How To Use Audio Loops: Home Recording Studio

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Hi! This is Shana Bethune on behalf of Expert Village and I am going to talk about using loops. Loops makes everything easier. Let's say you have a part that repeats throughout your song. You can save a lot of time by recording the part once and then looping it. That way you don't have to worry about messing 3 minutes into the song and starting over. The downside to loops is they tend to lack expression. This isn't always the case though and loops are fantastic for percussive parts. If you get a good loop, you will never have to worry about someone being offered them. Base lines and rhythm guitar parts that don't change, also work well for loops. To make a loop record the part several times and choose a tape that sounds good. Either copy and paste it or drag it depending on your software. Playback the loop and see if the transitions work. Sometimes even good tapes have bad transitions. If the transitions don't work, just record the part again. Sooner or later you are going to get it right. Loops can also be used to double normal parts. That way the final sound is both solid and expressive and you can also make loops from other recordings. There are really countless ways to use loops. All you have to do is be creative.

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