What's the deal with LOOPING? (feat. Adam Neely, Jeff Schneider, and Joe Raciti)
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A video covering my experience with looping on a keyboard while traveling this past month, featuring Adam Neely, Jeff Schneider, and Joe Raciti.
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BASS (and loop!) such a great video Nahre! Glad to be part of it.
I would love to see this amazing woman on Musica Analytica!!
Adam! You two make TH-cam and the world a better place. Great vid guys!!
ADAM! You rock, nice surprise to see you in the looping world!
Loved this crossover! Check out Juana Molina, just in case you don't know her. She uses quite a lot of looping
/watch?v=NsMYnERBR8Y
Should've looped the lick though :D
To quote Adam Neely, “Repetition legitimizes. Repetition legitimizes. Repetition legitimizes. Repetition legitimizes.”
This town is a part of us all. A part of us all. A part of us all. A part of us all.
I hate Jazz/Funk. I hate Jazz/Funk. I hate Jazz/Funk. I hate Jazz/Funk. I hate Jazz/Funk. I hate Jazz/Funk. I hate Jazz/Funk.
Nope, not legitimate...
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I thought that was J.S. Bach no?
@@npc2071 This is my new favourite youtube comment. This is my new favourite youtube comment. This is my new favourite youtube comment. Sorry to repeat myself but it'll help you remember
I want to kill my self to kill myself to kill myself to kill myself to kill myself..
that ten beat loop was particularly lovely
The guy in his own self has arrived, my humans.
*cough cough collab cough cough*
please.
Thanks Andrew!!!
do a 4 Producers 1 sample with them!!
Totally agree... @Andrew
Adam Neely looks like he's playing chess when deciding what to loop
I was coming on to comment the same thing, but I like that it's chess turned inside out. Conspiring to build incongruencies that fall into place.
It is compositional chess. Except you're making up the pieces as you go and you don't know what they do until you try them.
Looping game: first who ruin the track with his layer - looses
@@alexkozliayev9902 so kinda like jenga
I was literally about to say it looks like a game of chess 🙃
I can die happy now that I've made it into a Nahre Sol video 🙏 Great loops. Great animation. Great video. P.S. Adam: Great stank face at 6:05.
Awesome!
@Jeff Schneider Nice to see you here too! Two of my favorites in one spot!
Jeff, thanks for being so awesome and for doing this with me!! :)))
I wanna sit down with all of these 3 people and play pls. come to Denmark pls.
Thanks for bringing up the distinction between pitch and timbre. For me, that's one of the reasons I love Joe Zawinul so much. He played each sound as if it was an entirely different instrument. I wish I could say the same for most keyboard players but it seems to be a point often missed - even by those considered to be among the greats. Chick Corea is a prime example of the latter, which is why I don't dig his (non-acoustic) music.
8:13 "And when would you use drive?"
Prog Metal, As Digested by a Classical Musician
Rob Scallon collaboration when?
oooooOOOOOOHHH
Everywhere.
I love the state of the music community on youtube, there is so much growth and collaboration it makes me so happy!
I feel the same way!!
Yess!!
Yupp!
Including Simon The Magpie.
Is there really? I would challenge the collected TH-cam luminaries who have done a drive by here to do something truly radical: put some political content in your music (I don’t care what, as long as it is political).
Title has you, Adam and Jeff, so I click
Your name will be among them as well eventually....once you stop shit posting and actually start making sick ass intriguing videos.
@@abhushan88 I will never abandon the art of the shitpost
Sameee
You're everywhere Rudy
@@RudyAyoub TH-cam really needs Mr.Adobe and KMaciavelli. Never stop it!
@11:05 Adam Kneely
Oh God, so I wasn't the only one to think this
This comment needs MORE UPVOTES
Huge honor, and humbling, for me to be a part of this video with such massive musical talent on display. Nahre visited the school I work at and blew everybody away with her unbelievable talent. Such a great day for me and my students.
Thank you Joe!!! It was so much fun to visit your school - such great energy that day!!!
Its not the talent that much, other than dedication to it
Infinity War has nothing on this crossover event.
Thank you!!
