LIVE LOOPING - Large Or Small Setup?

How large should your live looping setup be? Carl Wockner discusses large and small rigs.
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Equipment List: -
MICROPHONES
Shure KSM8
Shure SM58s
GUITAR
Maton EMD6
PEDALS
Tuner = Boss TU-3
Octave = Boss OC-3
Volume Boost = TC Spark
Overdrive = Wampler Tumnus
Mic Mute = Stompbeat Mic Mute
Multi = Line 6 HX Effects
Vocal FX = Boss VE-500
Loopstation = Headrush Looperboard
Expression Pedal = Mission Engineering Exp
Bluetooth Page Turner = iRig Blueboard
Wireless Guitar Setup = Shure GLXD16
EXTRAS
Beat Sample Hits = Maschine Mikro Control Pad
Wireless In Ear = Shure PSM600
In Ear Monitors = Alclair Audio Spire Custom Molded
Pedal Board Case = Pelican Air case
Carl…ness.
Recently awarded “MUSICIAN OF THE YEAR 20/21” for the QLD Prestige awards - Carl Wockner is a straight-up SAVAGE! (the good kind).
Latest single “Fool’s Gold” is a delicate balance of organic-acoustic POP mixed with singer-songwriter lyricism and honesty, which is exactly what you get when you’re first exposed to Carl Wockner, especially in a live setting.
Determined to pave his own path in modern music - Wockner uses multi-instrumentalism and dynamic production to take listeners on a journey through multiple genres and sonic excitement, all while telling a story.
“Recent singles of 2020 END OF ME, PAINT THE AIR, STEREO, CMB have been a collaboration with pop producer Ben Flanders. We added specific ingredients of Pop production with REAL acoustic guitar, hits, taps - vocal trills and voicing. These were all incorporated INTO the beat to give a nice earthy presence, and we even added Kazoo (on Better) just because.. I really feel like we just straight up need more kazoo in our lives!”
Carl Wockner was named the first and ONLY Australian artist to ever win Top Honors at the International Acoustic Music Award’s 2015 (USA), along with top of the AAA category for the release of his album Crayon Days with producer Michael Flanders in Nashville TN. Wockner has skipped up the charts with his first two single releases receiving high rotation to national radio in both Australia and USA which landed the title track into the International Billboard Charts. The same album has received a 2016 IMA (Independent Music Awards) Finalist nomination for Best Adult Contemporary Album. It was following this recent success that Wockner relocated his family to Nashville TN, USA as a strategic move for his evolving career.
Sept 2019, Carl was featured for an entire episode of “Backstage Marquee” a syndicate show aired across the USA featuring original artists set to be ‘the next big thing.’
Sept 2018 Wockner performed LIVE on National USA Television. The show HLN on the CNN Network for the segment “The Weekend Express,” featured Carl’s original songwriting and performance as a showcase taste of Nashville / Music City.
His rare “Live Looping” style solo performance matched only with his signature vocals and unique acoustic guitar work renders Carl in a league of his own. The live shows have been recognized throughout Australia and USA with multiple headliner performances at festivals and touring, and Wockner is now rumoured as one of the busiest musicians in Nashville, TN - aka “Music City.”
Since landing in Nashville, Wockner has released two EP’s including a Christmas release with the favoured “Santa Selfie.” Currently his latest single “Better” is noted as the best studio representation of his signature live performance style.
There’s something about Carl Wockner’s music that simply exudes peace. The peace you feel when you’re humming along to a nostalgic track, or the peace you feel when you just know everything’s going to be ok. However you connect with Carl’s music, you would agree this he is definitely onto something.
Carl’s first EP, the self-produced, recorded, mixed (all in his lounge room) Acoustic…ness, was released in 2011 to an overwhelmingly positive response. Single “Pictures” received airplay on Hot 91 FM and ZINC FM, the latter of whose DJ’s referred to him as “the man with the big hair and Golden Tonsils.” Carl was also named a finalist in three categories at the 2012 and 2013 MusicOZ awards: Acoustic Singer/Songwriter, Blues and Roots, and Pop.

[@tattlerman8953]

I really 💖 your cheer and describing. It helps me alot. Thank you. Hope you can play live & and safe very soon 🤗

[@LiveLoopers]

Spot on with this!

[@carlwockner]

Thanks :)

[@Bernielandry]

Once again thanks for your insights and explanations. All the best in 2021 Carl.

[@rodrigopandelo]

Thank you for that, Carl. As a musician thinking into start live looping, it was trully helpfull!

[@adsearan]

absolutely great video! :)

[@carlwockner]

Thanks mate

[@NamgyalYAKZSTUDIO]

Big fan from Paris bro. Can u please make video for looping in live social media .

[@apolo2430]

🔥

[@jasonstallworth]

Thank you for this dude. I’m primarily a metal guitarist that recently started doing live acoustic gigs and now getting into looping. My main desire is to be able to have a different lead sound after the loop. But something like the Headrush seems to solve that issue as an all-in-one. On that note, do you have experience with the POD Go?

[@carlwockner]

Cool mate:) we’ll this is the headrush looper - you might be referring to the headrush gig board I think it’s called. But any of the digital all in ones would be fine for you. The line 6 stomp or the helix, the kemper, boss gt500, or headrush gig board.

