My GUITAR LOOPING vision & setup explained!

[@AdrianJames28]

Sometimes I forget how good of a player Paul is because I’ve been watching him for years. Then he goes “and if you wanna add last layer, pfft whatever...” and pulls out the most AMAZING lick!

[@blekfut5763]

Indeed, he is, but... When you try to listen to his music seperately, forgetting about video and recording tips (which are actually fascinating!) - it become boring like elevator music :( I've tried to listen to his music on Tidal - it was hard to bear.

[@dipeshjaisipoudel9543]

That last layer "whatever" was the most beautiful piece i have heard from you till now.

[@timothy3777]

ikr lol. it was just "thrown in" but sounded so beautiful

[@olliweber2117]

„if it goes wrong... you’ll never see this cause I cut it out!” 🤣😂 I would love to see a uncut video or a “outtakes” video! 😍 would be cool for my own motivation to see that even you have struggles sometimes 🤷🏻‍♂️😅

[@garypatrickbalzary]

If you struggle, think of how long it took for people, the author of this video included, to build their mastery. Years, man, tens of years...

[@hitnorcal]

Makes is look so simple... huge learning curve. I enjoy seeing him make it look easy. Sounds amazing as usual. His production value is always amazing.

[@Lalaland.001]

the learning curve is not that high at all, in fact I dare to say it's really easy. I bought my gf one 2 months ago, without having any previous knowledge she's enjoying and making really cool stuff with it. It's not the best way to loop guitar pedals are way easier the push is way to elaborate, like he said, but to learn the simple basics and making music with it, it's really intuitive...Just watch some tutorials on the ableton channel like my gf did and you are up and running in no time. I really hope it doesn't scare you away from making music yourself. Even if only for a hobby...Good luck to you...

[@hitnorcal]

@@Lalaland.001I could have been more clear. I use pro tools and loop live in a similar way to him and your gf. I think you and I and your gf come from similar demographics. Easy for us but not for all. I appreciate your comment and more importantly you motivation to do it. You and your gf are good people.

[@Lalaland.001]

@@hitnorcal thank you for getting at me. But I really think that most people get intimidated by the look of that thing with many buttons, when it's really not that complicated at all, in my personal experience and my Gf's. I think that even by Paul saying that it's a steep learning curve, he might have unconsciously made people even more afraid of something they shouldn't be afraid of at all. Especially if those people might actually want to try it out, if worst comes to worst you bought one second hand and if you can't get to grips with it you just resell it and almost the same price you bought it for. A push 1 second hand costs about 150 euros these days. add to that ableton intro for about 99 dollars and you are good to go. Let me tell you my personal story. The first time I ever touched anything remotely like this thing was when the mpc 2000sl came out. I wanted to own one, but many producers at the time told me it was a really hard to learn machine. I never looked at that machine again for about a year. Until one day I ran into a friend of mine. Who invited me over to the studio and had one. He asked me if I wanted to try it out. But I declined, he asked me why and I replied, because it's a really hard to learn machine with a steep learning curve. He then responded with whoever told you that is either afraid of you making something better or is really insecure. Let me show you the basics, he took me for a spin on that machine taught me that each button always does the same thing and that each step can be undone, as well as the fact that you can't do anything wrong on it, since it is a machine. It took me an hour to grasp the basics of it. The next day I bought one and well. Up until this day I still own that same machine. If it wouldn't have been for that one friend that told me to not be afraid of the machines. I might have had a whole different life today. All I'm saying is that a steep learning curve is nonsense. If you apply yourself to something that you really enjoy, the journey itself and all it's obstacles become part of who you are as a person. And you become a better version of yourself because of it. Especially if you feel it something that you might truly enjoy. A lot of people are throwing around fancy terms and steep learning curves because of their own insecurities or because they want to sell you something. NOt saying that Paul does that. Technology leveled the playing field and anyone can enjoy making music, even for free these days. Some use outboard gear some go in the box. It;s something that I think anyone that has even the slightest interest in, should try out for themselves. There is no such thing as steep learning curves or secrets, there are no rules in music. Everyone understands the language of music, even if you are not fluent in it. We all have a voice, we all know music in our hearts and if we want to explore it we should. There shouldn't be any boundaries in a world were the sky isn't even the limit. Where words fail, music speaks. Have a magnificent day...

