234 – Loop Study 1

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This is my first experiment with tape looping on the reel to reel. This is a blend of two loops I recorded tonight. I ended up with a little pop in the splice, so I’m going to work on making them better in the future. This was a lot easier than doing a cassette loop (which I’ve tried) since the tape is much bigger and it’s easier to play with the tension. I used a mic stand to create the loop. Near the end of this, I played with tugging on the tape a little and it goes out of tune ever so slightly.
 
Simple signal chain tonight:
Jazzmaster > Input of reel to reel > output to MOTU 828, with Furman RV-1 spring reverb in effects loop.
 


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