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’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…
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…
“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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Enjoy this 15-Video Series with Ableton Certified Trainer, Matt McCoy!
How to Sync Multitracks from LoopCommunity.com to Ableton Live’s Click.
Learn how you can effectively use Split Loop tracks in Ableton Live using the Utility audio effect.
Learn how you can use the 12Step Controller by Keith McMillen to play pads in Ableton Live for worship
Learn how you can still be spontaneous with Band Cues in Ableton Live.
LC’s Kristian Ponsford shows us how you can use the Ableton Advanced Template to help get all the power you can out of Ableton Live! The advanced Ableton template is the great way to organise your loops, multi tracks, sounds and cue tracks into one master template. The use of Read more…
I often hear from people who say they are running Multitracks in Ableton Live, but can’t seem to get them to be in-sync with the Ableton metronome no matter what they do. This is a frustrating problem. It occurs whether they have “Warping” turned on or not, so this is Read more…
Hey friends, As of 5:35 AM Central Time October 2nd, the Looptimus pedal was 100% funded!!! We cannot thank everyone enough for their generous support and encouragement throughout this campaign. We’re SO excited about what is to come. We’re happy to say that TODAY we pulled the trigger with our Read more…
Join us for LoopLIVE and learn to use Arrangement View from Ableton Certified Trainer, Scottie Dugan.
Hey community! I’m in Cincinnati with my good friend and very talented worship leader / songwriter, Zak Stegman. Zak is leading worship this week for the Summer of Service conference at the Vineyard church in Cincinnati (where I used to work). He is running his loops this week in Surround Read more…
Many of our contributors at Loop Community have been with us from the very beggining. We cannot thank you enough for all your efforts in building this community. One of these contributors who has been with us practically from the beginning is EJ Gauna. EJ creates some great resources for Read more…
Kyle Disterheft, trainer at Loop Community, shows you how to use the Max for Live device, Follow, in Ableton live to automate song flow and transitions. This device allows you to use follow actions with scenes. Max for Live is only available with Ableton Live 9 Suite. To learn about ‘Follow’ Read more…
So while I was attending the Seeds conference in Tulsa Ok I had the privilege to meet Loop Community Contributer Gary Sexton. He is a great guy and he has some killer loops here on loop community. I used Gary’s God’s Great Dance Floor Loop at Easter and it was fantastic! Read more…
If you are new at using loops in worship or maybe you have been using them for a while, you have probably noticed that there can be awkward moments between songs. Like when you hit the stop button and it kills all sounds everywhere and its just dead silent. Or Read more…
As worship leaders we all want control. Control is the thing that keeps the band tight, the thing that keeps everyone on task. We strive for it and some of us are even chasing after it. When you have control how do you get to a point when you can Read more…
Well the holidays are upon us and as you are all busy planning your big christmas/christmas eve experiences we want to find out what loops you will be using for the holidays. Alot of worship pastors are still looking for some great ideas and great loops to use in their Read more…
Matt McCoy shows you how to convert Audio to MIDI in Ableton Live 9. This is a new feature in Live 9. Convert Harmony to MIDI and Convert Melody to MIDI. Check out the video below.
I want to explore what a good transition is. I want to learn about what is working for other worship leaders and how you transition your band. You might be able to get through a song and everything went great but if the transition bombs it throws the whole Read more…
Tutorial with Matt McCoy on how to install the FREE Loop Community Vocal Cues into Ableton Live. Be sure to download the latest version from your Loop Community Account! Updated 9/25/2012
Hey everyone, I’ve had a few people in the past week ask me a question about Ableton and external hard-drives to run Loops and MultiTracks. Some people are in the understanding that in order to run Loops + MultiTracks in Ableton you have to have an external hard drive. I’m Read more…
As I’ve been using Loops, MultiTracks and Ableton over the past ten years, it’s been amazing to see more and more churches adapt the use of music technology in their worship services. You don’t typically see just a Boss TU-2 Tuner on the ground in front of the worship leader Read more…
The big debate for using Loops and MultiTracks in worship – Session View or Arrangement View? I hear this question a lot – in the forums, at conferences, in training sessions, twitter, blogs, grandma’s house, blah blah blah. It’s actually a really good question, and one that really confuses people Read more…
One of the greatest and most practical tools that I’ve found as a worship leader is the use of Loops and Click Tracks in worship. Some of you may be wondering what kind of “loops” I’m speaking of… and no, it has nothing to do with “Fruit Loops” cereal, although Read more…
Matt McCoy shows you how to use the Loop Community Band Cues to add Band Cues to your loops.
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…
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.
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!
This is an overview of output settings for using loops in worship, from LoopCommunity.com
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…
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…
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…