyMcVicker

6 ай бұрын

Haha oh! That is a really bad one! I am cringing just reading haha

@zealousie

6 ай бұрын

The swissbeatbox loopstation competitions are really killer but they're pretty swamped with that problem.

Great video! I never tried looping before xD and worse - I have no feel for rhythm at all. Even my musician mates tell me that I should learn to count till 4. But anyways, I wanna give it a shot ;) Because I am kind of a good producer, and I wanna do something of this live

@EmilyMcVicker

9 күн бұрын

The Looper is a great teacher! I say go for it! Which looper are you thinking?

Been looping since 2000. Those are a good 5. I'd like to add another. If you're performing and making it up as you go then keep focussed without tapping into the energy of your crowd too much. Once you have experienced the pain of allowing the audience way too far inside you that ends up changing everything you thought you might do and finding yourself in an uncomfortably novel situation you will know what I mean and that you do not want it anymore. So get to your groove quickly and then connect to the crowd quickly. The spirit of your new song will be established and the crowd will join along instead of painfully wishing you were doing something else. I'm a loopercussionist. . . I play percussion creating live loops to make people move their body then into ambience to stimulate the mind and back to beats! Thanks Emily.

@EmilyMcVicker

9 ай бұрын

Totally! Keeping the timing tight is definitely key 🤘 a healthy balance and control over the audience participation is say! 👍

I just started looping and your vids have been a huge help, thanks a ton

@EmilyMcVicker

Жыл бұрын

Oh ya?? That is awesome and I’m so glad to hear it. Rock on Jason! 🤘😆

Thankw fornthe video. Im guilty of all those 😂but im learning as i go

@EmilyMcVicker

Ай бұрын

Pahaha we are all guilty! I scrutinized myself making this video haha

Huge fan Emily! Love these tips.. tip number one is a huge one for me.. if I’m watching a performance , and 3 mins in and someone is still layering spoons and shakers and adding 6 layers of goofy mouth sounds.. then I’m out.. lol… the loop artists that I enjoy, are the ones that if you close your eyes, you can’t hardly tell they’re looping… artists like yourself, and Matt Bolton come to mind.. you guys are great at making us forget you’re even using a loop pedal.. so good!

@EmilyMcVicker

Жыл бұрын

aww i appreciate your sweet words, my friend! very kind of you. Ya we gotta keep this shit engaging!!! ;)

Awesome tips! Thanks for this, do more videoossss!

@EmilyMcVicker

Жыл бұрын

Thank you friend! More in the works rn!!! 🤘😜

I 100% agree with the first 4! Very SOLID tips! I hear you about #5 but that's one of my favorite rules to break. Not with 4 bars of guitar or anything like that, but laying down a short rhythm track with a non percussion instrument can be tons of fun.

@EmilyMcVicker

Жыл бұрын

Ya probably subjective to the player. But I see people crash and burn with that method more than succeed, so that’s why I included it.

I am guilty of drums last in loop building - I will definitley try and add them first. I'm not currently using loop sync though so it might get a bit boring - might have to start varying my track lengths. Thanks for the great advice Emily!

@EmilyMcVicker

Жыл бұрын

Aww @christiannabmusic, you are too cute :) I hope you take the stuff that’s helpful and ditch whatever doesn’t work for you. You got this!!

I am just now starting out with live looping and really enjoyed this video! Something else that would be helpful for beginners that I haven't seen anybody else cover so far (or at least not simply enough for beginners to understand) and something I am struggling with is going over different ways to live loop, such as syncing midi clock to the DAW, syncing all tracks to the first track, or not syncing tracks at all (which I don't even understand how someone could have good enough timing to keep everything exactly on beat without some kind of sync). I'd love to learn more about this if you wanted to consider the topic for a future video!

@EmilyMcVicker

Жыл бұрын

Such a good idea! Thanks for this comment. I have to admit… My use case is very very simple compared to all the stuff the machine can do. How are you planning to use your Looper with midi sync? Is it coordinating with other pedals? Do you bring a computer to your gigs?

