Live Looping - MFA: Loop-Lab studio performance

MFA: Loop-Lab is a live Looping duo from Boulder, CO. This group is a part of the MFA Collective.

We use Ableton Live, Lexicon Jamman, and other plugins to loop ourselves on-the-fly in complete improvisation as we play various acoustic and electronic instruments, and then mix and effect the loops we just performed! This is for real - There are no overdubs, nothing added or removed, and it is all improv.

Check out website for live show announcements and contact us with any questions or requests!

www.MFAcentral.com

Category:

Music

Tags:

• MFA
• Loop
• Lab
• Ableton
• Live
• looping
• Anton
• Newton
• Jamman
• Boulder
• Colorado
• Mobius
• Evolution
• Oxygen
• Keyboard
• Rhodes
• Korg

[designatedjake]

This is really really tight. What is the box with all the nobs. I've been looking fora good controller with just nobs and sliders for a while.

[canton1818]

it's called an Evolution midi controller. Just a universal controller that can be assigned to anything. Works great as a simple control surface for mixing too...

[gringostarr88]

nice work! what's your pc specs/software?

[canton1818]

It's a complicated answer, basically Ableton Live 7 with VST's as instruments and effects, Mobius looper, a hardware echoplex and several Lexicon Jammans.  Also several other things top hook it all up....tough to answer here in limited space....

[Setho1000]

nice work i like the sounds, but cant you play a real drum set? or at least an electric set? sounds cool though man, im not trying bring yiu down or nothin.

[canton1818]

Thanks for the feedback, and good question. Setting live loops on an acoustic drum set is def possible, but there are all sorts of issues w/ mic bleed, latency, and recording vs live sound levels. Before using the drum pad, I did actually use a full elec kit, but had a harder time taking it around to gigs as it was more setup for the same sounds. If I loose the Rhodes, We can fly to gigs with a carry on, so touring is much easier now.

[Xmusice]

gooooddddd!!!

[loopsydazy]

Very nice

[sonique25]

And you really got your mobius working? mine its just a glitchy mutha....

[pepenores2]

the other synth guy isn't doing anything really...

[mattcooksey]

Very sick I can definitely relate to the looping and improvisation to my acoustic guitar style and looper pedal that i use.. Just started using the pedal today and i have some videos uploaded If any one would like to check it out it would be appreciated.

[intertubers]

you can't call your band 'loop lab' dude. where's the soul?

[TtimePoi]

whats the effect at 2:30 that makes the drum track sound like a tabla?!?

[virtualericgear]

You've gotta be kidding me. Six minutes of this and you can only come up with ONE foundation pattern to jam off of? Six minutes of the same pattern over and over -- why are all the looping artists showing the same lack of creativity?

[loonytunez101]

im a member looplabs and i thought i make good music man you guys are hecka good

[jazzwall13]

hello..can you tell me what kind of drum pad you are using?? thanks....i dig y'alls music!