Making loops with effects

[Deleted User]

I am relatively new to iOS music making and using loops. I used to work mainly recording hardware synths into a DAW.

I'm having fun with my iPad making loops and then playing them through effects to trigger from Launchpad. Recently though, I have started to realise that some of my loops sound wrong due to any delayed effects being cut from the end of the loop.

So, what I am asking is there an easier way to make loops with delayed effects on than recording both the dry and effects loops separately and then dubbing the end of the delayed loop onto the start of the loop so that the effect continues?

Hope this makes sense!

oat_phipps

I'm not sure about Launchpad, but Loopy HD and others have an option once you set your loop length and record your first pass to rollover and overdub immediately, so you can just let the tail play out.

wigglelights

@oat_phipps said:
but Loopy HD and others have an option once you set your loop length and record your first pass to rollover and overdub immediately, so you can just let the tail play out.

Cool tip! Thx

@fuitbat1919 - what apps are you using to create and record your loops? Each probably has a different way to achieve getting your fx tail.

[Deleted User]

@oat_phipps said:
I'm not sure about Launchpad, but Loopy HD and others have an option once you set your loop length and record your first pass to rollover and overdub immediately, so you can just let the tail play out.

Cool, I can use Loopy HD then! Thanks for the reply

[Deleted User]

@wigglelights - I am using Audioshare to trim my loops, but have now got Auria, so have to learn how to use that

CodingCod

Hey @Fruitbat1919, LoopTree lets you record the tail of your effects if you set 'Enable overdub'. Here's our tutorial video showing it in action:

[Deleted User]

Thanks @CodingCod

Can I sync the record start of LoopTree with whatever I am recording when using AB?

Martygras

This is what I like about Samplr. It's ability to record the parameters of live effects for each sample and a global group of live effects.

[Deleted User]

@Martygras - yeah, me too. I use Samplr quite a lot for making loops from samples and then mangle them further with apps such as Flux and then Eq them afterwards.

Will

Overdubbing on the loop afterward isn't usually what you want unless your timing is a amazing. You can pretty easily wind up with doubling on the first part. Instead, trying playing the source+effects three times and capture the middle one.

Say your loop is ABCD and you've got it going on with the effects:

A B C D A B C D A B C D
        ^       ^

If you hit record in Loopy (or Looptree!) at the first ^ the start of your loop will have the effects from C and D on it already. End Loopy recording at the second ^.

[Deleted User]

@syrupcore - Of course!! Three passes and take the middle. It's so obvious....I'm kicking myself.

Thanks for that, will save me no end of time!

AndyX

@syrupcore said:

Man, thanks for that. I've been kicking myself with this issue in a totally different situation (recording drum loop patterns in my Kaossilator Pro) and I was getting depressed that my timing skills sucked big time and I couldn't get the loop right without many many tries...!!!

[Deleted User]

@AndyX said:
Man, thanks for that. I've been kicking myself with this issue in a totally different situation (recording drum loop patterns in my Kaossilator Pro) and I was getting depressed that my timing skills sucked big time and I couldn't get the loop right without many many tries...!!!

That is why I love DrumJam....makes me feel like I have some timing skills....when really my timing sucks!