@mrtepes

Жыл бұрын

Right now I'm using a Vst looper called Mobius and controlling it with both desktop midi pads and a foot controller for when I can't use my hands. Assuming I get to the point where I would be doing live-looping gigs, I would definitely be dragging the laptop with me, but there are a lot more days of practice to do before I feel that confident lol. I've tried looping the 3 ways I mentioned (syncing to the clock in the DAW, so that a metronome can be used, syncing to the first recorded track, not syncing to anything) and so far, the most useful to me has been syncing to the first recorded track, but I'm butting up against some limitations that I'm not seeing other loopers have, so I was wondering if perhaps there are other syncing techniques I may be missing. Even though I don't use Boss loopers (yet), I would imagine there'd be something to glean from the options Boss offers!

As a drummer, I’d rather have the chords play first to get an idea of the song formate and style. I like to know when the verse comes in, the chorus, bridge, solo, etc.

@EmilyMcVicker

Жыл бұрын

Oh! If it works, that’s awesome.

Thx! Great recomendations!

@EmilyMcVicker

8 ай бұрын

Glad you like them!

Great Channel Emily and excellent concise points. My fave tip is to change up the Bass Line partially through the song especially if you can also switch the drum style too. It's great to not only 'middle 8' but also switch the dynamic of the song too. #ThingsThatMakeYourAudienceGoOoooh!

@EmilyMcVicker

Жыл бұрын

Absolutely! How do you like to build your loops? What is “middle 8”?

@jazzient

Жыл бұрын

@@EmilyMcVicker You surprise me Emily!! A middle 8 (You'll know it as a Bridge) is a section in a song of about 8 or more bars that veer off the verse/chorus in some way in order to keep things interesting. It could be a change of key but that is often tricky on a looper. A more musical thing to do is to go half or double speed or change style for a bit - In this song at about the 2 minute mark we drop to a break that cuts out everything except the bass line which works over both parts - kzread.info/dash/bejne/f2ikpaizaLTIfKg.html - I'll need to be working more on your tip number three though!

Parabéns 👏👏👏. Adorei as dicas. Obrigado.

@EmilyMcVicker

Жыл бұрын

Aww yay! Thanks for the love!

Great advice. Makes me realize that I need a better loop station. I have the RC-30 with only 2 tracks to switch between, and also they are timing locked so I can’t build in different phrase lengths. Also switching between the tracks is not instantaneous so I tend to have one layer that’s only percussion and then the 2nd layer builds up whichever section of the song needs it. I’ve gotten pretty quick at using it but building in a loop mid-song is an obstacle a lot of the time…sometimes I’ll add a few more layers on in the middle of the song (when I no longer need to switch sections I can add onto the percussion layer), but I have to build SOMETHING at the beginning or else I am asking for a jarring listening experience for the audience.

@EmilyMcVicker

Жыл бұрын

Sounds like you have a vision! That’s awesome. Keep in touch!

Yikes...guilty as charged...Great tips Em! 🤟

@EmilyMcVicker

3 ай бұрын

Glad it was helpful! Ya we’ve all been guilty of these haha. It’s a process 🫶🤗

I enjoy how you show your process of looping and the tips you provide. Thank you! Any chance you could post a video on looping with just 1 track using some of your techniques? Many of us new to looping don't have the multi-track loop station like yours.

@EmilyMcVicker

Жыл бұрын

Ah yes. Lemme think. I did use a single track looper before, but I have to be honest, it was hard to gig with because it only had one track. So that means jt only have one dynamic. I have a friend that uses one, but he’s a fierce guitar player and doesn’t utilize looping the same. What are your goals with your music?

Hey Emily. I’m just watching your collab with JP and saw you used to do Cruises. Thought I’d say hi, from a fellow pro looper who came from doing cruises! There’s not many of us! I’m a headrush user now having moved over from Boss.

@EmilyMcVicker

Жыл бұрын

holy smokes! Super sweet of you to say hi :) You like the headrush aye? You've got me curious how you got to that choice. and what boss one did you start with?

