Loop post for June

Author: chrisglein

_posts/2025-06-30-Looping-May-2025.md

@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@ Here are the loop jams I captured from the month of May. I actually had the plea
 
 I've been making and recording loops like this for a year, and dropping them on YouTube for at least half of that. But that's not a great format to give extra detail. So I'm going to try delving into that here on the lob to discuss my opinion on each loop, as well as the effects and thought process behind each. Do you think I should keep doing this? Give me feedback (as comments on the video or wherever you can find me) about which loops you liked the most (that's why they're numbered).
 
+| The embedded clips below all show the same thumbnails, but I assure you they are each set to jump the right unique moment. Full video [here](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xkvxjR6ayn4).
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 ### Loop 1
 <iframe class="embeddedVideo" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/xkvxjR6ayn4?start=0&end=112&rel=0" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" referrerpolicy="strict-origin-when-cross-origin" allowfullscreen></iframe>
 This one has a relaxed slow vibe that is what I've really been enjoying lately. It's also got a longer repeat with the chord progression than most of my recent loops, giving more space to be dynamic with the lead. A slow jam with a bit of overdrive crunch and some delay... I can sit in that groove for a long time.

_posts/2025-07-07-Looping-June-2025.md

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+---
+layout: post
+title: "Looping: June 2025"
+tags: music looping
+series: looping
+---
+Here are the loop jams I captured from the month of June. So many new developments this month. A new bass! A new couch! Also some music was made.
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+Some time ago I filled the 100 memory slots of my Boss [loop pedal]({{ '/pedalboard.html#boss-rc-10r-loop-station' | absolute_url }}), and lately I've been going through overwriting the old with new recordings but not changing the rhythm from whatever was there. So pretty much every one of these loops started as "here's some preexisting rhythm, figure something out".
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+| The embedded clips below all show the same thumbnails, but I assure you they are each set to jump the right unique moment. Full video [here](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-hl8T9JvLas).
+
+### Loop 1
+<iframe class="embeddedVideo" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/-hl8T9JvLas?start=0&end=93&rel=0" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" referrerpolicy="strict-origin-when-cross-origin" allowfullscreen></iframe>
+I wanted to get something low-fi and mellow, and one way to get that is with some vibrato (like via my [Julia]({{ '/pedalboard.html#walrus-audio-julia-chorus' | absolute_url }})) and then to EQ down to a narrow range. I used my [Pitch Fork]({{ '/pedalboard.html#ehx-pitch-fork-polyphonic-pitch-shifter' | absolute_url }}) for a quick and dirty bass without having to swap instruments. And of course some tremolo (via the [Monument]({{ '/pedalboard.html#walrus-audio-monument' | absolute_url }})). From there it's slow jam town.
+
+### Loop 2
+<iframe class="embeddedVideo" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/-hl8T9JvLas?start=93&end=192&rel=0" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" referrerpolicy="strict-origin-when-cross-origin" allowfullscreen></iframe>
+I love playing with my pedalboard and an electric guitar. But... sometimes it's great to set up a mic and keep it to acoustic instruments. First the nylon guitar that I learned on as a kid. Then the acoustic bass I got from a used shop in college. And then the bouzouki I got this past summer in Greece. It's not often that I use the bouzouki for the final lead layer, but I think this jam slaps.
+
+### Loop 3
+<iframe class="embeddedVideo" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/-hl8T9JvLas?start=192&end=291&rel=0" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" referrerpolicy="strict-origin-when-cross-origin" allowfullscreen></iframe>
+This is my friend's song "Dance with Me" that I wanted to practice a bit before she and I performed it later. I created both the verse and chorus in my loop pedal so I could particularly practice playing through the transitions. Since the original song doesn't have any drums, I used the loop pedal without any rhythm track.
+
+### Loop 4
+<iframe class="embeddedVideo" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/-hl8T9JvLas?start=291&end=397&rel=0" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" referrerpolicy="strict-origin-when-cross-origin" allowfullscreen></iframe>
+I wanted to do something with more of a distorted and fuzzy core, using the [Wave Cannon](https://carolineguitar.com/product/wave-cannon-mkii/). Wild response swing from the acoustic jams? I don't use the [Q-Tron]({{ '/pedalboard.html#ehx-q-tron-nano' | absolute_url }}) often (because it's a very particular flavor), but that's what's giving the wah-like envelope filter on the first half of the lead section.
+
+### Loop 5
+<iframe class="embeddedVideo" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/-hl8T9JvLas?start=397&end=495&rel=0" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" referrerpolicy="strict-origin-when-cross-origin" allowfullscreen></iframe>
+This one started with me noodling something simple out on the keyboard, a locked chord with a descending root note sequence. Just some slow simple chords with tremolo on top of that. Behind me you'll see the new couch we got for my music space; something wider than a chair so that I can play while in it, or someone can visit while I play.
+
+### Loop 6
+<iframe class="embeddedVideo" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/-hl8T9JvLas?start=495&end=597&rel=0" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" referrerpolicy="strict-origin-when-cross-origin" allowfullscreen></iframe>
+The acoustic bass seen above in loop 2 has been my only bass guitar for over twenty years. As a birthday gift to myself this year I bought an electric bass guitar, a Squire Precision. So obviously this loop needed to start with the bassline. I put a strong chorus effect to the chords over top (via the [Julia]({{ '/pedalboard.html#walrus-audio-julia-chorus' | absolute_url }})), an effect I generally don't use much of but it felt right here. The best part of this loop is the slide down and pause that breaks up the flow.
+
+### Loop 7
+<iframe class="embeddedVideo" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/-hl8T9JvLas?start=597&rel=0" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" referrerpolicy="strict-origin-when-cross-origin" allowfullscreen></iframe>
+Still getting into my new bass, so I had to start another loop with a bass focus. Bass harmonies! Since the bass was doing more work, the chords are minimal (but with an aggressive amount of tremolo). The halting rhythm of this one took me longer to figure out, meaning my daughter had to pop in and tell me it was late and to turn it down. So I didn't get as much time to jam on this one as I often do. A good reminder to break out the headphones for late night.