"Elmore James got nothing on this baby"
@@nostaticatall for you blue
I used to do something like this with a friend who had no musical background outside of knowing a couple of chords on the guitar. I'd record something and send it to him, then he'd put another layer on top and send it back, and so on until the whole thing was terribly overcrowded with sounds. And it was a wonderful experience, because he'd do stuff that was "unmusical" in the sense that a musician probably wouldn't do something like that. For instance, after the 10th layer he'd just put a wah-wah effect on the whole track. But then you'd have to try to make sense of it together, and a couple of layers later it always turned out that the "unmusical" feat was the parting point where the track started to become musically interesting. I think that's what Orson Welles called the happy accidents, which you have to provoke to create something interesting.
That's amazing!!!!
Epic
I think bob ross said that bit about happy little accidents
I'm fairly certain this is how 100 Gecs makes their music (I'm not joking I think I heard it in an interview or something)
8:52
RePeTiTiOn LeGiTiMiSeS
Exactly what I thought
RePeTiTiOn LeGiTiMiSeS
Repetition legitimizes
@@vincenttavani6380 Repitition Legitimises
Sometimes I think you guys just repeat that scentence till it becomes true.
Thanks so much for this Nahre! I have the same pedal and was thinking of doing a video a bit like this, but you've done it so much better than I could! I LOVE the idea you've found of 'Competitive Looping' with a friend - that's just so much fun, I'm going to try that straight away! Inspiring video (*again*). Also love Adam's impressed faces (-:
I love how all the best music channels on TH-cam are like a real community :)
Thank you David!! It's a huge compliment coming from you!!
@@NahreSol (-: And next time you're passing through London give me a shout!
It's Adam's version of Jeff's stank face. >.
@@Rohishimoto I thought that too! Where's Rick?
Yamaha better be paying you. I’ve never seen a more effective advertisement than for that CP
Andrew Wiemken damn truuue
Amazing how a "simple" guitar pedal, that usually is a pretty common thing in a guitarist's right, can be taken to a completely different level when it's used by someone with a different background and knowledge!
As always, great content and amazing collaboration :)
Thank you so much!!
This is like musical chess: Black and White keys, between two people, punching the clock/loop pedal
I'm glad I'm not the only one who thought this haha
SaiSingsBass
White goes first, then black plays defense. Or? Depends on how one plays chess I suppose.
turning the black keys to white keys
Sagolel4797
Doesn't really work like that. It can though.
@@jumpingeezus5080 its a quote from the movie secret (and a meme in the 2setviolin youtube channel)
That last sequence in the airplane was so entertaining !! Your own thoughts about your improvisation layered along were hilarious
Thank you!! 😂
Fried chicken. That was the best.
@@kengruz669 I was looking for this comment. It cracked me up.
I'm working in 3D modeling and this really made me think of tiles and repetitive materials. You need it to be a light touch because if theirs too much contrast in a tile you can see it repeat over and over and that's not good.
Nahre, you have a simple looper built into the CP Keyboard - It’s the reverb dial set with no decay.
I was just thinking that, too. She points out the advantage of the pedal at 3:00, though, which is that she can erase the most recent track. With the internal looper you’re stuck with anything you touch.
I've sat with a friend and looped chord progressions for about 2 hours once. We barely spoke and spent a lot of time just appreciating what we had come up with together.
Now you can play Terry Riley's 'In C' by yourself!
Omg yes...!! 😂
I love how Adam is capable of doing so much without being a technically great pianist, trully great
He's really great!!
I don't know what it was about this video, but it brought a smile to my face when you were quietly collaborating and the feel the fun of creativity.
Hahaha I loved the overlaid commentary at the end with your solo. Great video exploring the looper, Nahre! I recently acquired the same pedal and wasn't sure of the best way to record with it, so thanks for sharing your set-up details. Like some other people said, I'm also fascinated by this creative, game-like aspect of trading off on looping with another person. Gotta try that out with my friends. Thanks for sharing this! :-)
Thank you so much!!!
Feels like the piano version of a hip hop battle aha
You and Adam in a video together was my dream - thanks for making it come true :)
Adam is awesome!!
o m g i t s a d a m n e e e e e e e e e *bass*
Matthew Ray already mentioned this, but have you considered plugging your keyboard into an iPad/iPhone and using one of the numerous looping apps?
