Matt McCoy and the Loop Community team give an introduction to Ableton Live and using Loops in worship. TOPIC COVERED IN THIS EPISODE: – Overview of the Ableton Interface – Importing Audio Files into the Session – Scenes – Editing Launch Tempo and Launch Time Signature – Intro to Read more…
In the spring of 2011 I found myself in somewhat of a dry spell, a rut both musically and in my worship. My band had tons of songs we have played for quite some time and it seemed that we had climaxed as a band, essentially in my mind this Read more…
Wouldn’t it be nice to have a full orchestra at your disposal? To show up at your gigs with dozens of talented musicians who know their parts and can produce a wonderful, full tone. Too bad you probably can’t do that. You want them to know the parts, and you Read more…
in the studio this week with @jason_ingram @onesonicsociety making loops 4 their new record. amazing songs. @mattmccoy
we’re in the studio all week with One Sonic Society, making loops for their new record. #fb
@eddiehoagland band directing at #harvestu and his LOOP rig.
great time leading this weekend @AnastasiaChurch loved joining friends in the loop/Ableton community. @MattMcCoy
In a previous post, we showed you the most basic setup possible to run loops in your worship set. This time, we wanted to get a little more fancy and layout what a multi-channel setup might look like. (Click the picture for a full size version)
I have a strange affection for iOS audio apps. I think it is largely related to the newness of the platform. Each new app seems to take the platform a step further down the digital audio frontier. Propellerhad’s Figure is no exception. I really like the app. The interface is Read more…
What’s your role with Loop Community? My primary role with LC is driving my two compadres The Pankau and Matty completely batty. My secondary role is to ensure we are being innovative and moving in the right direction – upward. Tell us about your professional audio experience. I have been Read more…
we are in good friday rehearsals at harvest. anyone else busy tonight? #fb
Getting started with loops can seem complicated and confusing. People talk about interfaces, direct boxes, Ableton vs Reason vs Logic vs everything else and the complexity of some setups can be daunting.Rest assured, once you get started – you’ll want to do all those fancy things, but to get started Read more…
A brilliant solution and tutorial on triggering videos in ProPresenter from Ableton Live using MIDI over WIFI. Thanks to Kristian Ponsford, at http://www.iam-kp.com Be sure to check out his loops on Loop Community.
This might surprise some of you, but I love using Loops and MultiTracks in worship! I Do. Not only do I think it’s a great way to add creative expression and fresh sounds to your worship, but I am convinced that they can help take you’re band to a new Read more…
Coming soon to LoopCommunity.com – Paul Mabury drum and loop libraries! This demo video uses drum loops in dubstep to show the diversity of worship loops in varying genres. ReMix, sample, edit, and mash-up drum loops used on hit records in your own loop track and music creations!
Using a Metronome in Worship The drummer is the “bus driver” for the band. Setting the right tempo for a song is extremely vital for the entire band to follow. This is the job of a drummer in any band. The drummer should set and play at a tempo that Read more…
There are a lot of different ways you can trigger a loop. You can use a computer keyboard or a midi controller but sometimes you just don’t have your hands free to trigger your loops. If you are a guitar-playing worship leader, you definitely know what I’m talking about. My Read more…
Matt McCoy gives a tour of Multi-Tracks on Loop Community.
look what I just got in the mail! Ability 2 foot controller. Video and review coming soon. @mattmccoy
Matt McCoy walks through his new loop rig modifications, including the new addition of a PreSonus AudioBox VSL 1818 and how he is interfacing Ableton and PreSonus software to create a headphone mix.
check out our table at the Pulse Worship Conference. If you’re attending, come say Hi! #fb
This is an overview of output settings for using loops in worship, from LoopCommunity.com
What’s your role with Loop Community? As one of the founders, I have touch points in a lot of different parts of the business. In general, I focus on keeping the website and the business running. I’m usually the person to first see support requests and help people with any Read more…
Jake from Loopcommunity.com explains how to set up his tempos and time signatures in ableton live.
meetings all day in nashville. great things ahead friends. @mattmccoy @mpankau #fb
Lets face it. We all know the benfits of an in ear monitoring system and many a small church sings the same tune – “I wish we had the funds for an Aviom System.” Consider the following price tag for 16 channels of in ear monitoring: Aviom A-16II Personal Mixer Read more…
Eddie Hoagland, music director at Harvest Bible Chapel, gives us a tour of the loop rig they are using for their live recording with Vertical Church Music.
