Tusker Posted November 10, 2018 Share Posted November 10, 2018 Is there such a thing? It would be cool if you could do midi looping with your live rig, the way that some of us do with audio loops. Capture a motif, set it to loop or retrigger it later. Ideally the record button would always be on, just like skip-back sampling. Being midi, once captured, you could move a motif between elements in your rig (i.e. re-channelize) . Perhaps being MIDI you could also perform tempo and pitch modulations/variations on it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary75 Posted November 10, 2018 Share Posted November 10, 2018 Pigtronix Infinity Looper. I have one and it's fantastic Ah, you don't mean the ability to have midi start stop, but capturing midi data and looping it? Really, Ableton Live is the go to for that kind of stuff. I use a Pigtronix with an MPC slaved. It recognises start stop and is rock solid on timing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ksoper Posted November 10, 2018 Share Posted November 10, 2018 May not fit all your requirements, but Mobius vst from Circular Labs is free and it scratched my itch. Saved me from buying the Roland pedal. 9 Moog things, 3 Roland things, 2 Hammond things and a computer with stuff on it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
niacin Posted November 10, 2018 Share Posted November 10, 2018 https://www.thomannmusic.com/future_artist_midi_looper.htm Gig keys: Hammond SKpro, Korg Vox Continental, Crumar Mojo 61, Crumar Mojo Pedals Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisDespo Posted November 10, 2018 Share Posted November 10, 2018 Theres also iOS apps that look pretty cool ... havent tried them myself but reading the reviews this one is interesting : Infinite Looper by Secret Base Design https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/infinite-looper/id1054808350?mt=8 Kurzweil Forte,Roland Fantom 6,Hydrasynth,Numa C2X, SpaceStation V.3, other stuffs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary75 Posted November 10, 2018 Share Posted November 10, 2018 https://www.thomannmusic.com/future_artist_midi_looper.htm That's a nice little find, Thomann is a great place for that kind of specialist stuff. The problem with using loopers in a band is finding a drummer who will work to click this side of a bar gig. Local music scene here could be so much more if drummers were more inclined to work with click. It wouldn't be working to backing tracks, so you'd still have spontaniety but with on the fly looping, Certainly this kind of device would allow a lot of 80s stuff to happen if you weren't willing/unable to use Ableton Live onstage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hardware Posted November 10, 2018 Share Posted November 10, 2018 Ive got one built into my Strymon Timeline. Check out YTube and see if it fits your needs. Im using the buttons on my K4 the hit play, stop, etc. Works best for me if I play the first 4 or 8 bars hit stop and jam. Sounds best after the delay (post) You get 30 seconds worth of Record & Overdub. Lots of fun and comes with the best Delays for synths you can get. Use to have the Oberheim Echoplex. If you want to get really deep those hold lots of licks, and you dont need your phone, iPad, PC laptop, etc, Works really good with reverse if you want that type of sound. The Swell Delay w/ Reverse sounds like have you ever been experienced quality by Hendrix. Magnus C350 + FMR RNP + Realistic Unisphere Mic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tusker Posted November 10, 2018 Author Share Posted November 10, 2018 https://www.thomannmusic.com/future_artist_midi_looper.htm That's really cool and pretty close to what I was looking for. It's for a small 3 piece jamming/improvisation project ... with some occasional looping. No click, just courage and ears. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tusker Posted November 10, 2018 Author Share Posted November 10, 2018 Certainly this kind of device would allow a lot of 80s stuff to happen if you weren't willing/unable to use Ableton Live onstage. Not opposed to ableton. It's been years since I've used it. My recollection was that it worked fine if all your triggers were on down beats. The might have opened up the architecture since then. I'll take a second look. Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doerfler Posted November 10, 2018 Share Posted November 10, 2018 Hey Jerry, check this out. Dan (JD 73) is a member of this forum but it's been quite a while since he has posted here. He is using a BOSS RC 505 for looping. [video:youtube] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miden Posted November 10, 2018 Share Posted November 10, 2018 ...The problem with using loopers.... Is they are boring and repetitive! There is no luck - luck is simply the confluence of circumstance and co-incidence... Time is the final arbiter for all things Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J. Dan Posted November 10, 2018 Share Posted November 10, 2018 ...The problem with using loopers.... Is they are boring and repetitive! It's just a tool. Boring people make boring music regardless of the tool. You don't need a looper to be repetitive. Check this out. [video:youtube]O3GiDF0tV94 Dan Acoustic/Electric stringed instruments ranging from 4 to 230 strings, hammered, picked, fingered, slapped, and plucked. Analog and Digital Electronic instruments, reeds, and throat/mouth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J. Dan Posted November 10, 2018 Share Posted November 10, 2018 Here's another one by Kawehi doing a cover of NIN Closer (NSFW) looks like using something like a launch pad with presumably Ableton Live: [video:youtube]ItosTQ4PVlI Dan Acoustic/Electric stringed instruments ranging from 4 to 230 strings, hammered, picked, fingered, slapped, and plucked. Analog and Digital Electronic instruments, reeds, and throat/mouth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Philip Clark Posted November 10, 2018 Share Posted November 10, 2018 ...The problem with using loopers.... Is they are boring and repetitive! It's just a tool. Boring people make boring music regardless of the tool. You don't need a looper to be repetitive. Check this out. [video:youtube]O3GiDF0tV94 I'm not sure what impresses me more here: her talent or her mastery over duct tape. Soul, R&B, Pop from Los Angeles http://philipclark.com Cannonball Gerald Albright Signature Alto, Yamaha YC73, Fender Rhodes, Roland Juno-106, Yamaha MX61, Roland VR-09, MicroKorg XL, Maschine Mikro, Yamaha Reface CP, Roland MKS-50 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary75 Posted November 11, 2018 Share Posted November 11, 2018 ...The problem with using loopers.... Is they are boring and repetitive! You'd not like a holiday in Ibiza then! Seriously, they are a great tool if your into EDM. Whatever floats your creative boat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slowtraveler Posted November 11, 2018 Share Posted November 11, 2018 It's not quite the application the OP was asking about, but the jazz singer Cyrille Aimee performs frequent duets with her buddy, Rupert the Looper. Here's one: [video:youtube] To make it work, you need a tune with a chord structure that accommodates the looper's limitations, but I dig the idea of making something beautiful within those constraints. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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