If you use the keyboard as a MIDI controller rather than audio source, you wouldn't even need an audio interface. One keyboard, one device, one cable (or NO cables if you use a Bluetooth-MIDI adapter like the Yamaha MD-BT01).
I realize part of the interest for you is dealing with the limitations of the single loop your pedal provides, but apps such as Group the Loop, LoopTree, Everyday Looper, or Loopy HD would allow you to play with multiple loops of different lengths, and you could bring parts in and out to provide more variation.
But you wouldn't get that satisfying foot switch click every time you loop...
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"... when I'm 'looping' with a friend." Sounds almost illegal..
Into what kind of loops are these guys on?
I don't know, if there are any laws regarding time travel, but I would guess it's pretty illegal.
What, you don't get loopy with your friends?
Underground loop markets y’all
Hey... you got any new loops for me?
It warms my heart to see the TH-cam musicians and educators I like hanging out together and collaborating. Makes this feel like a real community, something there to mentor all sorts of new talent. Thanks to all of you for being so awesome.
@7:31 The bass line in many cases is the whole feel of the music. If we're talking about individual songs/singles you'll see it all the time that in a live performance. A lead guitar/instrumental does something really weird and off sounding though the bass line didn't alter their part so it stayed together just fine.
Just another reason why bass is such a crucial part.
The cool thing about this video is that you're able to articulate your feelings on the pedal, it's limitations, and how you've been able to gather ideas from it. I'm actually surprised that you haven't used this method before. At the same time subscribing to your channel earlier last years ( I think ) I've not seen you do a lot of small repetitions in your compositions.
You might want to explore this more Nahre because this could potentially offer you some cool compositions for some pieces that you could perform live. Mathrock is essentially like this in the years that looping was trendy. However, many of these bands that use this method don't really exist anymore. The only band that's been consistent about it has been BATTLES (Ian, Dave & John) and since their start they've really found ways to make it interesting each time.
You should also check out Tyondai Braxton (a former member of BATTLES) who did a record called "Central Market" that sort of embodies this method. Loved this episode Nahre. Definitely want to get you into my podcast
Thank you !!!! 🙏 especially for the ideas as to where to go from here 😊
This channel is a hidden gem on TH-cam, I know barely anything about music theory but the videos are just so chill to watch and listen to.
Really deserves more subscribers.
omg I love how awesomely well u get a subject that seems simple and create a huge video with so much quality and content while still letting it be very personal and making us feel so close and connected to you and the whole process.
I love your videos, Nahre! Thank you for creating!
Let’s make #AdamsKnee a thing
#AdamKneely
This is awesome, as someone who loves making loops, I'm glad you pointed out that there is a difference when writing for something that will be looped. 😁 thanks!! When I write loops, I like leaving a sense of unresolved motion or creating a more stagnant ambient atmosphere.
Also the frequency conversation is really important, pay attention, folks!!
These videos where you explain your process are great, and you have an approach that seems so natural!! It's inspiring for others seeing where focus and hard work can take you 😊
I LOVE these videos, please keep them up. So inspiring. Also loved the cheeky bit at the end with your improv.
Not just your music but also your videos are a work of art :)
The chord progression starting at 3:23 is fantastic!
true what's she playing tho
Thank you!!!
What fun! I just bought an inexpensive synth and can't wait to explore looping.
Great to see you guys having fun with loops!
Love the way you break down everything in the videos you create. It’s cool watching another persons perspective of creating and how the thought process differentiates. The looping process is so simple yet can be something so complex at the same time. Your editing is also on point by the way 😄
I love how you layer your sounds in this video. Big fan of Adam Neely! Also, Reggie Watts is a beast with live looping and super inspiring.
Thank you!!!
Adam Neely!
The run by of the setup and what cables are used (& how) is golden. Cool vid!
I love the way your enthusiasm rubs off on me, I think I need to spend more time with my loop pedal. Thanks for all the great insights!
this is quotable: "There is no such thing as a mistake, if you do it a thousand times."
"Do it once, and it's a mistake. Do it twice, and it's -jazz, well, I mean it could be- music."
Had a loop for a few years now and this explaination has summed up everything I've ever thought of thank you!
Thank you so much to share this. Not only the set up but your reflection on the subject.
