Become an expert at using technology in worship Loop Community is excited to be a part of the Worship Innovators Conference that is happening virtually on June 7, 2021. If you’re a worship leader or sound tech, this conference is for you! The conference will focus on practical training to Read more…
One of the biggest things we hear from worship leaders that use the Prime App to run their tracks is “How can I be more spontaneous with my tracks? I don’t want to be stuck to my tracks”. Prime gives you a lot of ways to be able to do Read more…
If you use the Prime app in worship to run your tracks, you may wonder how you can use some of the features in Prime while you’re leading worship onstage. If you’re playing an instrument, how can you lean over to your iPad or Mac and click to repeat a Read more…
As worship leaders, there’s this constant tension between the idea of leading vs performing. Here are a few things to keep in mind as you prepare for this weekend’s worship services! 1. Remember that it’s not about you Worship is a corporate experience. You are there to help lead and Read more…
One of the awesome things about running your multitracks in the Loop Community Prime App, is that you can automate your entire setlist using transitions! Let me show you how this works. In Prime, on the right hand side of your screen is a category that says “Flow”. Next to Read more…
Have you ever had someone say that playing with tracks is “cheating”? Like playing along with a karaoke track? At first it can seem like using tracks may take away from your worship services. How do you balance using tracks and keeping the worship experience authentic? 1. Be strategic when Read more…
Are you looking for tracks for your Palm Sunday services? Check out some of our favorites! You can download the tracks on LoopCommunity.com! 1. See A Victory by Elevation Worship 2. Son of Heaven by Brandon Lake 3. Hosanna (Praise is Rising) by Paul Baloche 4. Faithful Now by Vertical Read more…
Like many churches, you’ve probably started live streaming your worship services. You might be wondering if there’s still a need to use tracks in your services. Are they still helpful? And are you legally allowed to stream tracks? If there was ever a time to use tracks, the time Read more…
Using technology in worship can enhance our worship services and make things easier, but how do we make sure that it isn’t a distraction? Here are three things to keep in mind when using technology in worship so that you can focus on leading worship. 1. Over-prepare Make sure you Read more…
Sometimes as a worship leader, it’s easy to forget why you started leading, and quickly lose sight of your calling. Do you ever feel this way? It can sometimes be tempting to quit. Whether it’s due to the busyness, not feeling appreciated, or anything else, it can become frustrating. It’s Read more…
Easter is just over one month away! Do you need ideas for what songs you want to play in your worship services? Check out the top 25 Easter songs on LoopCommunity.com. Click here to browse all of our Easter tracks. Living Hope by Phil Wickham He Lives by Church of Read more…
Have you ever felt burnt out as a worship leader? Maybe you’re feeling that way right now. Here are a few things to keep in mind when you start to feel this way. 1. Acknowledge Seasons of Weariness Pushing these feelings off and telling yourself to just “deal with it” Read more…
At the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, churches everywhere had to quickly scramble to figure out how to stream their worship services online. This added a lot of new questions for worship leaders like “How do I set up a livestream?”, “What technology do I need to buy?” or “Am Read more…
Have you ever wanted to sound just like your favorite worship band? Master Tracks are the original multitracks from the artist. We partner with record labels to provide you the same high quality tracks that are exactly what you hear on a worship album. Master tracks start at $12.99 for Read more…
Do you ever find that when you are putting your setlists together, that you end up muting a majority of the instruments in the track? Enhancement tracks are designed to be used with a full band and fill out your sound without having to mute anything. They include electronic instruments Read more…
Do you want to start using tracks in your worship services? Getting started can be intimidating. There are so many different softwares, track types and audio routing options to choose from. It may seem too confusing or too expensive for your church. But it doesn’t have to be! Using tracks Read more…
Premium Tracks are created by professional musicians on the Loop Community studio team. These are high quality tracks that follow the arrangement and are created to sound like the original. Premium Tracks start at $11.99 for the Split Track! This makes them a great option for churches who want a Read more…
Community tracks are created by worship leaders who have become approved Loop Producers. These tracks follow the arrangement of the original song, but also provide their own unique sound crafted by the producer who created it. Community Tracks are also our most affordable track option and start at $9.99 for Read more…
If you lead primarily acoustic or stripped down worship sets, or are looking to switch things up with one, here are a few tips to keep in mind! 1. Keep Things Interesting When thinking about a stripped down worship set, it’s important to remember that stripped down doesn’t mean less Read more…
This has been a challenging year in many ways for churches and worship leaders. But there have also been highlights as well, including the songs that we sang in our churches to praise God this year! Here are the top 20 songs on LoopCommunity.com in 2020! Graves Into Gardens by Read more…