[@theGuitarist70s]

I don't know if you know this or not. My question is ..."Can you turn off the Rhythm section off the Boss RC 600 if you do not want the sound in your loop ?

[@jamesdean7574]

Show us some loops with the big rig 😉

[@jeffata9884]

Hi Carl! i recently discovered your channel, and it's been really helpful with my "looping project" (I' not a professional) but I started digging into it a couple of years ago... I also upgraded to the headrest looperboard, and I could use some tips that are nowhere to be found... did it take you long to get used to the new layout? is there a way to have the tracks playing from the beginning when you hit the button (like the good old RC 300 use to with the loop synch off) instead of the being synchronised with another track? anyways, I love your music! Keep posting cool stuff! big up from France!

[@carlwockner]

Hey mate, love the headrush LB. didn’t take me long at all to get the new workflow. And yes check the manual for the HRLP there is a way to begin the playback from the start or from other points of the loop. Good luck mate

[@jeffata9884]

@@carlwockner thank you so much! I'll double check, for this is a true game changer! hail to the looperboard! can't wait for your next video, and thanks again for the tip!!!

[@paulandoatesmusic4613]

Hey Carl thanks for the info. I’m curious about your routing on the Headrush? How many outs 1vocal 2Gtr 3loops or something different? Also what inputs to what tracks? Thanks man your videos are very helpful!

[@carlwockner]

Hey mate, for most of my shows I keep my routing very simple. 1 lead vocal (direct to console), from the headrest I have OUT 1-2 as my "through" signal for all my inputs, and I have OUT 3-4 as a stereo out for all 4 loop tracks. This way I just have 1 vocal and 2 x stereo outputs (5 in total) to the console. However on a larger stage when I have time and and an audio crew, Ill have the "input through" outputs coming out the headphone out from the Headrush, and most likely will have each loop track (1-4) coming out its own independent mono output 1-4 from the Headrush.

[@henrydennismusic]

@@carlwockner is that so you can place each loop in its particular pan position?

[@carlwockner]

Not sure what you mean, but the loops are either panned as stereo, or run as mono out each output track🤙🏼

[@henrydennismusic]

@@carlwockner yeah not very clear comment by me sorry. I was just imagining that since you have 4 mono outs to 4 separate channels you can pan each channel as you desire. But that’s obvious so again - sorry. I’ll go and check out your new rig and new looper now. Great stuff.

[@carlwockner]

@@henrydennismusic ok no worries mate, yes then it’s all just however you like to mix🤙🏼

[@LisaMauracher]

Hey Carl :) I‘m a big fan of your music and videos. I have the Looperboard as well... and wanted to ask whick mode you‘re using? Fixed or free? I can’t decide on which one is most practical... thank you!

[@TadJennings]

Nice mpc bro 😎

[@TheMrBallew]

I'd love to see you go more in depth on your live signal chain, mic/signal splitting, return/sending, what's stereo/mono (?), etc...Do you use your MS2s beginning, middle, or end of that chain (?)....Actually starting with everything unplugged, plugging it back in, then I'd love to see you play a riff or a song, go over to your DAW, solo each track so we could hear which tracks would be going to FOH if in a live setting...(?)...Just sayin'....that'd be awesome...U RoK!

[@manu_correaok]

Hi Carl! Here from Argentina!!! Love your work. Im starting to play with a loop machine and I have a question if you dont mind. How do you record the entire song? Im having little troubles to find a good way to record the entire song...i normally record multitrack and this loop logic is really diferent than that. Thanks a lot! And come play in argentina!!!! 😀😀

[@carlwockner]

Not sure what you mean mate, but a lot of people use loop pedals to just pre-record parts or a whole song to trigger live. You just hit record on whatever track u like and bam!

[@JoshElliottMusic]

In what way do you use the MPC One? Do you sync it to the looperboard or only using it as a sound source and then looping it’s audio in the looperboard?

[@carlwockner]

Hey mate, I just use it as a standalone sample hit source for some random percussion hits.

[@JoshElliottMusic]

@@carlwockner Nice! I have almost the same gear but have not used my MPC with the Looperboard. Keep up the awesome content!

[@carlwockner]

@@JoshElliottMusic Thanks mate:) yeh I find it useful in every few songs to throw in some cool sample kick / snare / hits. changes it up and keeps it fun

[@JoshElliottMusic]

@@carlwockner I just tried it. Pretty fun for a drum/percussion module into the Looperboard.

[@charliegeorge3661]

Hey, Carl. I'm curious, does your mini have an AP5 or AP5 Pro pickup?

[@carlwockner]

Ap5 classic mate:) (no mic) I prefer the original with no mic.

[@charliegeorge3661]

@@carlwockner Interesting. Your percussive stuff really pops. I've got an AP5 original and have been incorporating percussive hits in my looping lately, but I've had a few people tell me it's hard to hear unless you've got the mic pickup. Obviously I just need to do some more trial and error. Thanks for the response. Your stuff is awesome btw :)

[@carlwockner]

The percussive hits might be more pronounced with a mic, but the “kick” sound certainly won’t be as ballsy. And you’ll also have to contend a lot with stage wash and the guitar mic picking up vibrations and stage noise will be added through the mic into loop overdubs. I’d spend more tile just dialing in with what you have.

[@charliegeorge3661]

@@carlwockner Thanks for the advice :)