@AidanMooreacoustic

Жыл бұрын

@@EmilyMcVicker I started with the the rc30. Quickly outgrew that because of the fact you couldn’t have different length loops on each channel and too many button presses. Then toured all over the world with the RC300. When that finally died on me, the 600 hadn’t yet been announced and the HR was the top of the game at that point. And in honesty it’s been perfect. I haven’t been tempted to move again. At least not yet! When Covid hit and ships stopped I moved to California and had to rebuild my music career all over again from scratch on land having spent 6 years at sea!

These are good tips. I've heard you say before about rhythm section stuff first and just one or two bars to keep it tight, and I've adopted that a lot lately. 4-8 bars of guitar and then even hitting your guitar body to it will speed up or drag if you aren't very careful. Two tips I would add: 1. Sound variety. Like Matt Bolton is awesome but it feels like he has the same drum and guitar sounds for the whole show. 2. Overlong guitar solos. I am very guilty of this. You don't have to worry about cueing in other bandmates so you just widdle for 16 bars, and then that you hold that last note and miss the singing cue, so you will in with more widdly for another 8 bars, and you didn't quite nail the idea you were going for, so you go around again. A key thing to do is record your gigs and listen back to yourself critically. I chop it into individual songs on the Video Editor and then I can see how long that 3-minute pop song actually lasted -- often 9 or 10 minutes in my case; 3 minutes of which is building, and 2-3 minutes is guitar solo. Then you have to give yourself a serious pep talk.

@EmilyMcVicker

Жыл бұрын

👍👍👍

@kansaimonmusic

Жыл бұрын

@@EmilyMcVicker and by "you" and "your" above I meant "one" and "one's" or more specifically "me" and "my" -- was not presuming to offer YOU advice!

Great Video - i am doing Live Loops with an E-Cello - beside the Rhythm the Intonation is very Important :) But now I added a minikeyboard to my Loops and always start with the minikeyboard m Loops to be sure that the Intonation is correct for my Bass line 🫡

@EmilyMcVicker

Жыл бұрын

Oh wow! Ya I bet intonation is a big thing for that! Way cool 😆🔥

Love this video - great advice!! As most music skills go - “It just takes practice!” Thanks for this video!!!!! ♪♬♫♬♪♩♬♪

@EmilyMcVicker

Жыл бұрын

Haha absolutely! Thanks for coming over 🤘😆

Learning so much from your vids...TY

@EmilyMcVicker

Жыл бұрын

Oh good! I appreciate the feedback! If you wanna see anything in particular, stay in touch!

@TeddyMcCready

Жыл бұрын

@@EmilyMcVicker I will, thank you again so much

@TeddyMcCready

Жыл бұрын

@@EmilyMcVicker Thank you so much for getting back.

Great vid! What's your advice on audio bleed getting into overdubbed loops in a live set?

@EmilyMcVicker

Жыл бұрын

in my videos, I use in ears. I have started using them in my live shows as well. It also makes my soundtracks very short 👍

Pretty much all sound advice. Another one which I saw someone suggest was do not experiment too much without reading the room first. I like to try things myself if I'm feeling it but if the room hasn't shown you any indication that they're down for it then it might not be a good idea...

@EmilyMcVicker

Жыл бұрын

I like where you’re going with this! When you say ‘try things’ you mean with types of songs? Or more the build itself?

@gerimayawhyte154

Жыл бұрын

@@EmilyMcVicker Both, I have tried playing songs in a different styles that are known for being in a certain genre. Also just making up different stuff up in a build.

Great tips, i’m subscribing!

@EmilyMcVicker

Жыл бұрын

Awwn youre a sweetheart! Welcome in new friend :)

I make different mistakes. My loops are long because I want a chorus and a verse. By the time I have got to the end of the first loop it is a faster rhythm.

@EmilyMcVicker

10 ай бұрын

I don’t usually loop the verse. I prefer to play live and use the loops to compliment the live performance. I don’t recommend recording every section 👍 I’m a little curious what you said about syncing tho…

This is all very good advice that I'll keep in mind for my next videos. Regarding your 5th point, I'd argue that, occasionally, it can be interesting to record a guitar loop first and then add the percussion... It's certainly dangerous (especially if you do it in front of a live audience) but it's great if you can pull it off, and doing it with a short rhythmic loop makes it a little easier. It's something I'm planning to try in a future song.