As a worship leader or pastor, it’s important to make sure that your team is equipped with the tools they need to adequately prepare for a weekend of worship services! Here are a few tips that will help you accomplish this. 1. Select Songs Early Have your songs selected a Read more…
Do you ever struggle coming up with what to say between songs in your worship set? Here’s a few tips to think about for next weekend! 1. Know the Message Know the topic of the message that week. This way you have an idea of what direction to lead your Read more…
Are your worship rehearsals not going as smoothly as you would like? Here are a few things to set yourself up for success heading into a full band practice and worship service! 1. Practice with a Click Use a click track when you are practicing on your own. This way, Read more…
The Prime App makes it easy to run tracks in worship, but what about the in-between moments when you want to read a passage of scripture, pray or speak to your congregation? With Prime Pads, you can create a great atmosphere during the pastoral moments in your service! Prime Pads Read more…
Do you sometimes find that your congregation is hesitant to fully engage in worship? Here are a few things you can keep in mind as a worship leader to encourage your church to be all in while worshipping. 1. Choose the right key If you’re straining to hit a certain Read more…
When you are purchasing tracks on LoopCommunity.com, there are three different track formats to choose from. Let’s dive into each one so you can see which option is best for you and your worship team. 1. In-App Only This version gives you the full multitrack, with separated instruments inside our Read more…
Planning for Christmas services can be stressful and take a lot of time. You may have more services than normal, more team members to coordinate, and added pressure to make sure everything runs smoothly. With the features included in Loop Pro, you can simplify your worship planning, help your team Read more…
When you get started using tracks, one of the biggest hurdles is implementing in-ear monitors at your church. There are many options, and it can be incredibly expensive. The benefit of using in-ears though is that your band will be able to hear the click and cues in their ears Read more…
Track Rig is an 8 channel audio interface that’s great for running tracks. It’s simplistic design makes it easy to set up in Logic Pro. It has eight XLR outputs so that you can get more control of your tracks, and go directly to your soundboard without any other hardware. Read more…
Track Rig is an 8 channel audio interface that’s great for running tracks. It’s simplistic design makes it easy to set up in Ableton Live. It has eight XLR outputs so that you can get more control of your tracks, and go directly to your soundboard without any other hardware. Read more…
Did you know you can use a MIDI expression pedal with your Looptimus to control faders inside of Prime or any other MIDI mappable software? This allows you to smoothly fade in and out your tracks hands-free! In terms of hardware, we recommend the Roland EV-5 as it works great Read more…
At Loop Community, we have a front row seat to what songs are impacting churches the most around the world. This past year, we developed analytics that give us real-time data and insight to what songs are being used in churches, where they are being used in the world, and Read more…
Leading by yourself? No drummer this week? Trying to fill out your sound? Loop Kits for Prime are here to help you! Add a Loop Kit to Prime for added percussive elements and pads that fit with any song. Each kit has section markers, so you can jump around to Read more…
In addition to mapping buttons in Prime to a Looptimus foot controller, you can also map Prime’s faders to a MIDI expression pedal! This will allow even more control of your tracks and is optimal for fading in and out your songs in Prime. Before using an expression pedal, you Read more…
The Looptimus Mini Foot Controller is a great way to control your tracks in live performance. Let’s take a look into its features and how it can help you lead worship. 1. Simple setup and easy to use The Looptimus Mini is a straightforward MIDI foot controller that fits perfectly Read more…
On LoopCommunity.com, we’ve made it easier to find the tracks you want! You can now sort your feed by genre! On the LC homepage, click the dropdown arrow in the top right corner. Here you can select from genres such as Gospel and Español. There are also other options such Read more…
Do you produce your own tracks for worship? If you do, you can become a producer for Loop Community to upload and sell your tracks! Loop Community has four track types. Master Tracks, Premium Tracks, Enhancement Tracks and Community Tracks. Community Tracks are produced by worship leaders around the world Read more…
The Prime App is available for Mac, iPhone and iPad. All of the features in Prime are available on each device. But there are a few small differences on each device as well. Let’s take a look at the differences so that you can decide which device is best for Read more…
With Prime’s new MIDI Out feature, you can automate your lyric slides with your tracks! This ensures that your slides automatically change in time with your tracks. Note that this feature in Prime uses MIDI cues, only available with a Loop Pro subscription. To learn more about Loop Pro, click Read more…
MainStage is a great application designed for live performance. With a look and feel similar to Logic Pro, it has many capabilities that DAWs have. Let’s look into the different facets and features it has to offer so that you can learn to use it in your worship set. Creating Read more…