[@hitnorcal]

@@Lalaland.001 I agree with everything you said. I am constantly challenging myself to continually learn and grow each day. I appreciate your comment and your genuine outlook on music, self worth, and applying one's self. I will leave you with this, "If you love what you do you will never work a day in your life." For those people there will never bee a steep learning curve, just adventure.

[@Lalaland.001]

@@hitnorcal live is all about the journey and the adventure you make of it. Thank you for your reply, I truly do appreciate it. It's rare these days to find people to have a normal conversation with...

[@joeyfarley9916]

thats why these videos are so important to businesses, without you guys on youtube doing all their demos makin me drool for everything you play. Paul, you are one of the best on youtube i call you by your name like i know you or something, its just that ive watched you for a long time and love just about everything you put out. your in my top 3 guitar players of all time not just youtube, you are a true inspiration for me, you are heartfelt and honest. you just come across the screen as a guy i would be proud to know. your music just makes me feel like im floating away on a cloud or something its always so melodic and interestingly fresh every time, thank you for doing what you do if i werent disabled and on a fixed income i would be a proud patron! you are making the world of music a better place one day at a time, the only way it can be done. thank you for doing what you do. your style is so relaxing to hear i cant get enough.

[@samuelkleinschuster2948]

As a looper, this ment a lot. Keep doing more looping videos. It's so inspiring!!

[@akwamarsunzal]

I cannot thank you enough for taking me from a covers band guitarist to a completely different level! Creativity. Creativity. Creativity. Thank you!

[@konishiwadrglobule514]

It was very pleasant to hear. The guy knows how to get the sound with simple chords! For thoses who wonder about the plugins not mentioned in the description it is VMR 2.0 - MIX BUNDLE ONE and VALHALLA Vintage Reverb.

[@gandelin73]

I discovered Paul through the acoustasonic video and that gave me the motivation to learn the guitar “properly” so I purchased his beginners course and I don’t regret it! What a discovery, what an artist and thank you Paul so much for all these videos! Wish I’ll be looping myself one day!

[@kickbiker7920]

Your enthusiasm & accent are beguiling along with the lighting, editing & playing. A great listen. A great watch! A great learning clip. Easy to understand why you have so many subscribers!

[@JTuaim]

Paul is inspiring. He gives so much to the music community. More than just "how to play this or that". I tellay appreciate his videos.

[@danlewis8044]

Watching the relationship between the controller and the DAW was exactly what I needed to see!! And then you throw in the most tasteful playing this side of Gilmour! Fantastic video!! Thank you!!

[@davidcallahan3615]

You’re the only person who seems to like the strataccoustic. Most everyone on KZbin seems to recoil in horror. I think they Look and sound cool. Keep up the good work.

[@xPowerShotx]

I think its cool, and very versatile. I have something similar, but little different. An acoustic with vibarm, its a gretch. The cool thing is that because of the strings, neck lengt etc its much more easy to bend. And does guitar are really cool to play blues with. But just listen in this video, you just hear how versatile it is. No problem adding som fuzz to this if you need to.

[@jkarra2334]

I have both, telecoustic and stratocoustic and there are not many days i pick up "normal" guitar. Even my custom prs's are dusting in. 😁 Playing these fenders through mooer 200 and headphones and you got pretty perfect set.

[@davidcallahan3615]

J Karra cool. I really like the versatility of the Strataccoustic. The Telaccoustic looks (and to some feel) like a cheaply made toy. And so, the search for the perfect axe goes on; be it Guitar, bass, or increasingly nowadays synth. I know this sounds like heresy. But I’ve always had soft spot for instruments that have many, many twisty knobs. The ideal for me would be an instrument that brings together the best quality of each.

[@thomas7johns]

I bought an Acoustiasonic Telecaster and find it very useful. It's another tool in the tool box and is useful when experimenting with songs. I love it!