@EmilyMcVicker

Жыл бұрын

I suppose it depends how much pocket you put in the guitar playing! God speed!

@sloenmusic

Жыл бұрын

@@EmilyMcVicker Hey Emily, to follow up on my previous message, I just published a live loop composition, in which I included a melody recorded before the percussions, and I think it turned out quite well! I'd appreciate it if you would check it out when you have some time :)

Hello I'm really enjoying your stuff. Any chance of some more Tom Petty? Or anything Ska? Specifically sublime's ball and chain, i imagine the tempo change may make it challenging for the looper. Looking forward to more vids 😁

@EmilyMcVicker

Жыл бұрын

Love Tom Petty! These are great suggestions! I will refer to these, thank you!

Once I was at a gig and it took two minutes to build up a loop on my rc600 but then I had to redo it!!!😅😂

@EmilyMcVicker

11 ай бұрын

Lol I’ve accidentally deleted my whole song mid-song too many times. 🤦‍♀️ I wish the knobs weren’t so close to the switches.

@SamWoolley81

11 ай бұрын

@@EmilyMcVicker haha I know they should put a lock button to lock them all!

Great tips, thanks! Q: when you speak of not looping every part, do you mean that you pre-loop certain parts before the performance? I mean, for example, I was thinking about attempting to do Moondance by using a built-in or pre-recorded drum track and recording the bass and keys of the verse over this live and then playing guitar and singing over this live. I'd then have the bass and keys for the next two sections pre-recorded so I can get flow into these from the chorus. Is that cheating, or is it just pragmatic? Re. the advice to dance: I'm very aware that timing is my greatest weakness, musically. My pitch is pretty much spot-on, but I'll record what I think is pretty tight, only to play it back on go OMG! That's as loose as a goose! And, of course, as you say, timing is everything in looping. So I'm really going to try to be more aware of the moving my (slightly aging) body thing while I'm playing from now on, and I'm really hoping it will help. Lastly, I'm really enjoying your videos in general. You have a way of dealing with the technical without getting too technical about it, and you put it all into real-life, performing contexts. Thanks!

@EmilyMcVicker

Жыл бұрын

Well there’s no such thing as cheating if it makes a good performance! 😄👍 So it depends. I am wondering for my own show design when I’m out in the real world. If I’m playing for 3 hours, it’s easier for me to build them all live, than plan out the whole 3 hours. Usually that type of gig is naturally more interactive or maybe the crowd has requests. I feel comfortable doing this. But it’s not an accuracy test, it’s a musical performance. So if you have ur loops all dialed in, and it makes ur show tight and consistent, that’s a good outcome! Or for myself when I have a 45 minute show, I am designing a more tight show that is partially pre-recorded (how many times do they need to see me build a beat a Right?) it’s pretty subjective. So I would aim for the cleanest show that still showcases the stuff you do best. Maybe you have the rhythm pre recorded and you still might wanna sing the other parts. Could be cool 👍

@simonwilliams7608

Жыл бұрын

@@EmilyMcVicker "there’s no such thing as cheating if it makes a good performance" Haha... try telling that to some of my more "purist" musical friends ;-). Totally agree though. I used to play in a two piece where I pre-sequenced all the backing tracks and we both played electric and sang live, but we got it sounding and feeling so rocky that people would come in off the street expecting to see a full, live band. LOL. My partner in crime at the time was much more of a front person that me, though, so that helped. I'm a bit more of a musical introvert. ;-) Thanks for your feedback!