You are one of the best musician of our time!
It's so great that you can look past (or actually embrace?) the limitations of this Ditto looper pedal and get to do music (and so much of it actually) instead of refining you gear setup.
That said, I have no idea why Ditto is so popular. It doesn't have a rhythm section, it can't store your loops to go back to (forcing you to resort to an external recorder). Nux Loop Core costs less than Ditto and it offers 99 slots for storing your loops for a total of up to 6 hours, it also has undo and redo, it has 40 drum tracks (20 in 4/4 and 20 in 3/4) to further improve your timing, it has auto-record which starts recording as soon as it gets input (which does away with having to click and start playing at the same time - but you still have to click to complete the loop in perfect time). It can slowdown or speed up your loops while preserving the pitch and keeping the drums playing in sync. With an additional footswitch you can switch between existing loops forward and back allowing for multipart compositions on the fly. It does I believe at least as much as Boss RC-3 but for under half the price of that.
And then again, having said that, since you are carrying a recorder, a keyboard, and a looper, and a powerbank and you are still gonna transfer all of this into a computer to edit and post, so why not use Ableton live with a small, light midi-keyboard/controller? It can do all of those things Nux Loop Core does but better, plus it lets you record entire composition from your loops with unlimited undoing/redoing and overdubbing of all loops in any order, and the midi controller gives you access to unlimited pallet of sounds in the form of plug-in synths, drums and basses.
Your rig would consist of the laptop (probably lighter than the pedals with the power bank), midi-keyboard (definitely lighter than your keyboard), and maybe you would need an interface for low-latency signal path (I wonder if there are some that can be built into the laptop). You will have fewer wires for sure... But this rig is more complicated to learn and set up than the Ditto looper, so that's perhaps explain why you went the way of the looper pedal. But Ableton way might be cheaper, more portable and definitely more powerful in all respects.
i can't believe you got ReviewBrah on your channel
Great fun video, Nahre! You are also a great communicator. Excellent job explaining the looping process!
I loved how you incorporated the travelling footage within the talky, performance bits. Very engaging video! Fascinating explanations
9:00 I think you mean 【Ｒｅｐｅｔｉｔｉｏｎ Ｌｅｇｉｔｉｍｉｚｅｓ】
*I'VE BEEN WAITING FOR THE COLLAB FOREVER. GOD IS REAL*
:))))
@@NahreSol
Aaaaand I can finally die happy.
See y'all in the after life.
Shay Usu: No she is not. She is simply an illusion embedded in your consciousness available for psychlogically dependent individuals who find excistance without predetermination hard to accept. She does excist, but on a level so far above your reason or imagination that she is forever unavailabe to you. Like an ant trying to figure out the technology behind the Summit (a 148.6 petaflops computer). She does excist, in the form of a ‘slimy’ extended substance but has no location, no form, no mass, no color or other properties, except.... an inperceptable soft hum. Don’t confuse the two.
Nahre Sol! I love you and your passion for music :) You're videos and editing are so eloquent and creative! Love from Toronto, Canada
Love this ! It's amazing to see musicians of your skill playing with loops and having fun with it . . . Look forward to seeing the future of that research ♻️
Could you please upload the last one that you did on the plane as an mp3 file. It was really really good! It reminded me of Nobu by Herbie Hancock.
Not gonna lie, you sounded like Herbie Hancock right there in your improv. I honestly cried happily.
Your videos have helped me make sense of so many different musical things in such a wonderful and accessible way. Bravo, thank you, and cheers!
That was really cool! Very inspiring to see you looping with the other guys. Somewhere between a dialogue (more like a discussion) and a musical duel of sorts. But at the same time resulting in something cohesive and new and greater than the sum of its parts. Awesome, thank you!
Do you think you can loop a fugue? Play the first voice, then second etc. Would be very cool
You would have to find a way to change the pitch on the repetition. But for a basic canon it can work if the repetition time isn't too long.
Yes, it is safe to say that you have been obsessed!! :) But I love it!
Thanks Elliott!! And yess, you called it!! :))))
That must sound completely insane.
I really enjoy your videos, Nahre. They make me happy; smiling because of your musical curiosity. Makes me want to dive back into it as well.
