Live looping: one voice, many layers

Record, repeat, add

Live looping is simple to describe. You record a short phrase, it plays back in a loop, and you add the next phrase on top. Each layer stays until you take it away.

Start with rhythm or with a drone

Most loops begin with something steady: a pulse, a breath, a held note. A steady first layer gives everything after it somewhere to sit.

Leave room

The temptation is to keep adding. The better habit is to stop early. Three layers that can be heard are worth more than eight that blur.

Mistakes stay

Whatever you record comes round again, including the wobble. Performers learn to use it: a slip repeated four times starts to sound like a decision.

Try it

Lessons at the studio cover voice, MIDI controllers, synths and live looping, shaped around what you are curious about.

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