Toegazing (or looking back and forth/side-to-side at one‘s various devices and screens) really kills it for me. And like you say, slow build-up is the main sin. I‘d rather here a song with fewer layers in it that actually takes off and starts reaching me emotionally than a „perfect“ song imitating an entire band. Keep it simple for me, gals & guys. :-) Oh, and maybe aim more to loop original songs folks aren‘t already familiar with. It‘s excruciating to know a song and be stuck waiting for the initial vocal (signature melody!) for eons while the looper loopsterbates in a self-indulgent, on stage Orgy of One. ;-) Doing covers means needing to get all the „essential“ (?) parts down first…or does it, really? Just because it‘s possible doesn‘t make it desirable.

@EmilyMcVicker

Жыл бұрын

Totally! I’m with you brother!

Great tips! Could you do one with two different parts (different chord progressions on each part). Would you build the chorus then live on the first verse while you build that or something?

@EmilyMcVicker

Жыл бұрын

What song are you thinking of that would be a good example?

@windysynth

Жыл бұрын

@@EmilyMcVicker Something like "You are the sunshine of my life". Or maybe a funky version of "Yesterday"

Hey Emily. I wanted to ask you what you do live against mic bleeding. I have a shure sm58 and it picks up soooo much from the speakers that the recordings are not clean and it builds up the more I record. Also Tambourine and snaps dont really sound that clear and crisp when I record them live. Do you have any tipps for that? Thank you for your videos and help!

@EmilyMcVicker

Жыл бұрын

For live shows this used to be an issue for me too. I got good at pointing the speakers in ways that minimized that as much as possible. But now actually, I’ve started using my in ear monitors for shows. I got an extant ion cable so I have a long enough leash to plug my headphones into the pedal and monitor that way. With no floor monitors 👍

@DrD4n

Жыл бұрын

@@EmilyMcVicker ohh ok, thats what I thought. Does your mic not pick up any sound from the speakers facing the crowd?

Hi, I'm new at looping, but I have been trying to look into the tempos in the looper but they all seem to be in 4/4 time. Is there a way to put them in 3/4 time?

@EmilyMcVicker

Жыл бұрын

Yes! What looper are you working with? There are all kinds of time settings if you are using the internal drum beats, but for me, if I play a song in 3/4 or even 5/8, all you have to do is build the first loop with that kind of a feel, and the rest of the loops will correspond relative to that first loops. So the traffic is really nailing the first one and you can play in any time signature. Any tempo. 👍

Really Good, i have done most of these !!!

@EmilyMcVicker

Жыл бұрын

Haha we all have! It’s a good jumping off point 😉

Hi Emily. I have a question. In your experience, about how much time is too much time to build the loops? 1 minute, 2 minutes? What do you think?

@EmilyMcVicker

Жыл бұрын

Really depends on the song. I feel like I get a feeling when it’s taking too long. If you’re not sure, might be helpful to record your performance and judge for yourself if you start getting bored of the reputation

Emily I love your videos and your Twitch channel! I wanted to give a shout to one of my looping inspirations if you have never seen him, Carl Wockner. He is Australian and now lives in Nashville. I think you will love his channel if you are not already familiar with him.

@EmilyMcVicker

Жыл бұрын

Oh man that’s awesome! Thanks so much 🥰🥰🥰

@EmilyMcVicker

Жыл бұрын

I’ll check out Carl!

@thesundreamers8423

Жыл бұрын

Your positive energy reminds me so much of him! Glad you enjoyed!❤️

Good stuff! You just got a sub.

@EmilyMcVicker

Жыл бұрын

Rock on Philip! Glad to meet ya! 🥰🥰🥰

I agree and can be guilty of many of these but disagree on the last one. I often build a song with the opening chords and sign a verse and add a beat later in the song to build it up. In truth I play acoustic in a super percussive way that sort of has a beat but its something that works well for me. :)

@EmilyMcVicker

Жыл бұрын

Ah yes i figured that last would be would disputed cuz I see it so much 😂 sounds like you are naturally rhythmically oriented. And everyone’s different! I just see it done poorly more than anything

@johnnygacoustic

Жыл бұрын

@@EmilyMcVicker I totally agree. In fairness it took me a long time with some of those to figure out what fits for me. I am sure now that I have this on the brain I will find many mistakes I make lol 🤣