[@davidcallahan3615]

TJJ7 I’m sorry, but it seems too limited to me. Where I can see how the Strataccoustic might be useful, especially in a DAW centered recording environment, I can’t see the Teleaccoustic filling that same kind of role. I think it has to do with the fact that it was introduced first. The Strataccoustic seemed like it was tweaked using the marketing data that Fender got from the Teleaccoustic’s rollout. I see it all the time with music gear. The manufacturers introduce so much stuff that over the years they’ve kind of made an art of building approximations of something that will sell big to finance the next cycle of gear. It seems to be a breakneck bloodless business to make musical stuff.

[@j.sherwoodowl4826]

The best case I've seen for owning a Acoustasonic. Sounds great.

[@javierf55]

One of the best looping videos, specially for the music you created in this exercise. I just bought a Novation Launchkey Mini MK3 and I'm learning on how to create some chord progressions and drum fills. Thanks for a great lesson

[@kmjansen]

I watched this video 4yrs ago when I was just starting to get into looping, and tomorrow my first Push arrives in the mail. I have to say that I wish I would have started to learn the DAW at the same time I started learning guitar and definitely by the time I started to learn looping. I think learning the DAW and learning guitar looping are two very different things, and the former is so helpful for practicing a multitude of parallel but required skill sets to be a good guitarist.

[@kintsugi8692]

That solo at the end broke my mind. Amazing.

[@pacific_expat]

First video ive watched of yours Paul. No wonder you got 1.79m subscribers. Amazing mate

[@razvantarus1435]

Thank you so much for this video. I've made the most progress playing guitar after getting a looper pedal and this seems to me like the next step.

[@janmyskowski1204]

This was super inspirational for me. I spent most of the last few months researching and assembling gear and I ended up with this exact set up. I plug my guitar, my electric piano, and my Roland octapad directly into the push and I’m learning to make all sorts of tracks to practice guitar over and begin experimenting with composition. So wonderful for me to see that I found my way to the same setup as someone so accomplished. I agree with you about the learning curves here, but I do encourage anyone watching to make the plunge. This gear set up is so fun, and so powerful. It’s also elegantly simple once you learn a bit about Ableton and the Push. You have one hub (the Push) for everything you are doing. The only thing I have not added yet are monitors, and I’ve even been leaning toward your choice there. Those Eve audio rigs look so amazing, and the fact that you use them is going to be the deciding factor for me. Thank you so much for sharing this.

[@JohnHReed-xp4dy]

This is the exact setup I was trying to build but wanted to see in practice. Thanks for making it!

[@skeelgso]

Truly love the way you play man, absolutely perfect phrasing

[@ilyrican]

I just recently discovered your channel. Man, every time I see a video of you making music, I gotta say, it feels like watching a Bob Ross video. Soooo relaxing. Keep it up!

[@_shmoo922]

the tip you gave about putting delay on drums completely changed the way i make drum loops thank you so much

[@darylvargas5940]

I needed this for looping inspiration purposes .. Haven't completed my loop song yet .. Hope it gets done soon ..

[@luaismojo]

Daryl Vargas id it done dude?

[@keithmadeit]

Watching Paul always inspires me either as a guitarist, composer, or a producer. This vid he did all three 💪🏽 Salute

[@donwood7700]

AWESOME! I purchased my first guitar several weeks ago. I am 62 and really looking forward to adding a new instrument! Thanks for sharing! Don

[@stevenkelly3041]

best music man on utube, all his instructional videos are so pleasant to watch, and are of a great help. MANY THANKS.

[@mikkojensen]

So incredibly helpful, easy to understand and straight to the point - the perfect tutorial!

[@aTUKLeJEN]

This new world of music-making. The melody is great.

[@RMJR1962]

You deliver a great tutorial with professional editing, and easy to learn from. Hats off sir.

[@DubShack]

You bring out the music as it’s meant to be felt as well as heard thanks Paul

[@RC32Smiths01]

That guitar is such a beautiful hybrid! I always found acoustic electrics amazing! Cheers for this showcase!

[@loicrion2370]

Vocal can be the last layer and would give a bluesy dimension to your magic track thank you for this moment

[@demetriuspaschalides4622]

Whoever wants to get a hybrid guitar that doesnt break the bank , go for the godin a6 ultra. Trust me , i spent a lot of time searching. Great sound , quality for the price .

