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…
We are partnering with Getty Music to provide you with the Master MultiTracks for their latest albums! Read more to learn about Keith & Kristyn Getty’s albums that are available on LoopCommunity.com, “The North Coast Sessions” and “Facing a Task Unfinished“. To learn about their newest album “Sing! Psalms: Ancient Read more…
Pads and ambient sounds can be found everywhere in a worship set. Whether it’s under a prayer, during a scripture reading, or between songs, these sounds can create a great atmosphere and help a set flow better. Loop Community offers a variety of different sounding pads called Prime Pads. To Read more…
“What sound is that keyboard making? How are they doing that? I wish my pads sounded that rich!” While the idea of samples isn’t brand new, it’s something that is continuing to grow in the modern worship community. With just a little bit of knowledge comes a lot of tools Read more…
Ableton Live can seem very intimidating at first, but it’s much easier than it looks. Once you start using tracks in worship, you won’t turn back. Here are a few reasons why it’s worth taking the time to implement tracks in your worship service. 1. Improve your band by playing Read more…
Should I use Session View or Arrangement View? The answer to this question is “Yes”. This debate is one that I wish wasn’t a debate. One of the awesome things about Ableton Live is how flexible it is, regardless of what View you’re using. There are some people who will Read more…
Do you want a hands-free way to play software instruments during your worship set? The Looptimus MIDI Foot Controller lets you control your tracks with MIDI notes, send Program Changes, and also play software instruments. Using Looptimus’s Pad Mode, you can have any instrument at your feet to create transitions Read more…
Keith & Kristyn Getty, writers of modern hymns such as “In Christ Alone” and “The Power of the Cross”, recently released their newest album Sing! Psalms: Ancient + Modern. The album was recorded live at the Getty Music Worship Conference in Nashville, TN last year. The album contains new and Read more…
It’s one thing to know how to create a rock-solid Ableton Session, but when it comes time to move from your church office to the stage, connecting your computer to the sound system is a vital step. As with many other things in Ableton Live, there are multiple ways of Read more…
A friend called me recently in last-minute desperation. “Matt! My band is playing a worship conference next week and we want to use tracks and lyric videos together. Is this possible?” The awesome thing about Ableton Live is that your creativity is the limit of what it can do. There Read more…
When talking with worship leaders about the benefits of using tracks in worship, the most common question I hear is “but what if I want to be spontaneous and flow?” I get it. As a worship leader, I know there are times when you might want to sing another unplanned Read more…
I don’t play along with tracks – I play tracks. There is a difference. Like my acoustic guitar, I see tracks as another instrument that I’m playing while leading worship. Some initially think that using tracks is limiting because it keeps you trapped to an arrangement, but it doesn’t have Read more…
This month our Indie Spotlight is WOODLANDS. They are a new creative expression from the Woodlands group of churches in Bristol, gathering collaborators from across the church to make art that looks, sounds and even smells like Bristol, for the glory of God. Their first album Mixtape #1 was released in Read more…
Sometimes the simplest thing can make all the difference. Like when your band members actually listen to the new song before rehearsal, or when the charts are printed off in the eact key and arrangement of the song. These small things can make huge differences. I’m convinced that the number one Read more…
This month our Indie Spotlight is Real Hope Worship. Real Hope Worship is the rhythm and sound of C3 Church, NC. “Our vision is to provide real hope for real people in a real world,” says Caleb Fry, a member of the group. Real Hope Worship released their first EP Read more…
Check out our top 25 tracks to use in your Easter services! 1. Living Hope – Phil Wickham2. It Is Finished – Passion3. Resurrection Power – Chris Tomlin4. Nailed to the Cross – Rend Collective5. Ain’t No Grave – Bethel Music6. Glorious Day – Passion 7. Christ Is Risen – Phil Read more…
Ableton Live. Chances are you’ve heard those words if you’re a worship leader who is interested in using multitracks in worship. Even though Ableton Live has been around for almost 20 years, it’s increasingly become a buzzword in the worship leading world. To break it down, “Ableton” is the name Read more…
