Complete Guide to Loopcloud 6

Loopmasters award-winning free software suite Loopcloud has garnered ever-increasing amounts of attention since its release in 2017. On this new course from Senior Tutor Rob Jones, you’ll learn both the basics and advanced operation of the app, to discover new ways of using it to find sounds and make instant loops for your production. Signing up to the course provides immediate access to nearly 7 hours of streamed tutorials, along with the Loopcloud presets from the lessons and a bonus set of patterns for manipulating bass samples.

Sample Module - Creating filtered bass loop patterns in Loopcloud

Course Breakdown 

Module 1 - Introduction to Loopcloud 

Rob begins the course by providing an introduction to the Loopcloud app and plugin, showing how samples can be quickly and easily located within your own library or the store. He gives a short demonstration of how to combine a few different loops before moving on to a demo of some of the more advanced features in the player, as well as AI searching.

• Lesson 1 - Sample Searching Basics
• Lesson 2 - Player Intro & AI Searching

Module 2 - Making a Hip Hop Groove with Loops 

A simple workflow that shows how to search and export individual loops in the app, starting with beats and then moving onto melodic elements, sticking purely to single track player usage. The module ends with a quick demonstration of the benefits of multitrack player usage, however.

• Lesson 1 - Intro
• Lesson 2 - Adding a Percussion Loop to a Loopcloud Drum Groove
• Lesson 3 - Finding Bass and Synth Loops
• Lesson 4 - Searching for a Matching Melody Loop
• Lesson 5 - Using Multiple Tracks in the Player

Module 3 - Pattern Editing Part 1 - Building your own Groove Templates

A guide to working with the player in multitrack mode, showing how to create a template (session file) for making Trap beats. Along the way, there are examples of loading up pattern presets as well as editing and creating your own patterns from scratch.

• Lesson 1 - Making Trap Beats from Loops
• Lesson 2 - Making Trap Beats from Oneshots
• Lesson 3 - Creating a Vocal and Modified Arp Pattern
• Lesson 4 - Loading a Session and Switching Out Samples

Module 4 - Pattern Editing Part 2 - Making Melodic Patterns 

Another lengthy workflow that shows how to layer up different melodic elements in the player, creating patterns for pads, vocals, bass and synths, which are backed by beats from Loopcloud Drum. The final pattern example introduces the basics of FX automation.

• Lesson 1 - Setting up Beats in Loopcloud Drum
• Lesson 2 - Choosing Bass & Creating Pad Patterns
• Lesson 3 - Making a Pluck Lead Pattern
• Lesson 4 - Creating a Bass Pattern
• Lesson 5 - Designing Vocal Chops
• Lesson 6 - Custom Filter Automation Patterns

Module 5 - Advanced Pattern Creation 

A series of highly usable pattern examples, to add to your collection and serve as inspiration for making patterns of your own. Patterns build in complexity and incorporate increasing amounts of FX and automation as they go.

• Lesson 1 - Crash Pattern
• Lesson 2 - Drum Fills & Glitches
• Lesson 3 - Versatile MultiFX Patterns (Percussion/Vocal/Bass)
• Lesson 4 - Making Risers and Downshifters
• Lesson 5 - Making Risers 2

Module 6 - Advanced (Insane) Player Techniques - Making a Bass House Track!

An adventurous end to the course, as Rob embarks on a somewhat reckless task of creating a lengthier arrangement in Loopcloud. Although more for demonstration purposes than anything, this is an example of how far the app can be taken and the outer limits of sample editing within the player.

• Lesson 1 - Sample Selection
• Lesson 2 - Arrangement Part 1
• Lesson 3 - Arrangement Part 2

Bonus Module - Course Presets Guide & Additional Pattern Techniques 

A quick look at the bonus patterns that come with the course, for making instant filtered and delayed bass loops, as well as some techniques for how to create similar patterns for yourself.

• Lesson 1 - Patterns Demo & Installation
• Lesson 2 - Filtered Bass Pattern Techniques

Features

• Over 6.5 hours of Streamed Tutorials
• 24 / 7 / 365 Access
• Bonus Loopcloud Patterns

System Requirements

• An internet connection is required to stream the modules in this course.

Please Note: The modules included in this online guide can be streamed within the Courses section of your account area and are not available to download.