[@pinkynoise5380]

Interesting indeed ! Does it have an amplifying body as well ? To do percussion on it.

[@demetriuspaschalides4622]

@@pinkynoise5380 No not specifically for percussive use , but you can do it with the piezo on the bridge. Ive done it many times . There is only the taylor ( over 1800) , the fender now which is over 2k and the godin . Ive played the godin and the taylor side by side and for a realistic scenario use , no difference. If you have any other questions let me know.

[@supervari]

At least someone shoes how to use push for somthing else than electronic music!!! Options are awesome, myself even did a video using it to play a videogame :D

[@arn999]

Godin always has fantastic value for money.

[@demetriuspaschalides4622]

@@arn999 indeed. I see it apl the time . Every working musician i see on stage , plays a godin . Even the seagull acoustics are great quality. I mean i got my a6 ultra when it came out new , at 997 and it felt like a steal . Imagine now.

[@July4.1776]

I don't always hit the like button... but when I do...it's always for Paul!

[@cece86ita]

Thanks! I've been waiting for this video since your first loop video!

[@thomasmartinscott]

For ALOT of fun, and ALOT simpler, check out the Boss RC-505 loop station. I was creating things like this, 5 minutes out of the box. VERY intuitive, and virtually no learning curve. I LOVE IT!!

[@reubenwhettenmusic]

Man, that guitar sounds amazing!! I absolutely love it!! it's so amazing!! I might as well watch the video like 5 times!! I'd definitely rate it 10/10. Great job Paul!! Keep it up!!

[@slammerton]

Ableton + The Ableton Push is so versatile. It's incredible. Best DAW by far for me.

[@insidetheleaf9071]

awesome. I cracked up when you mentioned the "Steep Learning Curve".. LOL I been using Ableton for ten years and still fall down the hill regularly. I dig your style dude.

[@alpuu7889]

I love the way Paul is feeling the music 9:05

[@Toshio13337]

"you can just noodle around"

[@johnvlasiou3222]

Yeah... i dont get what are you trying to say lol

[@Titantitan001]

John Vlasiou its just noodling man

[@johnvlasiou3222]

@@Titantitan001 yeah but why did he say that in the comments lol

[@Titantitan001]

John Vlasiou quoting the video/making a joke about someone’s noodling around might be different than his. Not everyone that watches this channel is good at guitar I’d wager

[@nate5051]

@@johnvlasiou3222 bruh it's a joke let it be

[@randol.official]

I am so thankful that someone finally broke down their gear and made it a little easier. Ive been using a handful of pedals, software, and sometimes 2 computers just to do this. You are a saint!

[@MadHatter123456]

Thank you so much for showing this. I'm just beginning to play guitar though on an old 60s Strat from my girlfriend. While I love the sound of that guitar, I seriously think about getting that Acoustasonic once I get over playing the most basic chords ;)

[@enchantederic3792]

MUST WATCH for everyone who plays guitar and has a DAW. Thank you Paul for showing how anyone can make and record a piece of music.

[@rushilpudaruth6969]

Those are some great progressions and solos. Gave me the motivation to play around with my major scale.

[@ErwinOliva]

Always good to learn from you Paul.

[@seanmusakanda3554]

please share the full track. I could legit listen to this all day

[@yannikbaltes3552]

For everbody looking for a DAW. Ableton Live is made for that kind of stuff as it says "live". Its amazing for looping and because of that used by many DJ´s all over the world for making music aswell as live performance.

[@adinky1]

Eres muy buen maestro paul muchas felicidades 🎉 sigo tu canal desde hace mucho y he aprendido bastante muchísimas gracias! Saludos desde mexico

[@vlaskz]

This is the only channel I still use my headphone to hear. Isnt even an option. I have to do this because of the quality of the content. I can't miss any single note.

[@Fulgur98]

We need more of this man. By far the best sound on KZbin 😍 would love to be able to play like this. Any suggestions on scales and things I should learn to be able to noodle like you 😊

[@utubejuan]

He has a guitar program

[@brendanrego5018]

utubejuan a very good guitar program

[@Jason171917]

practice your triads and arpeggios :)

[@brendanrego5018]

Jason Ceballos I’m feeling blue in b minor

[@marksebok9119]

I seriously love your channel so much because it's a great example of not having industry secrets! The fact that you explain everything that you do and are so transparent means so much to us! One day i'm sure ill be jamming with you, until then, please continue to make awesome content!