This month our Indie Spotlight is Revolution Cry. They are a worship collective that leads and equips all people to find their purpose in Christ through breakthrough worship. Revolution Cry released their EP, Come as You Are in December 2018. “We are worshippers from various parts of the church body Read more…
Our Indie Spotlight this month is Pikes Peak Worship. They are the worship ministry of Pikes Peak Christian Church in Colorado Springs, CO, and exist to lead people in the passionate worship of Jesus Christ. Pikes Peak released their newest album Kingdom of Heaven last October. ““The beautiful part about Read more…
Our Indie Spotlight of the month is Andrew Hopkins. Andrew is a worship leader, songwriter, and the founder of Breaker Ministries. He has a passion for revival and the gospel. His new album “Send Out Your Roar” was released in November 2018. “Send Out Your Roar” has eight original tracks Read more…
Our Indie Spotlight this month is Family Church Worship. They are made up of worship leaders that lead their multisite church in worship every week in the Palm Beach county area. Since 2015 they have released an EP, many singles, and a Christmas album titled Tell the Story. “We’re a Read more…
Same Community. New Look. New Engine. We announced today that Loop Community has a new and improved look! We’re excited to share these updates and explain in more detail why we made changes. Our goal with these updates was to make using our site as easy as possible so that Read more…
Learn how to use spontaneous band cues with a MIDI controller during your live sets! 1. Insert Audio Track Once you have a setlist created in Ableton Live, click Create in the toolbar at the top and then, Insert Audio Track. Drag the track to the left of all of Read more…
Our Indie Spotlight this month is Monterey Music! They are the worship band from Monterey Church in Monterey, CA! Monterey Music is a family of worshipers who love God and want to share that love with the world. They released their album Battlegrounds in May. “Battlegrounds is our first original album birthed from a Read more…
Learn how to use transitions in the PRIME MultiTrack App to automate your setlist! PRIME is the easiest way to run your MultiTracks in live performance. Once you have PRIME downloaded, and have added your songs to your setlist, you can add transitions to have your set automated and eliminate Read more…
Our featured indie artists this month are Mark and Sarah Tillman! Mark and Sarah are worship leaders and singer/songwriters pursuing the heart of the Lord together as a couple. They released their second album Morning Sun, Rising Tide in June. “‘Morning Sun, Rising Tide portrays how God tenderly pursues and also fiercely overwhelms. Read more…
Our Indie Spotlight this month is artist JC Dirks! JC is from Missouri and has released two full length albums, including his newest album Make Me Like You. “My desire for all of the songs that I write is that they simply give people a melody to express the thoughts Read more…
Our Indie Spotlight this month is artist Bill Luton! Bill is a new artist who lives in Elizabeth City, NC. Bill’s desire is for people to experience the fullness of God when they hear and sing his songs. Bill released his first two songs this year “Your Promise” and “Glory Read more…
Learn how to automate lyrics with ProPresenter and Ableton Live! 1. The Setup A. Two Mac Computers This explanation is for Mac users. You need two separate Macs. One will run Ableton Live and the other will run ProPresenter. Make sure you already have your tracks in Ableton Live setup Read more…
Our Indie Spotlight this month is Life Church Music! Life Church Music is a collective of singers, musicians, and creatives based out of a local church in the suburbs of Milwaukee, WI. They are under the leadership of Nando Herrera. “The team aims to activate life change in people’s hearts Read more…
Learn how to export stems in Ableton Live! 1. Check your tracks Before you jump to exporting, make sure all of your tracks are correct. Check volume levels, make sure the tracks line up, and then double check it. It’s a terrible feeling to export your tracks and then find Read more…
At Loop Community we know what it’s like as worship leaders to want to spend the best hours of our day creating and refining our craft, instead of messing around with confusing gear and software. It can be difficult, and expensive, to get your multitrack audio to your sound system. Read more…
