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Basic setup
Hello, my name is Jim,
I've just joined this forum and am looking for some help on some very basic setup parameters.
I have Loopy pro installed on an iPad Gen 10. I have a TC Helicon Play Acoustic connected via USB to the iPad.
This is to consolidate and equalize my vocals and my acoustic guitar into a single XLR output to My Bose L1 Amp. This connection seems to work fine.
I've also installed Groove Rider on the iPad to create some percussion and a background Fretless Bass sound.
The drum percussion I am interested in, is a 'Brushes' sound as what would be heard in a jazz tune. As the GR-16 does not seem to have that soft
sound of the brushes, I assume I'll need to import and store a sample brushes sound.
All the hardware seems to work fine, but I'd like the Loopy Pro metronome to be in my headphones, and I'd like to start my live session like this:
first with a brushes and then a snare beat, then add in the fretless Bass, then add in a harmonica lead in that fades to the background, and then finally my Guitar and vocals for the tune.
I've watched most of the help tutorials (until I was just about blue in the face) and many show bits and pieces of what I'd like, but because of different styles and different equipment,
I'm not able to get the result I want.
I can create the first loop (just by using beatbox sound into the mic), but then when I want to create the second loop, the mic picks up the first loop from the speakers.
How does one isolate the first few loops so the audience hears the basic build up of the tune, but the subsequent loop recording doesn't pick up the previously recorded loops?
To me, this is really complex. To most of you folks that have tons of experience, I'm hoping you're thinking, there's an easy fix.
Comments
That's not a simple problem by any stretch. A microphone is always going to pick up what's playing through speakers in addition to what you're trying to record to some extent. At home or in a studio, Loopy's echo cancellation feature can help a lot, but I doubt it'll be a lot of help in a live situation.
It's easier with a guitar input, which is usually getting its signal from a pickup rather than a microphone.
You might want to try asking this over on the Loopy Pro Discord. There seem to be more live performers over there.
https://discord.gg/loopy-pro-922977925182132245