The LC team consists of some very talented people and I wanted to take a moment to introduce you to some of the team members. The first team member I interviewed was Shaun Bennett. Matt McCoy: So, what role do you play with Loop Community? Shaun Bennett: My current role at Loop Community Read more…
Using the KMI 12 step to run pads tonight. great pedal. @mattmccoy #fb
Using the KMI 12 step to run pads tonight. great pedal. @mattmccoy #fb
taught loop workshops today for church worship leaders. we love @abletonlive @AbletonTweets
taught loop workshops today for church worship leaders. we love @abletonlive @AbletonTweets
on the road, heading to Worship424 conference @mattmccoy @mpankau #fb
In one of our previous posts, we walked through what an Aviom system is and the components involved in it. I would highly recommend reading that first if you’ve never used an Aviom system since this is really a comparison of the Roland product against the industry standard in personal Read more…
Anyone using the SoftStep? share your impressions… Curious how you like it. #fb
In my last post we talked about how you can trigger a loop in Ableton with just the keys on your keyboard and gave some examples of how you can navigate and setup you computer keyboard to control Ableton. In this post I want to talk about MIDI controllers. MIDI Read more…
Recently I did some research on how many blog posts are out on the web explaining some of the simplest things about triggering loops in worship or a live music setting and there was not a lot of content out there. So hopefully this post will help you understand how Read more…
Once you have downloaded the Loop Community SoftStep presets, you’re ready to import them into your own Preset folder. Watch the tutorial below for detailed instructions. Please comment with any questions! – Matt
Matt McCoy shows how to use loops that you download from Loop Community in iTunes, and the cables you need to have a basic set up for panning the click and loops.
Matt McCoy shows us how you can trigger band cues during a worship set using Ableton Live and a SoftStep Foot controller.
If you’re just getting started with loops, you need to know that an in-ear system make the process much easier and if you operate in the music space at all, you have probably heard of Aviom. What you may not know however, is what Avioms are, how they work, why Read more…
Matt McCoy shows us how to run Loop Community loops using an iPod or iPhone.
Matt McCoy walks us through triggering loops and scenes with the SoftStep foot controller and Ableton live.
Using loops in worship has become increasingly popular over the past decade. More and more people are creating their own loops or implementing tracks into their live performances. Over time, the term “loop” has become a blanket title for the category of using tracks in worship – both electronic loops Read more…
The winner for the Ableton Live Intro giveaway has been selected. Congratulations to Loop Community user Mike Hale from Greensburg United Methodist Church! We love our Community. Thanks for all your submissions!
There are many ways that you can run loops in a worship setting but I want to take a moment and explain a few methods that I have used and the different ways you can use those methods. This will hopefully give a better understanding on how you can use loops Read more…
Pro’s / Con’s of the Worship Leader Triggering the Loop? Lets start with some pros to the worship leader triggering the loop. Many people have asked me, “Why do you want to trigger the loops? Don’t you have enough going through your head?”. Well yeah, you’re right – but on Read more…
Let’s be honest. Who hasn’t wanted to have complete studio in your house? I know that I have. Since I bought my first USB recording interface (which was a Tascam US-122) I have had a dream to own a complete Pro-Tools HD rig with keyboards that slide out the wall Read more…
The generally accepted definition of a “Worship Band” has seen a drastic change over the last 50 years. What began as piano and organ has transitioned to a full band complete with moving lights and pre-programmed loops, tracks, and even videos to create the ‘worship experience’. We have indeed made Read more…
What is a Vocal Cue? A vocal cue is a recorded vocal track that gives clear direction to your band when using loops or playing to a click track. For example “Verse, in 1,2,3,4,” then you are into the verse. Vocal cues allow each band member to know what part Read more…
Loop Community is privileged to have many talented musicians and music programmers contributing to the community. One of those people is Ben Worcester. I asked Ben a few questions and wanted to share our discussion. MM: What do you use to create your loops? BW: I use Reason 5.0. We Read more…
There are countless blogs and websites out on the inter-web right now spreading the gospel of loops, their benefits and why you should use them now. I’m in that club but many of these blogs and lessons are geared towards the larger church. I’m a worship leader in a plant Read more…
Loop Community was selected as one of Worship Leader magazine’s Best of the Best in not one, but two categories! Yearly, Worship Leader surveys worship leaders and media teams around the world, sifting through a myriad of suggestions from the leaders in worship and worship technology to come up with Read more…
Hi, all. A question that typically comes up when I tell people about all of the technology that we use in worship is, “Why use all of that? Do you really need to use technology to get the point across?” My answer to that goes along with some of my Read more…
Wow, where to begin? Let’s Start With Early Sequencers and Trackers. The first analog sequencers played rigid patterns of notes using a grid of (usually) 16 buttons, or steps, each step being 1/16 of a measure. These patterns of notes were then chained together to form longer compositions. Sequencers of Read more…
You think our loops are awesome? Excellent – we agree with you! But if you’re like most people, you have no idea how to use them in your worship set yet. Luckily, most churches fall into one of three categories based on how your worship environment is setup. Go ahead Read more…
Win a Copy of Ableton Live Intro! We recently finished up our Top 20 Loop Contest where we gave away an MBOX 3 Mini to LC user EJGauna! Now it’s time for something new… Loop Community is about more than just providing great worship loops & tracks; it’s about the Read more…
In the past, we have discussed the technical aspects of mixing loops for the general congregation (Front-of-House), as well as running loops from the stage for the worship leader. To complete the idea, in this post, we’re going to take a look at mixing loops for the monitor engineer. It Read more…
A few months ago, we opened a Top 20 Loop Competition. The winner was drawn at random from everyone who submitted tracks. Check out this video to see who won!
