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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The latest via The Loop Loft:
Jazz Sessions Vol 2 by thelooploft...
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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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I just received a link to a blog post from one of my subscribers, demonstrating the use of Record's Line 6 guitar and bass amp modeling on a loop from my Volume III pack:
Below is an example of just that, a looped beat from the latest Gruss Pack thrown thru the Line 6 guitar amp modeling device, set to "Bassy Drive", with a 1968 4x12 greenback cabinet, and the middle turned up a touch. I could see The Beasties trade rhymes over this one:
Give it a listen here.
This is a great exampl...
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As we find ourselves at the end of the month, I just wanted to remind those of you who were thinking about subscribing and downloading Volume II that the clock is ticking. In less than twelve hours from now, Volume II will be yanked from the shelves and replaced with the much anticipated and highly touted, Volume III. By subscribing before midnight (EDT), you'll have the chance to download over 200 loops in the next 24 hours... all for the stupidly low price of $9.95.
For those of you n...
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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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I've read some recent discussions on various message boards and blogs across the internets about my site and I wanted to set the record straight on a few things.
1. I'm still going to post FREE loops on a regular basis. I started this blog with the intent of sharing and exchanging musical ideas (and insults) with the rest of the world and I will continue to do so.
2. The "Members Only" aka "Subscription Service" = Premium Content. Think of it this way; Those of you working with the free...
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Saturday Night Live's, Shawn Pelton, is back to show us how to layer 'down n' dirty' drum loops in Ableton Live.
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You'll have to excuse me for the lack of loops the past few days. Many of you probably assume that I've been spending the weekend on the couch, eating Cheetos and watching reruns of The Golden Girls. While I do love me some Cheetos (and Betty White), I've been doing quite the opposite. You see, big things are coming to ryangruss.com
I've been locked up in the studio the past few days working on actual loop packs which will soon be available to everyone (for a nominal fee). These packs are...
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