When most people think of loops, they often think of them as something only used in the production of songs. However, loops can also be used as great practice tools. To me, there is nothing more uninspiring than practicing to the traditional "tick, tick, tick, tick" of a metronome or click track.
Whenever possible, I'll practice various drum beats along with guitar or bass loops, or record drum tracks on top of percussion loops. One exercise that I've found is great for accurately intern...
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I told you kids I've been busy. Turn up your speakers and check out the video below:
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The Loop Loft is excited to announce the launch of The Bob Reynolds Loop Collection. The first release of our official "Artist Series" loop packs, the Bob Reynolds Loop Collection is the ultimate set of loops performed by one of the premier saxophonists in modern music . Recorded over the course of several days in a Los Angeles studio...
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Just when you think he had already pushed the limits of auxiliary woodwind instruments to the max, Bob Reynolds is back to blow your mind with some odd meter jazz flute. Recorded on top of the 15/8 loop I released last week, Bob proves that Ron Burgundy and the girl from band camp aren't the only ones who can get down with an edge-blown aerophone.
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So, I wanted to get back to the experiment that I started with Bob Reynolds a few weeks ago. For those of you just tuning in, Bob and I decided to collaborate together on my loops by bouncing some musical ideas off of each other and building grooves around them. Bob was the first to offer up a track and sent the following rough demo:
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I opened up Bob's d...
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Here's a good example of what can happen when you're really bored on a rainy Sunday afternoon. This originally started as a youtube video posted by Bob Reynolds... just him playing Donna Lee a cappella. Then, a few days ago, I saw via Twitter that a guy who goes by the youtube alias, "boobsax", added a contrabass clarinet part on top (or underneath I should say) of Bob's original video. Pretty cool, I thought. What a perfect opportunity for me to mess this up.
I recorded a full siz...
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As you might recall, last week I mentioned I would be collaborating with my old friend, Bob Reynolds, in the process of creating music/ideas/grooves for upcoming loop packs. Well, today I received my first "rough sketch" from Bob along with the following notes:
Not exactly odd time, but I have this 12/8 loop in there that's playing much
slower than intended (hence the sound of stretching). I feel like this is
maybe in 6/4? I don't know, I made a chart for it in 12/8 because that's where
t...
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Today, as I was recording and editing drums for "Gruss Loops Volume II", I thought about how much more interesting it would be (for both me and my subscribers) to collaborate with another artist during the creation process. Scrolling through the massive Rolodex of musicians in my head, one name immediately jumped out as the perfect partner in crime: Bob Reynolds.
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Bob is one of my best friends an...
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