timing. Many even have a quantize function, so
if your rhythm is a little off the looper can rein it
in and tighten everything up. Simply play a riff or
progression into it and rock out. Back in the bad
old days, guitarists and other musicians practicing
alone would use a cassette deck in a similar fashion
when rehearsing or songwriting, but this usually
entailed playing a riff or song over and over again
ad nauseum to avoid having to constantly rewind
the tape. Even then, there was an awful lot of
tedious rewinding, poor sound quality, and the
occasional eaten tape. With a digital looper at our
feet, we can leave these dark days behind us.
Looper as a
songwriting
tool
In much the same fashion that a looper can be
the perfect practice partner, it can also be the
ideal songwriting companion—an Oates to your
Hall, a Garfunkel to your Simon, a Nash to your
Crosby and Stills. It won’t create parts for you,
but it will be there to play the parts you have
without complaint, in its relentless, robotic fashion,
allowing you to easily audition and overdub every
musical or vocal idea that pops into your head.
Whether you’re coming up with a solo section or
composing intricately layered vocal harmonies, the
looper will have your backing tracks on lock, and
can play them perfectly for as long as you want,
without taking even a single smoke break.
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