Personal Consumer Issues • Re: How did you learn to play music? What resources and teachers/coaching did you use? What instruments do you own/play

Started off with piano, then ukulele, then accordion, then clarinet, then guitar, bongos, and choirs in between all. Then discovered the electronic organ where I could play by ear to my heart's content, changing rhythms to popular songs/opera arias, Christmas carols, hymns, etc., making up melodies as they popped into my head, creating medleys, etc. Nothing great, but no need for lessons, practice, etc. What freedom! What fun!

Here's a YouTube video of a Roland VR 09. What an electronic organ can do is limitless.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8fcGtcrXFPM
Can you also lay down tracks, like a looper?

j

Well, you've just introduced me to the looper and I've enjoyed hearing the many uses of it online, especially on the Roland VR-09. Seems it would greatly add to the fun I now have and fun is where it's at for me. Do you, or does anyone here, have suggestions on how to find a good combination electronic organ and looper? Costs?

Thanks, Sandtrap!

I've had a number of "loopers" over the years.
As I'm a guitar player, the "looper" needs foot switch as my hands are not free. And, the interface is important. And, it must be "solid", not cheap plastic. And, for me, very intuitive (simple minded).
This one is lousy:
Donner
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B08GN ... UTF8&psc=1
These are timeless and most good guitarists will spend the money for it. It will be in most pedalboard floor racks.
Boss anything is very good and very solid. I still have this one.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B08KB ... UTF8&psc=1
This one is the "Lexus" of "loopers" for floor use.
Digitech JamMan (gave this one to my son who is excellent at using a looper).
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000A ... UTF8&psc=1
The Boss SC-600 is the Cadillac of loopers. $500+ It was too much for me and there's no way I would use all it's features. I returned it after trying it out.

I've seen YouTube videos of a single musician with a keyboard and a guitar, then various units around him, where he's his own one person band. He inputs first drum and various rhythm lines, then plays guitar or keyboard over that. And, invites various musicians in the audience to play or sing with him. It is amazing. Maybe you have a setup like that.

Here's "Dovydas" (hugely popular) on YouTube laying down tracks with his "looper", inviting audience members to come up and sing or play.
"Don't Stop Believing" by Journey (Nashville girl singer, awesome).
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=esIYtWPKACs
"Tennessee Whiskey"" same singer. Beautiful voice. Nice song.
Notice the use of the "looper". Enjoy the song.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0XOzdlh8MCs

j

Statistics: Posted by Sandtrap — Sat Aug 17, 2024 6:33 am

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