About looping technique...

[David Kirkdorffer <DKirkdorffer@exapps.com>]

At the risk of stating the obvious, I've found that a few things can help 
my
looping.

1.      Be relaxed
2.      Mistakes can be doors into the unexpected, go through some of them
and see what you find.
3.      Try having a strategy or purpose to each moment
4.      Conversely, don't evaluate or think too much, let stuff flow.  You
can evaluate it all later.
5.      Get familiar with your gear and what sounds you can evoke.
6.      Do it regularly.  One month of looping 2-hours a day will do more
for your looping than anything else.
7.      When you get familiar with what you're able to do, try looping in
the context of other musicians.  That's a whole other skill.
8.      Try recording what you do, you'll see similarities from piece to
piece.  This could be your style.  Or, you could notice what you're NOT
doing.  Gives you a choice to change, either way.
9.      Have some fun with looping at least some of the time.  Keep the
child in you alive if you can.

Have fun.
David