The loop in this video is a custom loop for Misty Edward’s “You Won’t Relent” and can be purchased/downloaded here.

The loop in the video can be downloaded here.

Need a Custom Loop?

I’ve been working with Reason and Abelton Live creating loops for worship songs both original and covers for a few years now. I’ve released most of them on this site and made them available for all to use for free. I’ve had a lot of inquiries about creating custom loops for people and I am now accepting these offers. Please browse the loops through the link above to get a sense of my musical sensibility and if you think my style is a good match for your needs. Here is some info on the process.

Pricing

Price varies based on the request details. How much instrumentation you’d like and so forth. The range is $100 – $200 per song, if you require live instrumentation/vocals to accompany the loop that ranges from $25-$50 additional for each live track. Again depending on the complexity of the live track.

What you receive

• loop (uncompressed aif, high quality stereo mp3, master Reason/Ableton file)
• Arrangement details (like a readme file navigating you through the song
• Vocal Cue track (another track that cues you into each part and can be used alongside click track)

Terms

I will be very honest an open about my schedule and when you can expect completion of your loop. Ongoing communication through loop composing process is key to make sure you are happy as a customer. Your custom loop will not be given free to anyone but I do reserve the right to resell the custom loop for any price I deem appropriate. In order to make this worth the time and to keep the initial investment cost as low as possible to you the customer, I need to make these available for resell. On average a loop takes me 15-20 hours, if you do the math, without resell I’d be making about $5/hr-$10/hr.

If these terms sound agreeable to you please use the contact form below to contact me for a quote. I will follow up with you and we can discuss arrangement details of the song.

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Record is Propellerhead’s latest software release that finally addresses the much requested feature of audio recording inside of Reason. But instead of adding it to Reason they created a new product. The price sounds right at $299 for all the features they’ve thrown in. Create Digital Music has a wonderful in depth review of Record and this video below gives a nice intro to the product as well. You can sign up for beta testing at www.record-you.com

I ran a recent poll here on ORS that asked where your team was at with looping. 25% of you said you’d like to start using loops but don’t know how to get started. This post is intended to address that and hopefully get you some detailed information on how to get going. First here are some articles to help you decide whether you should even consider using loops:

• Why should I consider using loops in my worship service?
• Won’t using loops cause a congregation to get bored?
• Do loops leave any room for spontaneity in worship?

If you’re wanting to get started looping here are some articles helping you with that process:

• 8 steps to configure Ableton with loop and vocal cue tracks
• Configuring Ableton Live to run your click tracks – The link above showed you a more comprehensive loop setup that runs your loops and click. But if you wanted to just use Ableton for running your clicks, this is a great tutorial for that, as well as just general Ableton Live info.
• How to send click tracks to monitors and not mains
• How to transpose a loop in Reason
• How to create your own click track in Garage Band

Some sites where you can download loops:

• www.OurRisingSound.com – here of course
• www.themonobox.com – Matt hasn’t been posting for a long time, but he does have some good loops and tutorials still available.
• www.sacredloops.org – Again, not much content here, but hey there aren’t many people doing this kind of thing.
• Bwacks Forums – good place to ask questions on loops

If you have questions that none of these articles and tutorials address please don’t hesitate to ask. If you have any suggestions for loop links above let me know and I’ll add to the list.

I receive a lot of questions and requests for transposing my loops so I thought I might as well give a tutorial on how it’s done. It’s really quite simple to do in Reason, so let’s get started. This tutorial assumes you have Reason and have opened some project.

1. Select pitched midi notes

You want to select all the pitched midi notes, you do not need or want to select non-pitched midi notes like drum kits or percussion instruments. For those changing the midi note actually changes the instrument. So usually what I’ll do is organize my project so that non-pitched instruments are all at the bottom or top to make selecting all the others quite easy.

After drawing a box around all your midi notes it should look something like this:

2. Set the semi-tones in Tool Window

In the Tool Window click the “Tools” menu item. Then set the semi-tone adjustment you want to make. A semi-tone is a half step. So if you want to raise the key a full step you’d set the semi-tones to 2, if you want to lower the key 2 full steps you’d set the semi-tones to -4. A semi-tone level of 0 would be no adjustment, it’s where you are currently.

3. Click apply

Now all that’s left is clicking Apply and you’re all set.

To my mind the best song to come out of New Life is Everlasting God. You won’t hear too many melodies better than this one, and the production is really top class. Glenn Packiam’s vocals on this always impressed me, his tone is fantastic on this. We do this song quite often at LCC and as far as corporate worship goes this is one of the more engaging ministry type songs we have in rotation.

You can stream the loop below but you are not able to download the loop. In order to download the loop files you need to send payment through PayPal. The price for this loop is $2.99. Once payment is received I’ll contact you and give you download instructions. The following is what’s delivered upon receipt of payment:

• Loop (high quality stereo mp3 and aif)
• Vocal Cue track (aif)
• Master Reason 4 file (rns)
• Arrangement Details (rtf, shows exactly what parts come in at what time)

As always though please comment and rate the loop to let me know what you think. I had a lot of fun making this loop and I’m pleased that the original customer is very happy with it.

Song: Everlasting God by New Life Worship, My Savior Lives album
Key: Em
Bpm: 148

Note: the free podcast file is lower quality mp3 (128kbps)

 Everlasting God by New Life Worship (loop) [6:13m]: Download

I finally got around to programming a loop for one of my favorite Hillsong tunes, Lead Me to the Cross. This one took me a long time to get satisfied with. I knew I wanted to remix it some, I didn’t want to play it the same old way. So what I ended up doing was changing the drum rhythm and creating a sort of Radiohead In Rainbows odd downbeat thing happening. Our drummer Jonathan did a brilliant job getting a killer beat around this track, I’m sorry the rest of your teams don’t have my drummer.

I followed the album as far as sectional(verse/chorus/bridge) arrangement so that should make things easier for those thinking of using this. As you may or may not know I have a 3 piece band instrumentally, drums, bass and me on electric guitar, no acoustic guitar (ohhhhhh myyyyyy goshhhhhhhhh). So I have 2 versions of this loop, one with acoustic and one without for most of you out there who have live acoustic.

Song: Lead Me to the Cross by Hillsong United, All of the Above
Key: Bm
Bpm: 140
Intro: no click in, electronic sequence starts it off (2 bar)

If you download this loop or you’ve benefited in any way or are appreciative of the service, I’d ask that you please consider donating whatever you feel the loop is worth. The amount (including $0) I leave up to you.

 

 Lead Me To The Cross (with Guitar / Bm / 140bpm) [4:22m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

 

 Lead Me To The Cross (Bm / 140bpm) [4:22m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

Download (No Guitar): aif / mp3 / mid / rns (Reason 4 file)

Download (Guitar): aif / mp3 / rns (Reason 4 file)