[@fret2fret221]

I love looping. I used to exclusively use looping as a worship leader. It’s such a beautiful art if done right.

[@lucagerhardt9839]

Paul I gotta say that you were one of, if not the biggest inspirations for my musical journey so far.

[@Eleni_Be]

there's one very important difference between a looper pedal and software looping like shown here: software looping eg. with ableton or reaper might be a tad complicated to set up initially and is more expensive than a looper pedal BUT you can work on any layer separately once the looping is done and integrate it in a composition or fully build a song from it - which you can't do with a looping pedal where's all layers mixed together in that loop so you can't separate them afterwards to use them.

[@tusharjamwal]

Probably a good product idea.... In addition to normal looping, Song mode: Each overdub is recorded as a separate track and u can get the wav files via USB later.

[@MaxMustermann-od3me]

Can you recomend a video or an article on how to set this up in Reaper? :)

[@thomas7johns]

I bought an Acoustiasonic because of your earlier video. Now I can experiment with looping as well. Thank you very much!!!

[@Tracks777]

awesome content

[@maxkelter3561]

Enhancing at every level. Beautiful. Thank-you.

[@itsromanrudenko]

I love this guitar! Looks dope 🔥 sounds even better haha

[@rodeladvan]

Not worth the money

[@itsromanrudenko]

Rodel Advan why is that?

[@itsromanrudenko]

I’m debating between buying this guitar or a Taylor t5z, about the same price.

[@rodeladvan]

@@itsromanrudenko i checked some reviews, its an allright guitar but you can just get a good strat and a decent acoustic for that money.Still best of luck to you on finding what suits you!! :D

[@alexfvcruz]

the day they make a sub 700 bucks MIM of this it will sell like hot cakes.

[@difrent71]

It's good to see how much this man puts effort in to his videos

[@eakriulin]

This video deserves a comment, thanks! It's still be hard for me to play Smells Like Teen Spirit, but that looping tutorial is awesome. One more reminder to keep getting better 👏

[@DaveTaste]

Lol

[@slammerton]

I am so glad you made it. Your content is brilliant and you are such a humble person. Thank you!

[@ATnBenjaa]

The guitar solo at the end reminds me some buckethead stuff.

[@paoloelicano]

Man you have inspired me to create music. Thank you.

[@philipcampion386]

Paul this is beautiful what you're doing here. I've just downloaded Ableteon live this morning. Its very daunting of course, because I've no idea about home recording. But you inspire us with your video. Its amazing. Thanks so much. Philip

[@OrionKincaid]

Two Words: MIND BLOWN!

[@miguelrico4338]

I want to see a Danish Pete and Paul Davids looper jam off.

[@fab-heidema]

Miguel Rico best idea ever 🤘🏼

[@ShaneWalton-247]

Absolute materclass. Wish one day I could be this good!

[@GuitarJimbo]

No one should be so damn attractive, talented, and cool at the same time! Hell I'd take one of them 😂

[@Arthur_My_Dear]

Yeah, but don’t he know it? 😉

[@rammyfpv7035]

excellent video, informative and very clear to understand :-)

[@snaredrum954]

Your noodles: Michelin Star with sauce. My noodles: takeaway leftovers 🤦‍♂️

[@Lightningyeye]

The way you play and clip is so cool. I liked so much. Thanks for your effort!

[@angri_patti9631]

I think God cried when he heared this. This is so beautiful

[@ok.cguitarmusic8962]

I just wish I can be your student Davids. You are great. I love your vibes

[@octaviostanzione7957]

nobody: Paul: El Mágico

[@Gr8Layks]

Why did you plagiarize Giuseppe Croce's comment? Weak, dude. Very weak.

[@Deathshuck]

@@Gr8Layks It doesn't take any imagination to do this meme man, it's so over-used

[@Gr8Layks]

@@Deathshuck Duly noted. I'm a YT neophyte, not a denizen. I stand corrected.

