Loop Recording vs. Multiple Takes Preferences

I use loop recording in conjunction with layers.

Using separate tracks seems wasteful to me, and takes up far too much screen real estate.

Good point. Doesn't that, though, seem like a limitation of the software (how it's displayed) rather than a statement of how you may prefer to work? (sorry, I'm a software developer by trade and always looking at ways to improve my applications user experience)

Yeah, there are some layers-specific ways of working that are really useful.

I would assume that this, in conjunction with punch recording is pretty powerful and a good way to get the best from your recordings?

+1 again to this. Anything in which I plan to comp I typically put on loop for the entire song, or relevant section and hit record and play/sing till I feel I have enough takes. Any problem areas I'll usually then just loop over that section and get some extra takes.

Something to be careful with when singing, is often, without realising, you can change the way you sing over time. If you put the entire song on loop and sing it 6 times through, the first verse take 1 might have a completely different tonal quality to take 6. You don't realise you're doing it, but it just happens. This may be a result of not being an amazing singer, but something to keep in mind! You may work better looping the verse only, and singing that multiple times, then moving onto the next verse, then going back and doing the chorus etc. It may also be worth singing 1-2 takes, listening back to them before singing again, so you maintain the same sound if you tend to sway. Comping can be a **** when half the takes you sing sound soft and smooth, and the other half sound hard and grungy.

I guess a rule there may be to learn your song better before you start singing :|  But something to keep in mind!

tvolhein

Bristol_Jonesey


I use loop recording in conjunction with layers.

Using separate tracks seems wasteful to me, and takes up far too much screen real estate.

I do the same.  One of the things that I have found out for myself is that I do only three or four takes.  I have realized that if I do a bunch more, I spend more time looking for the best take than it is worth.  I can usually nail it in three or four takes, or at least nail it good enough.


Tom

I find there is diminishing returns from lots of takes. I usually find my second or third take, or even first is where most of my comping choices are made. By the time I get down to fifth or sixth or beyond I've started running out of steam or worn my voice/fingers out. Doesn't stop me trying though.

i have a pedal set up were one pedal is punch in,the other is stop play.
so when a loop is set up i dont even use my hands.
when nailing down a piece perfectly i hit pedal 1 to stop /it goes back to the begining of certain section/pedal 1=play or record,play is handy to addtion.
i like to get it as close as possible so when its time to comp im not sifting through boatloads of layers looking for the perfect storm,you know?