Do you use Ableton Live to run your tracks in worship? If you’re just getting started, there are a few things you need to know about importing your tracks so they work correctly. Let’s take a look at how to import tracks from Loop Community into Ableton Live. In order Read more…
If you use chord charts in worship, PraiseCharts is a great resource! They provide simple, readable and clean charts that match the arrangements. Did you know if you are on LoopCommunity.com, you can find the PraiseCharts chord chart that matches a track’s arrangement? We love partnering with PraiseCharts to make Read more…
With the Looptimus Foot Controller, you can send Program Changes to your guitar pedals to easily trigger your presets. You can also have them sync with your tracks in the Prime App. With the simple press of a Looptimus button, you can start your song in Prime and have the Read more…
With Prime’s MIDI Out feature, you can automate patches to any program or device that accepts MIDI! This includes the Roland SPD-SX sample pad. The SPD is a percussion pad with tons of sounds that are great for the studio as well as live performance. Using Prime’s MIDI Out feature Read more…
Are you looking for a simple backing track to use in worship? Using our online mixer, you have the ability to mute instruments, change the volume of instruments, and change the key of a track to create a custom Split Track. Split Tracks are an affordable and great way to Read more…
Have you ever wanted to be able to create a setlist in the Prime App on one device and have it sync to another device? Do you have an iPad at your church you use to run Prime, but you want to make a quick adjustment to Sunday’s setlist on Read more…
Do you ever purchase a track and find that you ended up muting most of the instruments in the track? We created Enhancement Tracks to contain instruments that will not overlap with what is already being played on stage. Whether you are a large or small band, using Enhancement Tracks Read more…
This is a little different than our normal blog posts. I watched the Michael Jordan documentary called “The Last Dance”, and put together a presentation that might be helpful for leading teams and being on a team at your church. I have added timestamps for different clips to watch while Read more…
MainStage is a popular music application that musicians use to play along with their tracks. With the Prime App’s MIDI Cues feature, Prime can now trigger Program Changes in MainStage to automatically change presets. Set up the IAC Driver For this example, we are going to be running MainStage and Read more…
For the past 4 weeks, Elevation Worship has consistently held the spot for the Top 5 songs on Loop Community. Never before on the Loop Community platform have the Top 5 song positions ever been held by the same artist, let alone 4 of them from the same album. On Read more…
If you’re a musician that uses tracks, Track Rig is the best way to run your track audio to your soundboard. It’s also lightweight which makes it great to take on the road! Check out all of these great artists that are using Track Rig. Order Track Rig on TrackRig.com! Read more…
If you become a Loop Pro member, you get access to syncing your setlists in Prime between your devices and LoopCommunity.com. You can also share your setlists with your band members so they can prepare for rehearsal on their device. In order to make all this happen in Prime, you Read more…
With Prime’s MIDI Out feature, users can send Notes, Program Changes, and Control Changes from Prime! This allows you to sync your tracks with your lyrics, lights, and more. Today we’re going to take a look at Lightkey and how it can work with Prime. Lightkey is a professional DMX Read more…
Track Rig is an 8-channel audio output device designed for running tracks in live performance. Let’s take a look into all of its features and see how it can help you lead worship! 1. Track Rig is inexpensive With a traditional setup for running tracks, worship leaders use an interface Read more…
Looptimus is a MIDI foot controller designed to be used during live playback. Let’s take a look into all of its features and how it can help you lead worship! 1 . Control tracks with your feet The Looptimus is a foot controller. Its design is suited for musicians who Read more…
Prime is a completely free app that was designed by Loop Community to make running tracks in worship easy. 1. Stability – As worship leaders, we know how important it is to have a stable app for running your tracks. We know that for your worship services to go smoothly, Read more…
Automation is the automatic changing of parameters to your tracks. In music production, it is a very important tool when it comes to getting the sound you want. Automation gives sounds the movement it needs to bring it to life and make them more compelling. Automation Mode To use automation Read more…
Bus routing is very important in music production. It allows you to group tracks, change signal flows and overall gives you more control over your session. In this blog, we’ll go over some techniques so that you can use them to create your tracks. The Importance of Bus Routing By Read more…
Are you trying to get the perfect keys sound for a song? Using patches designed for worship can be a great way to enhance the sound of your band. We have linked many of our patches to popular worship songs, so that you know which patches will fit right in Read more…
Our studio team added background vocals to more of our top Premium Tracks! Download the tracks today on LoopCommunity.com! If you already own the In-App Only or File Download version of the track, simply re-download it in Prime or from the website and it will include the BGVs. Premium Tracks Read more…
