TC-Helicon Voicejam manual - Manual (Page 4)

How
to
Get
Started
with
Looping
Again,
we
highly
suggest
going
through
the
built-­‐in
interactive
tutorial,
but
for
those
of
you
who
like
to
learn
by
reading,
read
on:
Looping
is
about
capturing
an
idea
and
then
repeating
it
seamlessly
in
a
loop
over
and
over
again.
That’s
not
all
however.
The
real
magic
of
a
looper
is
that
you’re
able
to
continue
to
record
over
the
loop
while
it
plays
back,
building
it
up
in
wonderful
ways
on
every
pass.
With
a
little
skill
and
a
lot
of
creativity
you
can
base
an
entire
performance
around
a
single
loop
being
built
from
absolutely
nothing,
to
a
fully
grooved
out,
ear
candy
masterpiece.
And
that’s
just
the
beginning.
But
for
starters,
let’s
look
at
the
simplest
way
to
get
your
feet
wet.
Recording
a
loop
Step
1:
Visualize
–
How
long
will
my
loop
be?
For
example,
maybe
you
want
to
beat
box
a
simple
4
beat
rhythmic
bar.
Or
you
may
want
a
4
bar
melody.
Generally
it’s
best
to
keep
the
initial
loop
small
(later
you’ll
learn
how
to
extend
small
loops
into
bigger
ones).
Let’s
assume
a
single
4
beat
bar.
Count
in
your
mind
“One
Two
Three
Four”
at
the
tempo
you
desire.
It’s
important
to
feel
comfortable
before
proceeding,
because
once
you
set
the
length
of
your
loop,
it
stays
that
way
until
you
trash
it
and
start
again.
On
the
other
hand,
right
now
you’re
just
having
fun
(hopefully)
so
who
cares
if
you
don’t
get
it
right
the
first
time.
Step
2:
When
you’re
ready,
you’re
going
to
hit
the
record
icon
and
start
singing
your
vocal
loop
at
exactly
the
same
time.
For
your
first
experiment,
the
moment
you
hit
the
record
button
start
chanting
something
like
“one
two
three
four”.
Now
this
is
the
tricky
part:
After
you
chant
“four”
keep
a
very
even
rhythm
and
pretend
you’re
going
to
repeat
“one
two
three
four”
again
but
press
the
record
button
again
at
the
exact
same
time
you
say
“one”
for
the
second
time.
After
that
you
can
stop
chanting.
This
will
establish
the
loop.
Try
it
now!
Step
3:
If
you’re
lucky,
you
should
be
hearing
a
recording
of
yourself
chanting
“one
two
three
four”
over
and
over
again
in
a
very
steady
loop.
Congratulations!
Step
4:
Clean
up
–
Press
the
trashcan
to
erase
everything.
Start
again
from
Step
1
and
have
some
fun
chanting
or
singing
something
else.
Try
varying
the
length
of
the
loop
each
time.
For
example,
see
if
you
can
get
a
seamless
beat
boxing
loop
happening!
Layer
Cake
Getting
bored?
I
bet
you’ve
already
figured
out
the
next
part
before
getting
here.
Once
a
loop
is
created
and
playing
back,
you
can
punch
in
and
out
with
the
record
button
at
will,
allowing
you
to
overdub
new
bits
of
vocally
mimicked
instrumentation,
and
of
course,
singing!