Home Grooveboxes, Synth & Loop - Course map (beta) Booklet 1Booklet 2 DEEN
Four devices in close-up: groovebox pads, Loopy Pro on an iPad, the faders of a loop station, the panel of a synthesizer

Start with a question.

Nine questions instead of 27 chapters. Each answer first in two sentences, then something to try; the full booklet text only opens if you want it.

    I want to know …
    Start hereWhat actually is a live set?Ch 01 · 18 · 19 · 14Record liveHow do I make a loop, for example with my voice?Ch 08 · 21 · 16iPad and Loopy ProAnd the iPad? A whole studio in one appCh 21 · 22 · 23 · 06Play patternsHow do I build a beat?Ch 12 · 09 · 10 · 11Build a soundWhat does this knob do? Building your own soundCh 13 · 26 · 20Shared timeWhy do my devices drift apart?Ch 04 · 10Cables and listeningWhy is there no sound?Ch 03 · 02 · 06 · 07 · 05 · 13Choosing gearWhat should I buy?Ch 13 · 27 · 09 · 03 · 06Going furtherHow do others do it?Ch 17 · 15 · 24 · 25
    Your setup as a route map · tap a station
    controls: notes, knobssound flowshas to stay in timeone device, several stations
    Circuit TracksPatterns + sound + clock in one boxLoopy ProLoop + mixing + pluginsHand / controllerCH 02SequencerCH 12MIDICH 03Sound sourceCH 13Voice / micCH 05InterfaceCH 06 · 07Record loopCH 08 · 21MixingCH 05ListeningCH 05Shared clockCH 04 · 26
    1. ControlHand / controller or sequencer → MIDI → sound source
    2. Sound flowsSound source or voice → interface → loop → mixing → listening
    3. In timeeverything that plays patterns or loops hangs on the shared clock
    Compare: the same texts, old order as two linear booklets: Booklet 1 · Booklet 2. Glossary: here.