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gregbankley · Joined: 27 Mar 2012 Posts: 39

Can the Korg R3 loop itself? I just bought a digitech jml2 looper, but unfortunately you can control each layer that you loop- it just becomes one big sound. So transitioning is tough. I was thinking maybe a computer software like ableton would help me with this. Any help?

I am trying to loop, then loop something else, but be able to cancel out the first sound and not have to stop the whole thing. Thanks everybody!

xmlguy · Platinum Member Joined: 26 Nov 2007 Posts: 3487

No the R3 can't loop. You might as well download the manual from Korg's website and read it. It will save you a lot of time.

gregbankley · Joined: 27 Mar 2012 Posts: 39

I know I'm sorry, I will.

But what are your thoughts on ableton? Is this something I should look into? My digitech looper cant single out each loop layer, would I able tto do this with my R3 on ableton or some other program?

xmlguy · Platinum Member Joined: 26 Nov 2007 Posts: 3487

You can use any audio source for audio loopers, and you can use any midi synth to be controlled by any midi looper, so sure, the R3 will work fine with any kind of looper. It just doesn't do any looping by itself. The only complication is with monophonic audio loopers, because the R3 is best used with a stereo audio looper, since it has cool stereo effects. That means a lot of guitar loopers aren't great for looping any stereo synths. Ableton Live is great for looping, and other software is good too. Fruity loops is popular too, but Live is more powerful and professional. Ableton Live is used for major tours like for Daft Punk to control their whole show. There's lots of really cool midi controllers for Live from Akai and Novation. There's also Maschine and other midi loopers to look at too. It can easily take 6 months to a couple years to become proficient on a range of DAW packages like Live, Protools, Maschine, etc. But it's an awful lot of fun learning how to use them. It can eat up hours and days just learning how to use small pieces of DAW software like the builtin SoftSynths and Audio FX.

sohatyi · Full Member Joined: 20 Oct 2011 Posts: 133

How about a kp3? Four loops you can layer and mess with. Not as flexible a Ableton but practically immediate. Depending on the length of loop you require of course.

mark909 · Joined: 16 May 2012 Posts: 8

I use a Korg Kaossilator Pro to loop my microkorg. Its great fun.

Check out this guy looping his Kaossilator pro and microkorg into his KP3. Good stuff.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HGkLHPON3R4&feature=related