The Apple Loops Library is a great addition to Logic that allows producers to easily drag and drop pre-made loops and One Shots into their sessions. These sounds are provided by Apple and are free with the software. Apple Loops Library To open the Apple Loops Library, click on the Read more…
Since the Coronavirus has caused many churches to move to online services, is there still a need to use tracks in your services? Are they still helpful? Are you allowed to use tracks? If you have started having online services and are worshipping in front of a camera instead of Read more…
Loop Community is hosting our first ever online workshop that teaches you everything you need to know about using tracks in worship! The world is on pause due to the Coronavirus. Churches are needing to embrace technology more than ever before. Because of that, Loop Community is hosting an online Read more…
It’s a big weekend for churches. The biggest of the year. Good Friday. Easter. A time of remembering the sacrifice that Jesus made for us and the glorious resurrection. More people attend church this weekend than any other. But this year looks different. We aren’t physically attending church. We don’t Read more…
Are you looking for a great way to compliment the sound of your band in a live stream? With Enhancement Tracks, we are designing tracks that are meant to enhance your band’s sound whether you have an acoustic worship set or a full band. We created these to play underneath Read more…
Many churches right now are faced with the task of moving their church services online. Including Good Friday and Easter services! For many churches, this can seem quite intimidating. Thankfully, it doesn’t have to be! With just a few simple elements, you can provide a quality online experience that will Read more…
Are you looking for a simple and affordable backing track for worship? Check out Split Tracks! We re-released this affordable product that allows you to use our online mixer to create a custom track that fits your church’s needs. You can mute and adjust the volume of instruments all within your Read more…
by Rick Muchow These are both challenging and exciting times for the church! Every new movement in the history of the church has been accompanied by new music and new methods while the message never changes. During this Worldwide Pandemic, Worship Leaders have been given a great opportunity to incorporate Read more…
With the many changes in our world currently due to COVID-19, we’ve been asked a lot if it’s okay to live stream multitracks in your online church service. Many churches in the past few weeks have moved to streaming church services on platforms like Facebook, YouTube, LiveStream.com, etc. The answer Read more…
During this time when many of our churches are meeting online and our congregations aren’t together, it’s important to focus on the songs we are selecting to play in our worship services. We wanted to share some of our favorite songs that you can play to encourage your church. These Read more…
Basic mixing and the moving of faders is easy in Logic. If you’re a producer, mixing is important to make sure you acquire the right levels for your tracks. If tracks are too quiet, they can lack punch and not be consistent with other tracks. If tracks are too loud, Read more…
Track Stacks and sidechain compression are very useful tools for producing. Let’s look into each one so you can implement it in your music production and build on your existing sounds. Track Stacks If you’re new to using Track Stacks, we went into depth about the different types in a Read more…
Bass and lead instruments are very important in a song. The bass provides a backbone for the song by filling out the low frequencies, as well as usually playing the root of a chord. Lead instruments usually contain the melody and are ear-catching to listeners. In this post, we’ll take Read more…
The Looptimus mini is a MIDI foot controller that makes it easy to control your tracks in Prime, Ableton Live, or any other MIDI-capable application. While the mini is easy to use and may not look like much, this little controller can do a lot! Here’s 3 features of the Read more…
Logic’s virtual drummer plugin is great for starting producers who want a solid drum sound. What the virtual drummer does is basically create a beat for you based on parameters you set. This provides an easy way to quickly get a drum track in your session. Virtual Drummer To open Read more…
Do you struggle with implementing new technology in your worship service? The Worship Innovators Conference is brining together worship leaders & innovators to help you become an expert at using technology in worship. Our goal is to help you better plan for your weekend service each week so you can create new ways for people to connect with God. You’ll learn Read more…
Recording is a big part of the production process. In this post, we’ll take a look at how to record MIDI in Logic Pro. Recording Settings Before recording, let’s look at some recording settings in Logic. To open recording settings, click and hold on the record button in the control Read more…
Now that we know how to set up our project in Logic, we can start working with channel strips and virtual instruments. EXS24 The EXS24 is a great virtual sampler in Logic that lets you play the instruments in Logic’s library. To use this tool, open up the new track Read more…
Here’s a list of the top 10 worship songs on LoopCommunity.com in 2019. These are ranked by the total number of downloads between 01/01/19 – 12/31/19 1. Raise a Hallelujah by Bethel Music2. Who You Say I Am by Hillsong Worship3. Glorious Day by Passion4. Way Maker by Leeland5. Great Things by Phil Wickham6. This Is Amazing Grace by Phil Wickham7. Goodness of Read more…