In this post, we’re going to take a look at mixing loops in your worship service. This discussion is really aimed at the guy standing behind the sound console but the information is great for loop creators and users too. A better understanding of the types of decisions your Read more…
I was talking with a good friend the other day about why we use loops in worship. It can sometimes be a bit more extra work to get loops set up and ready to go for the weekend service, so what is the main purpose for loops and tracks? Is Read more…
Loop Community is privileged to have many talented programmers contribute Loops and Tracks to the site. One of those is Zach Carringer. Zach has been involved in the LC Community for about a year now and has created some amazing tracks that many churches have been blessed by. Zach has Read more…
Software:
Reason 4
Virtual Instruments:
(2) SubTractor
(2) ReDrum
NN-XT Sampler
Malstrom synth
NN-19
Session Production Elements:
This session is affectionately named Melody First because I built the beat/rhythm section around the melody. I started with a bright piano patch using the NN-19 sampler and filled it out with an NN-XT synth patch. I enjoyed the (more…)
Loop Community is holding it’s first ever Loop-off competition and you could win an MBOX MINI! Visit the Contest Page for more information.
The Beginnings LoopCommunity.com first launched as a simple blog format in the summer of 2009. The entire goal of the website was to provide a space for worship leaders and church music directors to easily find quality loops and tracks for worship songs. We knew that there are many, extremely talented loop Read more…
Let’s face it. We all have tempo problems. Either we drink too much coffee in the morning or our heart beats are just a bit irregular. It can be hard, or nearly impossible, to stay on a perfect tempo for long on our own. That’s why there is the metronome Read more…
So, you want to start using loops and tracks in your worship services – but have no idea where to begin? Over the next couple blogs, we’ll be discussing different ways to utilize loops in worship. 1. The iPod Method (cheap and easy… but not ideal) This is the most Read more…
Hey everyone! Just wanted to let you know that we’ve been busy at Loop Community getting ready to make some really exciting and significant updates to the site. Stay tuned for more info. Remember, you can follow us on Twitter or Facebook. Can’t wait to show you what’s in store Read more…
LoopCommunity.com would like to introduce a fun new project we are embarking on. In the next few weeks, we will be releasing remixes of loops in an 8-bit flavor. For those of you unfamiliar with 8-bit, here is an excerpt from the authority on anything and everything, the mighty Wikipedia!! Read more…
Be sure to check out our Free Loop Database ! It’s a collection of user-submitted loops and tracks from worship leaders and musicians around the world. There are some great free resources – and more being added every day! CLICK HERE to visit the Free Loop Database.
Premium loops and tracks will now be available for select worship songs. If you would like to purchase a Premium Loop, or have one customized for you specifically (your key, your arrangement, etc.), send an email to admin@loopcommunity.com or visit the Custom Loops page.
The aBility Controller… best controller for Ableton Live. This pedal makes controlling loops with Ableton Live SIMPLE. FEATURES: 20 Banks 6 Patches per bank (A, B, C, D, E, F) 2 expression pedal controls 1 single midi-note function 2 channel Midi OMNI mode (a full bank that you can access Read more…
SONG TITLE: All Because of Jesus ARTIST: Steve Fee TYPE: Reason 4 + MP3 REASON FILE MP3 *Submitted by Unknown
PURPOSE Loop Community was designed as a place where worship leaders and musicians could come together and share loop resources with each other for worship services. HOW IT WORKS Loop Community functions on the “Give a Loop, Take a Loop” system… simply meaning if you download a loop from the Read more…