by Matthew Slack – LC Team A few friends and I recently visited The Belonging Co in Nashville after hearing so many amazing things about their worship ministry. One really cool thing that we noticed during our time there was that in a portion of their worship set, they entered 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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Several weeks ago, our pastor said he wants our church to be a singing church. Considering the plethora of articles and blogs written about getting the congregation to sing, the sentiment is a common one: How do we engage the congregation and lead them to worship together as a family Read more…
Join us for a night of worship with Vertical Church Band, Jon Guerra and The Royal Royal. There will be a pre-concert event called The Worship Workshop. Read details below and consider attending! Doors for the show open at 6:30 p.m. That night we will be taking a Love Offering to help pay for the event. Read more…
We’re excited to announce the release of “Let There Be Light” by our good friends at North Point. Looking for great Christmas arrangements for this year? Look no more… this album is filled with creative Christmas songs and arrangements for your Christmas services this year! And to make it Read more…
We’re excited to announce the release of “The Rock Won’t Move” by Vertical Church Band. This album is filled with amazing songs for your church worship service. Be sure to download the album now on iTunes… you won’t regret it. By far the best worship release of 2013. Recorded live Read more…
Hey everyone! We just wanted to let you know that we have added a new feature to the Looptimus Pedal… Now Looptimus will come with a standard 5 PIN MIDI OUT jack, as well as a USB jack. This will allow you to connect Looptimus to any other hardware device Read more…
Hey everyone! Matt here… we’re excited about the Looptimus project! We have 21 Days to go, 72 backers and are about 32% there. I’ve had a lot of people tell me how pumped they are about it and there have been some good questions: QUESTION: What Happens if $50k isn’t raised Read more…
We just released the Original Master MultiTracks from North Point Music’s albums: “Here And Now” and “No One Higher” Download them here: http://loopcommunity.com/mastertracks
Arrangement View Load all of your MultiTracks into Arrangement View and add Locators for each section. Locators are little flag “markers” that let you identify different sections of the song on the timeline. Next, using the Ableton Live MIDI feature, you can easily assign buttons on any MIDI device (like Read more…
Very cool loop rig, by one of our Ableton Trainers, Kristian Ponsford.
In the wake of our other recent announcements, we’re excited to introduce LoopElite club. Save money on Loops and MultiTracks for worship with a monthly or annual subscription. We’re only getting started… much more on the way! -Matt
Loop Community is proud to be a part of the THINK worship conference, June 17 – 19, 2013 in Louisville, KY. Matt McCoy will be teaching workshops on using Loops, Multitracks and Clicktracks in live worship. If you are in the area, we would love to see you Read more…
Wanted to give everyone a quick update that we’ve added scrubbers to most of the players on the site. This should make it easier for you to preview loops and mastertracks! More to come soon…
What’s your role with Loop Community? I process Ableton Live loop submissions to get them in the correct format. I also create videos explaining some of the ways to use Apple Mainstage in corporate worship and I’ve got a couple blog posts coming up! Tell us about Read more…
Tell us about your church and where you lead worship. I have the privilege and honor to join in leading worship on Liberty Campus Band for Liberty University. We lead four times a week for the entire student body (12,000 students). Liberty is the largest evangelical Christian school in the Read more…
Tells us a little about yourself(Family, Background, Favorite Color)? My name is Chris Etling (aka Mister Beardo). God has blessed me with a beautifully awesome wife and two wonderful kids! I have been playing music since I was in 5th grade when I started playing trombone in the band. My 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…
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…
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…
Jake from Loopcommunity.com explains how to set up his tempos and time signatures in ableton live.
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…
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…
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…
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.
