A while back, we featured a video of Beardyman doing Monkey Jazz, noting that “he uses live looping technology to make synthesizers, drum machines and other musicians obsolete.” This is a chance to see all the camera angles, unedited, from the original Monkey Jazz video sessions.
This is a little off-topic, but check out the way that Guitar Rig Hero Contest Winner Jayme Gutierrez lays down the layers. Instruments used in video: Yamaha Clavinova CPL 230, Fender Stratocaster, Yamaha Bass, acoustic drums (unknown brand), Flamenco box, shaker, Roland XP10, Rhode condenser microphones, Mackie Onyx 400f, Cubase SX 2 and Guitar Rig 3 with… Read More Guitar Rig Hero Contest Winner Jayme Gutierrez
This one-take performance by Beardyman demonstrates how he uses live looping technology to make synthesizers, drum machines and other musicians obsolete. Track visually explained and augmented by mr_hopkinson’s animation. Conceived and Produced by mr_hopkinson & Beardyman.
DigiTech has upgraded the JamMan Looper with a 1GB CompactFlash memory card – giving it over three hours of loop time and storage. Features include: 1/4″ instrument input, balanced XLR input, and stereo 1/8″ auxiliary input jacks. Guitars, bass, vocals and audio from MP3 players can be sampled, looped and overdubbed in one of 100 loop memories.… Read More JamMan Updated To Have Over 3 Hours Of Loop Time
We highlight a lot of whacked out electronic music videos at Synthtopia – but this delicate and subtle performance from Priscilla Ahn is, in many ways, even more amazing. Check out how Ahn uses a looper to create a dense, structured loop performance, while also making the technology completely transparent to the audience. “I put… Read More Amazing Looping Work From Priscilla Ahn
Musikmesse: This could be incredibly cool if they get it right – one of the most revered effects ever made, the Roland RE-201 Space Echo, has been reborn as the BOSS RE-20 Twin Pedal. Features: Roland and BOSS have recreated the legendary spacious, analog tone of the original Space Echo. Faithful modeling of the RE-201’s… Read More The Space Echo Reincarnated
NAMM Update: A new looping unit from BOSS was turning heads at the recent Winter NAMM Show. BOSS calls it “the most feature-laded looper in the company’s history.” (We’ll take that as feature-laden!) The RC-50 is housed in a seven-footswitch floor unit, and allows three stereo loop tracks to be manipulated simultaneously. Each loop track… Read More NAMM Update: Boss Loop Station
At the NAMM 2004 Summer Session, Boss introduced the RC-20XL Loop Station . Whether for use onstage or at home, the new RC-20XL allows musicians to create multi-layered performances in real time. Loops and riffs can be stacked repeatedly until the 16 minutes of recording space is full. The RC-20XL picks up where the RC-20… Read More NAMM – Boss Introduces RCX-20XL Loop Station