Six awesome features in Ableton Live 10 that will help worship leaders! 1. Tracks adopt their file name When you drag tracks into Arrangement View, every track adopts the name of the track. Previously you would have had to change the name of all of your tracks, but now it Read more…
Chris & Bethany Solyntjes are worship leaders at Renew Communities in Cleveland, Ohio. They are husband and wife, and met at Grace College in Indiana and they have been writing and leading worship ever since. They have committed their lives to showing people the love and faithfulness of a God Read more…
This week we are featuring Patrick Mayberry as our Indie Spotlight! Patrick Mayberry is a worship leader at Soul City Church in Chicago. He just released his first EP, Joy. “Im super proud of these songs and this project! These songs were written from a desire to see our church Read more…
This week we are featuring the band Hulen Street Worship as our Indie Spotlight! Hulen Street Worship is the worship ministry of Hulen Street Church in Fort Worth, Texas. Hulen Street Worship desires worship reflected in every facet of an individual’s life, not just on Sunday mornings. The band says, “At Hulen Read more…
More – Jeremy Riddle Jeremy Riddle of Bethel Music released “More”, his first solo album since 2011, in November. This is a powerful worship album that features songs like “All Hail King Jesus” and “More” that remind us of the wonder of God. Download the Master MultiTracks on LoopCommunity.com! Center of Read more…
INTRO, 2, 3, 4! Do you love a good band cue? As a musician, nothing puts me more at ease than to know exactly what is expected of me and when. If you don’t use one, learning to use, and even make, a cue track might be a great next Read more…
This week we are featuring the band Cherry Hills Worship as our Indie Spotlight! Cherry Hills Worship is a collective of worship leaders and musicians who weekly serve the congregation of Cherry Hills Community Church in Highlands Ranch, Colorado. The band says, “Through every melody and chord, our prayer is Read more…
If you listen to podcasts as much as I do, you may find yourself thinking, “I bet I could do that.” Whether it’s a podcast that tells a story, discusses current events, or helps you with your business, there are tons of podcasts out there. If you have a passion Read more…
This week we are featuring the band C3 Live as our Indie Spotlight! C3 Live is the worship team out of C3 Church in San Diego, California. The team was formed in 2005 when Worship Pastor, Andrew Bennett, along with Lead Pastors Jurgen and Leanne Matthesius, moved from Sydney, Australia Read more…
Check out what’s new this week on LoopCommunity.com! Acoustic Sessions – Elevation Worship Elevation Worship recently released their new album “Acoustic Sessions“. This acoustic album features new arrangements from their previous albums “There is a Cloud” and “Here as in Heaven“. These acoustic versions are great to use in smaller worship Read more…
Whether producing music is a job or a hobby for you, there are always challenges of how to get the best mix of all your instruments. At Loop Community, we want to help worship leaders create the best tracks they can. No matter what music recording software you use, check Read more…
‘Tis the season! It’s that time of year again! The snow is falling, the jingles are playing, the decorations are up, and the smell of peppermint lattes fills the air. For many people, Christmas is a day of getting presents, making family plans, and eating great food. Thousands of people Read more…
Get a sneak peek of Ableton Live 10, learn how to control Pro Presenter with Ableton Live, and check out the new tracks available on LoopCommunity.com! Receive Our King – Meredith Andrews Meredith Andrews just released her new Christmas album, “Receive Our King“! “When it came time to make my own Read more…
Intro, 2, 3, 4! Ah, the beautiful sound of a click track. For those of us who hear it every weekend, we know the comfort it can bring to our rehearsals. We also know the disasters that can happen if it’s missing. When you first start playing with a click, Read more…
Check out what’s new on LoopCommunity.com! PRIME for Mac We’re excited to announce that PRIME for Mac is now available! All of the features you love are now on your Mac desktop or laptop. PRIME is a simple, yet powerful way to run all of your multitracks for live performance. Customize your Read more…
The Power Of Apps In Worship In a world where gadgets and gizmos are becoming such an integrated part of how we live, play, and work, it can be quite challenging and outright overwhelming to know what to do or where to start. As a worship leader who had to get adjusted to Read more…
