Your phrase is now playing in overdub mode. You will now hear a phrase of your G major chord looping over and over. Count 2, 3, 4 and on the next “1”, step once on the pedal again and stop playing your guitar. When you get to the “1” of bar two, step once on the Loop Station. Strum the same rhythm again for bar one and count: 1, 2, 3, 4. Recording will be marked when the red REC LED is lit. Now this time around, you will start recording on bar two by pressing once to make a start point of the phrase and then once again for the end point. Let’s start with one four-count bar of a G major chord. (1) RECORD Before stepping on your Loop Station, let’s do a practice run!įirst step is to think about WHAT you want to loop. RECORD will be marked with the red flashing LED indicator. The flowchart below shows you how you can make your first phrase using the BOSS RC-1 in THREE easy steps! Click image to enlarge. Make sure you have power for your pedal (by BOSS PSA DC adaptor or 9V battery) and we are set to loop! Insert the cable from your instrument (we’ll use a guitar for this example) into the INPUT of the Loop Station. Here is a step-by-step guide to get you looping!įirst thing is first – let’s connect the Loop Station. You’re ready to start looping now, right? Well, get out your instrument of choice and your Loop Station. You can overdub a bass line over a drum loop – ready for your solo! Or you could “stack” a number of overdubs together by playing/singing different harmonies for a dense, rich track. Adding overdubs gives depth to your phrase and takes your looping to the next level. It’s similar to the same way you would overdub vocals when recording a song. This is the process of recording over the previously recorded phrase. What you do next with this phrase is up to you! Use it as a backing track, as a rhythmic/percussive effect, as a soundscape… the options are limitless.īut don’t stop there! The real power of looping comes from “overdubbing”. Looping is the technique that allows a musician to record a snippet of what they are playing to form a repetitive loop, or “phrase” in real-time. Looping can even inspire a completely new song when used in the studio!īut what is looping and how can you add it to your repertoire? Let’s start at the very beginning… Live looping has quickly become a technique that has taken the art of live performance to a whole new level! Any musician, from bedroom producers to guitar gods, can add their own flair to their part, solo or track by using a Loop Station live on stage. Contributed by Christian Moraga for the Roland Australia Blog