Ask Video Live 9 410: Looping With Live [TUTORiAL]

With live looping, it's possible to create a full arrangement in real time, right in front of your audience or in the studio. In this course, Ableton Certified trainer DJ Kiva reveals everything you need to know to become your own one-man band using Ableton Live! ... Looping is an art form in itself. Using live looping devices, many artists (Robert Fripp, Ed Sheeran, Imogen Heap, Reggie Watts comes to mind) are able to create complex sonic landscapes in real time on stage. But no special hardware looping devices are required… In this 20-tutorial course, performer and trainer DJ Kiva shows how you too can build your own looping soundscapes using Ableton Live! First, DJ Kiva gives an overview of the required equipment and explains how to set it up for live performance. Next, he explains all about MIDI looping. Watch as he builds a funky arrangement, complete with beats, piano, bass and melodies. Then, Kiva covers the art of audio looping, where you learn how to set up Ableton Live for optimum audio performance, how to enhance your tracks with effects, how to use the Looper device in Live, how to free up your hands using foot switches, and a lot more. After watching this course, you will be able to build an entire piece of music, layer by layer! So join DJ Kiva in this practical performance-driven course, and start building your own loop-based musical creations! Get ready to loop ... loop ... loop ...