Your content is incredible! Every video I've seen so do far is so inspiring.
So you guys are basically playing loop Jenga
18:27 (brother waking up) “FRIED CHICKEN?” 😂😊
It's absolutely to fascinating to follow your journey on this channel Nahre - what you're discovering beyond your incredible specialism as a pianist and how you approach certain things from beyond your comfort zone without prejudice. It seems make a hugely rich learning experience for you and is a great reminder for those of us watching to use our imaginations more when approaching technologies or genres that may seem mundane to us. Basically, we get a little glimpse at how your super-powered pianists brain works and it's not only fascinating but humbling, too. Thanks for your intellectual humility, rigour and candour. And for the brilliant music of course! :)
Nahre you are becoming one of my favourite electronic composers. thanks for being so open.
Adam's Kneely
Would you consider releasing the mp3 for the "London Bridge" arrangement somewhere?
Sounds so cool
Your videos are SO INCREDIBLY RELAXING
Just wanted to say, loved the video. Wholesome content. The world needs more just pure and innocent exploration of art like this.
Thank you
Why do both the keyboard and the loop pedal need to be connected to the recorder if to recorder is already connected to the keyboard?
Also, does the looper automatically adjust the end of the loop to fit in the with tempo and time signature of the previous loops (or even any particular time signature at all, rather than just end _exactly_ when you hit the button)? I imagine it would otherwise it'd be supremely difficult to avoid the loops getting out of sync with each other.
I think only loop pedal that need to be connected to recorder.
This particular looper, Ditto Looper from TC Electronic, behave "as is"; the length of overdub is same as the first loop (start from first button hit to second one). If first loop is not perfect 4/4 (as example), all overdub is follow that. If the overdub length is more than the first, the remaining will be overdubbed on the beginning (act as new over dub)
This way she records the input sound and the looped sound as separate audio tracks.
When I was watching u do it with other people it felt like Jenga who’s gonna ness it up first
Thank you ! Love you , and the work . Wish you the success you deserve .
Your videos are like a window into the mind of a genius. So talented and entertaining thank you!
Merci ! Si seulement je comprenais tout ! 😭 mais c’est pas grave. Les notes je les comprends 😁.
Tu ne comprends pas l'anglais. Ne t'inquiete pas: musique est universelle
Have you seen the Boss RC 505 looper? It would blow your mind! =D
It's pretty clear how much fun you had with this, and I love it.
You have an amazing talent to make videos that are calming and at the same time very interesting. Many TH-camrs try to keep the attention of the viewers with fast cuts and an energetic voice, you make / need nothing like that. It is just a calm story that evolves and keeps the interest high. Thank you for being like that (I guess). And thank you for the interesting content. Have a nice day.
what a great video. Your music is not dry. laffed like hell at fried chicken guy
Check out el ten eleven. They are masters of looping.
Check out Citizen Warkwick! :) Holy crap he's amazing.
Their self-titled album really opened my eyes to a whole new style of music when I first heard it. So so good
Was just about to say the same thing!
Your videos are always inspiring! Cheers from Spain
This is one of the best videos I've ever seem on TH-cam! Thank you very much! Made my half spliff really enjoyable!
👋 hi
This is just a revelation video about how you’re a classical pianist
this is one of the most fun videos i`ve seen on youtube. Thanks for making it!
I'm new to you and your videos, but I particularly liked, and appreciated, the improved bit plus commentary at the end. It tickled my brain in a real fun way
How to get me to watch your video, guaranteed
Step 1. Have Adam Neely
There is no step 2.
Giraffinator t eajmkekn
Why not use the pedal as a pedal, it could make your looping more continuous
I think the way she sits makes it hard to use a foot pedal.
This video just put a huge smile on my face!
Really glad to have discovered your videos! They're interesting, informative and honest. Thank you.
can i ship you and adam? it just fits so well
lmao 18:27
I chuckled when I saw that. Can't believe there are so few comments about it!
this just gets better and better... I started watching you because I was going to buy a Reface CP.. I am a looping, sampling and beatmaking enthusiast.... you have really inspired me a lot to become a keyboardist... THANKS.. keep on looping!
This was an awesome video - super interesting concept and it was a lot of fun just watching all of you have fun exploring it. I love the way music can bring people together