Hey Ant! I recently purchased a loop station and was wondering if you could offer some insight into different ideas for using loopers as a practice tool.
Thanks,
Dave
Thanks,
Dave
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Looper for practice
- Thread starter David A. Davis
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Hey Dave,
I don't use a looper for practicing. I use for clinics and 'creative' sessions.
I prefer to not use it for practicing because it takes to long to change 'parameters'.
My practice involves changing keys and changing tempos.
With the looper that I have that requires changing loops each time. And that will cut into my practice time.
I use an 'accompaniment' from the iReal Pro app.
I can change keys and tempo at will. And I can even program key changes and tempo in increments.
Meaning,...I can program a chord progression and after each cycle that it plays I can have the key move up a minor 3rd and/or the tempo increase/decrease by, let's say, 5beats per min.
And I dint have to spread time 're-recording' the loop to accommodate it.
For me,...practice is about practice. Not programming stuff to play along too. I'd rather have all of that taken care of.
peace,
anthony
I don't use a looper for practicing. I use for clinics and 'creative' sessions.
I prefer to not use it for practicing because it takes to long to change 'parameters'.
My practice involves changing keys and changing tempos.
With the looper that I have that requires changing loops each time. And that will cut into my practice time.
I use an 'accompaniment' from the iReal Pro app.
I can change keys and tempo at will. And I can even program key changes and tempo in increments.
Meaning,...I can program a chord progression and after each cycle that it plays I can have the key move up a minor 3rd and/or the tempo increase/decrease by, let's say, 5beats per min.
And I dint have to spread time 're-recording' the loop to accommodate it.
For me,...practice is about practice. Not programming stuff to play along too. I'd rather have all of that taken care of.
peace,
anthony
Ok. I have the Boss RC-300, which is capable of transposing and tempo changes. But, I understand what your saying. I also use the I real pro app, very cool. Thanks for the feedback.
iReal Pro is better for practicing.
It's better to have tons of progressions ready to go. I have 3,000 progressions ready to play over.
Makes the most sense to me!
-aw
It's better to have tons of progressions ready to go. I have 3,000 progressions ready to play over.
Makes the most sense to me!
-aw
I use a Boss RC20 as a practice tool. Usually I will play chords in a high register and play different scales against them to hear the relationship.
C/S,
Rev J
C/S,
Rev J
Hey Ant, I have the iReal Pro on my computer, and iPad. I don't know how to work this thing. I am trying to make chord progressions (like the ones you did at the Aguilar workshop) so I can practice doing improv over.