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POINT BLANK’S PRODUCTION TIP OF THE WEEK LOOPER DUPER!


SKI OAKENFULL SHOWS YOU HOW TO CHOP LOOPS ON THE FLY WITH ABLETON LIVE’S LOOPER


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The Looper tool was a much requested feature of Ableton Live, only recently introduced in version 8. Before its arrival, it was still possible to loop pre-warped audio ‘on the fl y’ in a DJ situation by assigning controllers to set start & end points in the clip inspector, but the Looper adds much more fl exibility and provides some exciting possibilities.


Firstly it exists as an Ableton Live audio effect, so can be used as an insert or return. For a DJ set up, the return scenario is perfect as it allows you to send any of your DJ channels to the Looper, and then treat that return channel separately.


Secondly, you can assign your Midi controller to any of the functions of the Looper such as Record, Play, Stop, Overdub etc. This means you can really ‘perform’ your Looping.


Thirdly it offers the ability to drag the audio it has ‘captured’ in its audio buffer to a new clip… So if you happened to grab a killer half bar loop during your top billing DJ set at Fabric(!), you can keep it for later and make a tune when you get back to the studio!


In the tutorial video above, Point Blank tutor Ski Oakenfull explains how he uses the Looper in a live performance situation, using a set developed with his collaborator Palm Skin Productions. It combines DJ style playing of tracks, with beats and live playing. He also uses the Beat Repeat and Auto Filter effects, and has nearly every function mapped to a custom made template on a Novation Remote SL, as well as triggering clips and loops from a Novation Launchpad. If you want to learn more techniques such as this our online courses start on 9th Jan.


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