@EmilyMcVicker

Жыл бұрын

@@johnnygacoustic lol I hope not! I have to admit, the night after I filmed this, I played terribly 😂😂😂 my 6th tip (not featured in this video) would be to think positively 🤘😜

So i hate the layers thing bc i do feel it takes time, but when you get asked to do creep the way you do every time and they want to hear the every note lol I hate the song but hey if they want it i gotsta do it. I never start with drums :/ i always feel ill be too fast with it or it wont match up and 95 percent of the time i can get it right with my guitar first. :/ i love the vary it up. I have never used my mouth as a a bass and the boss 600 is going to change that! And maybe even doing a kick and a snare from time to time lol im not confident in that. Can you show us how to do drums with your vocals?

@EmilyMcVicker

Жыл бұрын

Oh you wanna learn to beatbox? That is a great idea for a video! Thank you for that idea!

Awesome M8 xx one love xx

@EmilyMcVicker

8 ай бұрын

🫶🫶🫶

This didn’t help my lupus at all but interesting none the less.

@EmilyMcVicker

15 күн бұрын

😂😂😂 you win the comments section!

Yessss, I need to KNOW!

@EmilyMcVicker

Жыл бұрын

Bill! You’re not gonna wanna MISS THIS!!! 😜😜😜

@billgoodell6034

Жыл бұрын

@@EmilyMcVicker wooooooooooooot!

What does 'Building the top' mean? I've seen this term around and I'm not sure what it refers to.

@EmilyMcVicker

6 ай бұрын

Was it “building at the top”? I think I was meaning building up the loops at the top of the song. Building it all up at the beginning as opposed to pre-recorded or recording and adding more loops mid-song

@sigaretto5035

6 ай бұрын

@@EmilyMcVicker Oh I see. That makes sense. Any tips for a keyboard live looper. I notice live loopers tend to use a guitar and other instruments. But, I don't have a lot of space. Thus, I'm stuck with my midi keyboard and some midi pads. I know it's likely more on the niche side to use more limited gear. But I figured I'd ask as I cannot find a lot info on this. Extra context: I use loopy pro to toggle and add expressive effects with my left hand and tend to play the chords and melody on my keyboard on the right as the midi controller is quite small. A bigger midi keyboard is coming tomorrow so I'm quite excited for that. Extra extra context: The effects I toggle or add include stutter, spindown, and the standard reverbs and delays. It feels really good to make a sample on the fly with these fun effects. My concern is whether or not it will make for a good performance.

Have you tried Loopy Pro? Feel like it would gel quite well with your style of looping.

@EmilyMcVicker

Жыл бұрын

I played with loopy a lot before i had pedals. Do u prefer the digital interface?

@paulalex6452

Жыл бұрын

@@EmilyMcVicker it took a minute to get used to not using my feet but combined with a midi controller, it’s unbelievably powerful. You can have an unlimited number of loops and your signal path is infinitely routable. The internal mixer within the software really solved a lot of leveling issues I was having with Boss loopers as well.

@sigaretto5035

6 ай бұрын

Loopy pro is what I'm using too. I love it. Trying to figure out how I'm going to do this as a keyboardist. I don't play guitar unfortunately.

Spot on. I’ve made all of these mistakes haha

@EmilyMcVicker

10 ай бұрын

We all have! Haha it’s okay 🫶

Thanks

I disagree with the "Don't start with guitar" Most people would rather hear what song you are playing rather than constantly starting off a rhythm section. I only loop rhythm guitar now so i can solo....Then maybe add drums and bass after the rhythm guitar is laid down and that is in the middle of the song so the solos sound cooler with a backing band sort of. Sometimes i don't even bother with drums. I only build short drums on a few select songs the entire night and that is it. I can't stand watching looping artists anymore and I've realized I was one of them. Totally different on stage than in the audience experience lol.

@EmilyMcVicker

5 ай бұрын

Yeah, it’s probably subjective to how good peoples rhythm is on their guitar. For me rhythm feels off, I cannot stay and listen. And I personally don’t mind hearing one bar of percussion at the top. For most, I think it’s worth it.

