Comments on: FlyLoops: In-Development Live Looper, Phrase Sampler Tool

By: Stan Jacob

Stan Jacob — Thu, 20 Jul 2006 02:57:37 +0000

The Polar module in Digital performer is a better looper than all of these including any hardware you can possibly mention. While live DP effectes can’t be incorporated yet, a feature which I’m sure is coming and can now easily be worked around, its the best in terms of workflow, options, control, interface, speed, efficiencey ETC ETC ETC - search for Motu Polar video - theres one out there somewhere - trust me - you won’t regret it - I’m a guitar looping fanatic - Polar Rules - TRUST ME ON THIS - POLAR is THE BEST - Perameters in the polar module are midi controlable. You can set a volume threshold to start recording - its awesome.

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Thu, 13 Jul 2006 15:36:52 +0000

[...] FlyLoops: In-Development Live Looper, Phrase Sampler Tool [...]

By: Bruce

Bruce — Wed, 12 Jul 2006 05:44:29 +0000

I am searching for someone I can hire to teach me how to loop in Ableton.

I will pay you nicely for your assistance.

Specifically, I am a lawyer in Washington, D.C. and I want to be able to control Ableton with some kind of small foot controller (like a Rocktron All-Access Pedal) to record, stop playback, etc loops on the fly while I am playing guitar. It might even be helpful to use 3rd party software to help. I don’t know.

/Edit by Jaymis - Bruce has moved his details to this forum thread: http://createdigitalnoise.com/viewtopic.php?t=260

My name is Bruce. Thanks.

By: richardl

richardl — Wed, 05 Jul 2006 15:38:57 +0000

Just guessing, but I suspect Live 6 will add tools to allow it to be used more easily for hands-free live looping. The topic comes up all the time on the Ableton forums.

By: DownerCZX

DownerCZX — Wed, 05 Jul 2006 05:09:14 +0000

There’s an excellent app for Linux called “Freewheeling” that is a live looper. Very intuitive and fun.

By: hmmm

hmmm — Tue, 04 Jul 2006 06:07:29 +0000

Actually, several of these features arenÃ¢â‚¬â„¢t available in Live.

That may be true, but there’s nothing in the video to indicate that. All the dev has demonstrated is quantized record triggering and real-time looping, all of which Ableton excels at.

By: Mies van der Robot

Mies van der Robot — Mon, 03 Jul 2006 19:49:59 +0000

This wiki list of software loopers is a valuable resource for anyone considering this, or any software looper.

http://www.xmlizer.biz/cgi-bin/LoopersDelightReviews/kwiki.cgi?CurrentSoftwareLoopers

They all have their idiosyncrasies, and for live application finding the one that fits your needs can be a matter of extensive trial and error. This new software/hardware combo looks promising enough (but a little perplexing in its proprietary nature). However, one can also accomplish a lot using many of these other tools with a standard MIDI foot controller such as the FCB1010 or MidiBuddy.

I concur with sceptic…anyone entering this arena needs to clearly differentiate themselves from not only Live, but all of these various competitors, especially if they’re entering with a commercial product.

By: sceptic

sceptic — Mon, 03 Jul 2006 18:32:54 +0000

Yeah I second that. This guy really needs to emphasise how this product differs from Ableton Live.

By: Adrian Anders

Adrian Anders — Mon, 03 Jul 2006 18:29:47 +0000

A great free phrase looping tool you should check out is Zone Mobius:

http://www.zonemobius.com/index.html

Free PC only. It models itself off the Echoplex Digital Pro with Loop IV software. It comes in both standalone and VSTi flavors and updates are often.

ATA

By: Peter Kirn

Peter Kirn — Mon, 03 Jul 2006 18:29:41 +0000

Actually, several of these features aren’t available in Live. (though it’s hard to tell in the video how easy it is — or if it’s possible at all — to lock tempo to recorded loops) I think there are some good ideas here, though, potentially.