Have you ever wanted to create your own tracks? Now that we have gone through the basic Logic Tutorial Series, we can dive deeper into Logic. Logic Pro is one of the best Digital Audio Workstations for producing music. In this series called the Logic Production Tutorial Series, we will Read more…
There are many features in Prime. So many in fact, that you may not know about them all! Here is a list of lesser known features in Prime so you can harness the full capabilities this app has to offer. Deleting Sections In addition to adding song sections in Prime, Read more…
Although Logic Pro’s strong suit is music editing and production, it is very possible to use Logic to run your tracks for worship. You can think of it similarly to how one would run tracks in Ableton’s arrangement view. Importing Songs We believe the best way to set up your Read more…
Exporting your tracks is the last step to get your tracks out and ready to be played back for worship! After exporting, you can then bring them into Prime, MainStage, Ableton, or any other DAW. Cycle Region When exporting tracks in Logic, the cycle region is the key. The cycle Read more…
Markers in Logic Pro are labels to help organize your tracks. They are great for creating song sections for your tracks or even to give you small reminders. Markers To setup markers, you’ll need to first have the marker track displayed in Logic. This track is a global track, so Read more…
Our studio team added background vocals to our top 20 Premium Tracks! Download the tracks today on LoopCommunity.com! If you already own one, simple re-download it in Prime or from the website and it will include the BGVs. Premium Tracks with Background Vocals: Recorded by our studio team to match these arrangements “Who Read more…
MIDI Out is now available in Prime with your Loop Pro subscription! They give you the ability to trigger your lights, lyrics, effects and more. To showcase this new feature, we will be using ProPresenter with Prime. ProPresenter is a presentation software that is a great application for running lyrics Read more…
Are you looking for song ideas to play in your Christmas and Advent services this year? Check out our list of top Christmas tracks, that includes new releases! These tracks are all available on LoopCommunity.com. 1. “Joy to the World (Joyful, Joyful)” by Phil Wickham 2. “Noel” by Chris Tomlin Read more…
Are you interested in producing your own tracks? Logic Pro is Apple’s digital audio workstation and is an application that worship leaders can use to produce and run their tracks. Logic’s simplistic design makes it user-friendly and is great for beginner-level producers. This blog series on Logic Pro focuses on Read more…
Are you interested in producing your own tracks? Logic Pro is Apple’s digital audio workstation and is an application that worship leaders can use to produce and run their tracks. Logic’s simplistic design makes it user-friendly and is great for beginner-level producers. This blog series on Logic Pro focuses on Read more…
Are you interested in producing your own tracks? Logic Pro is Apple’s digital audio workstation and is an application that worship leaders can use to produce and run their tracks. Logic’s simplistic design makes it user-friendly and is great for beginner-level producers. We will be doing a blog series on Read more…
On October 1, we launched Loop Pro. By signing up for Loop Pro, you unlock some of the best features in Prime that will help you make worship planning easier. Prime Setlists Have you ever created a setlist on one device, and wanted to be able to open up Prime Read more…
Loop Community Founder Matt McCoy sat down with Worship Musician Magazine for an in-depth interview on the history of Loop Community. You’ve been leading worship for over 20 years. How did you first get started as a worship leader? I grew up in Southern California as a pastor’s kid in Read more…
If you’ve heard of tracks, you’ve most likely heard of Ableton Live. Ableton was originally created as a DJ software and is still used today by musicians and DJs of all sizes. But Ableton is also used by worship leaders to run tracks every weekend. Ableton Live can seem very Read more…
Mighty MIDI MIDI controllers have been around for a while, but sometimes worship leaders may not use them due to misunderstanding how they work or not knowing that they even exist. MIDI controllers can trigger sounds, start/stop your tracks, and more. MIDI controllers are a great addition to any band Read more…
Are you struggling to make your worship band sound great? Whether you are a small church or a large church, this is something that all worship leaders strive for. We want to sound our best, be in time with one another, and lead our church in worship well. One of Read more…
Do you want your sound engineer to have more control of your tracks in Prime? Using Track Rig with Prime separates your tracks to different channels to give you more control of the mix and a better sound! It’s also easy to setup. Many interfaces require additional software to route Read more…
I know what it feels like to play through a worship set that has awkward transitions between songs. It’s a very uncomfortable feeling where time seems to stand still. Five seconds can feel like an eternity. You put your head down and try to look like nothing happened, hoping to Read more…
A split track is a stereo audio track where one channel (left or right) has something that the other doesn’t. The split tracks we are going to be talking about will have the click and cues only on the left channel. This allows you to send all of the instruments Read more…
One of the best parts about using tracks is the ability to customize the arrangement or the song. If you were using a normal accompaniment track or playing a background track on a CD, you are stuck to however the original song was laid out. With tracks, the sky is Read more…