Thanks!

@EmilyMcVicker

Жыл бұрын

You bet, my friend!

No idea how I got here, I'll subscribe for the genius way of remembering people to subscribe 3:33 :D

@EmilyMcVicker

Жыл бұрын

Pahaha you’re funny and sweet 🤘😆 glad to have u aboard 😜

👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽

Hey I saw Mr. Jeff in this video! Woohoo Jeffrenerd!

@EmilyMcVicker

Жыл бұрын

Pahaha lil cameo 😂😂😂

AMEN!!

@EmilyMcVicker

Жыл бұрын

You fellas know! Thanks for checking it out! 🤘😆❤️

Neato!

@EmilyMcVicker

9 ай бұрын

🤘❤️

BUSTED! I have definitely committed all 5 sins.

@EmilyMcVicker

Жыл бұрын

Got ya! Haha just kidding. I think we all do them. It’s a process and you have to enjoy the journey right?? 🤘😜

Hi Emily, my frind... Because I belive i`m making 5/5, of these mistakes, I have found a solution for all the problems. I have carved a nice box for my Boss 300. -If I don`t open the box, I get no problems... ;-) PS! Do you know that the two guys (1:57/3:53) in this vidio, is Thomas and Harald, and they had aTV show on Saturdays, in Norway for many years?

@EmilyMcVicker

Жыл бұрын

Oh! I grabbed them from the Ed Sheehan video where they are watching him build loops. Nice that you recognized them! Ya we all make these mistakes haha. But keeping them in mind gives some good building blocks. Rock on friend!

If you want to see some awesome loop building, check this guy out. I'm not sure the hand held percussion did much, but other than that, IMHO, this is awesome. It is deep, something like ten layers, but he moves it right along. His shtick is that he takes requests, and if he doesn't know the song, like this one, he listens to a bit, and lets fly. He is frankly (sorry, I know I shouldn't, you'll get that, a couple of sentences down) the best I have heard at doing this, although obviously I haven't heard all of them. I left about ten seconds of the listening in, so you can see what he's working from. Frank Tedesco: kzread.info/dash/bejne/Zq6BrsOiqJvApNI.html If you liked that, check out the Etude he wrote. You can hear the waves. :-) And it looks like a pretty good exercise, for someone like you, not me. :-/ Also his Wanderlust album has some good stuff in it. When I watch Frank, it looks like magic, to me. Crazy talented., and he's got a great quick wit. Carry on young lady, always fun to watch. Cheers.

@EmilyMcVicker

Жыл бұрын

So good to know! I’ll have to go check them out

i feel attacked by this video and i love it x)

@EmilyMcVicker

Жыл бұрын

Lol perfect! 😆 it’s stuff to keep in mind when practicing, but you gotta forget the technique and accentuate the positive for the performance 👍👍

@nightbird6998

Жыл бұрын

Yeah trying my best to be better at looping haha

Helpful

@EmilyMcVicker

Жыл бұрын

Oh good!!

guilty of building first every single time... build the same win the game!

@EmilyMcVicker

Жыл бұрын

Haha well there are no real rules. Everybody different. But it I notice a superior feel when people have some percussion to play with

🥳🥰🥰

Hmmm!

Cool.... I am the drummer... and the bassist, and the father with no time to play...

@EmilyMcVicker

Жыл бұрын

The father?

Thanks for projecting your shame and guilt on the 10.000 people who watched this video... wow. Embarrassing. ❤

@EmilyMcVicker

Ай бұрын

Haha we can all wallow in shame together! Everybody is guilty muahaha!

... And please, please.... no more shaker and tambourine... We have heard that evil combo too many times. Every new loop artists does it in every song....

@EmilyMcVicker

Жыл бұрын

I hear what you’re saying. I’m not too bothered by those, as long as they are short loops. But I do see people shaking and tambourining for like 4-8 bars…which is guaranteed not the most efficient way. But to each their own taste on that

Thanks

@EmilyMcVicker

Жыл бұрын

Appreciate you my friend! ❤️❤️❤️