Check out the new Tracks available on LoopCommunity.com! Echoes Matt Maher Echoes is Matt Maher’s sixth studio album. The album features a collection of songs that ask “How do we echo our faith?” during times of suffering. After writing most of the songs for the record, Maher lost his father, and the Read more…
When you’re looking for tracks on LoopCommunity.com you’ll notice three different types of tracks available. Master Tracks, Premium Tracks, and Community Tracks. We often are asked what the difference is between them and why we offer more than one type of track to begin with. Why would anyone want tracks Read more…
Check out the new Master Tracks we have available on LoopCommunity.com! The Worship Initiative, Vol. 13 – EP Shane and Shane Check out what Shane and Shane had to say about their new EP, “The Worship Initiative, Vol. 13“: “Volume 13 is the latest release from The Worship Initiative, an online Read more…
What about using Tracks needs “Community”? We were asked this question by an artist who was considering if he should sell his tracks on LoopCommunity.com the first week I started at the company in May. My name is Derek. I’m the Director of Marketing for Loop Community, and this is Read more…
At Loop Community, we are committed to resourcing the church and worship leaders with the tools they need to lead worship. This is the reason we started Loop Community in 2009. Since then, we’ve created a completely free MultiTrack Playback App, Looptimus, Track Rig and distribute MultiTracks on behalf of hundreds of Read more…
The final step in the music production process is to export your tracks! You will want to export your tracks so that you can use them in Prime, MainStage, or any other DAW of your choice. In the Intro to Logic blog series, we also touched on exporting your tracks. Read more…
I’ve always found statistics to be a fascinating part of life. There are 360,000 babies born each day. There are over 60,000,000 passenger cars produced each year. Americans spend an average 43.5 hours on their phones every month. There is a new worship record released every hour. Ok, ok, that Read more…
LoopKit allows you to be spontaneous in your Live Performance. It includes over 100 sets of loops that you can use for any song or arrangement. Delivered as an Ableton Session View file, simply assign the scenes to your favorite MIDI controller (Great for Looptimus)! These generic loops include shakers, Read more…
You’ve committed to start practicing more for worship on weekends, but you’re still not seeing the results you’d like from your pre-worship prep. Here are 7 ways to give your worship prep a shot in the arm: 7. Listen. Listen to the entire setlist of music with the charts or chords Read more…
So I’m Kristian. I love Loop Community. I’m married with a superb little boy and I live in the UK. I’m a worship leader, song writer and Ableton geek. I have just accepted a post as Creative Director for a great church in Cornwall, England and will start in September. Read more…
Available EXCLUSIVELY at LoopCommunity.com We’re excited to announce that the new electronic album by Matt McCoy, REMIX, is available Exclusively at LoopCommunity.com. Download the MultiTracks, SplitTracks and MP3’s. Featuring 6 songs: Your Love For Me Shine My Eyes Are Fixed On You Trust in the Lord Your Love For Read more…
By Keith Elgin For the past few years, I’ve been on staff at Vine Church, a new church community right outside of Washington, D.C. At the same time, I have my own band that travels to play music or lead worship at conferences and venues in the Eastern U.S. As Read more…
We’re excited to announce that LoopCommunity.com and our App PRIME was selected as Worship Leader Magazines for 2014. Thank you all for your continued support. We couldn’t do what we do without YOU! Let’s keep making tracks for the church! #WEARELC
I’ve never been a fan of first dates, or dating in general. I’ve always been a “relationship” guy. Spending an entire afternoon or evening with someone that you hardly know, with absolutely no reference of what to expect or what will happen is a truly terrifying ordeal. Every first date Read more…
By Wade Huggins Many times, the first venue for a new worship leader is at a youth gathering. What’s next? How do you best invite these students to join you in worship? I’ve had this conversation with many youth pastors, bands, and worship leaders. We all agree, students are not Read more…
Hey loop community I wanted to spend a little time thinking about how we prepare to lead our people each week. I know we spend a lot of time as musicians prepping the content, arrangements/song sequences, loops, multi-tracks, etc. So we tend to spend a lot of time prepping the Read more…
