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…
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…
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…
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 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…
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…