[@octaviostanzione7957]

perdón, acá un Argentino que roba, lo puse para comentar algo. if you want you can translate this. xoxo

[@RhysP65]

Always good to see someone using Ableton Live/Push for music that isn't EDM/Dance.

[@rrroi86]

My ears died when you tuned on the delay of the drums.

[@elwoodroadsmusic9639]

Yes! I accidentally banged a delay on my drum track a couple of months ago ( a late night...it was supposed to go on the acoustic guitar) and it blew me away. I've added some subtle delays on more songs since...so good

[@boujanahsoulaimane3230]

same !!!!

[@neon_tom]

Agreed!

[@bobbyfinn5406]

Wow! Last layer, WHATEVER, sounded like a lap steel. You are awesome, brother! I love watching and learning.

[@gaetanofontanazza]

Don't forget the powerful and creative "Looper" tool in addition to using only clips method for looping in Live.

[@swamptrog5]

Why do we not hear Paul in famous bands? Or soloing as a headliner? Paul is incredible. I've been playing acoustic 6 & 12 string guitar off and on since 1967. Gives you an idea how old I am. And in all that time I have rarely heard a guitar player as good as Paul Davis. Thanks for all you give to music Paul.

[@mohammedgatnash7727]

Aside from the magical music, i like how you politely asked for a like hahahaha bless u man, huge fan!!! And yep you get the like.

[@JakeFromSpaceFarm]

I watched every second of the video and enjoyed every second of it Incredible Work My Brother You Are Very Talented

[@bryanbrett6037]

Now show us how to change keys and time signatures in the middle and go back!

[@kitgroovemachine]

video editing, lol

[@hoyanmr.9637]

a good video is also worth for looping. this is a very good video. I loop this almost 10 times ,no jokes ! thank you very much !

[@breynerjimeneznoy]

“El mágico” hahahaha Really cool video as always

[@b5czarnowski]

Paul Davids you are a true beast

[@slash196]

"When I long-press the track, the track arms" FFFFFFFFFFFFF... I've had Push 2 for a YEAR and this is the first time I've heard this. So simple!

[@dereksmallsuk]

Try reading the instructions fool.

[@slash196]

@@dereksmallsuk The ableton manual is a billion pages long, ain't nobody got time for that.

[@dereksmallsuk]

@@slash196...... Try the index first. Clearly you're American.

[@shitmandood]

@@dereksmallsuk lol. He's never read a user manual before. You don't generally read them cover to cover. As an American, I start with the Getting Started Guide, then some walkthrough videos or even reviews on KZbin. I might do some online training courses if necessary & then I'll thumb through the manual on any parts I'm trying to understand better. It can and does take many months or years to digest all the pieces, if you're not working with it for eight hours a day, months on end.

[@sammadden5540]

Same haha

[@abcbangalorepeter]

Man i stumbled at your channel by chance. I must say you are a wonderful teacher, with lots of grace... Thanks and blessings to you

[@shackrans]

Sounds excellent, this reminds me Jhon Frusciante.

[@suttonhulse8130]

Holy moly the audio in this video was a beautiful present to listen to in itself!

[@svenneudecker]

Awesome thanks Paul :) Could you add some pictures of how you set up your templates for the different sounds / channels? Or maybe do a video on how to "make electric guitar sound huge"? ;)

[@aeon.g]

Sven Neudecker this!

Great Vision Paul, and mastery of the setup to support it.... super smooth! Thank you.

[@tipitai]

What kind of scale are you using when you're "just noodling"? Sounds great.

[@SunSpuned]

C# minor pentatonic I think

[@felixbpunkt3007]

I am pretty sure he is using natural minor/ aeolian.

[@MattSaysSmile]

I’ve just been looping the same cords with E major pentatonic scale ....had a really great session 🙂

[@PaulDavids]

In my head it was a combination of the following things depending on the chords played: C# minor C#m pentatonic C#m blues E pentatonic and sometimes even E major E blues A Pentatonic and A blues Probably some more things that went on in my head but it all happens a bit automatically tbh

[@tipitai]

@@PaulDavids Thanks for all you do :)

[@jroskott]

Dude, you can play !! Enjoying your stuff a lot. You're a legend

[@tubelife70]

This sort of ultra layered and well crafted sound; though perfectly formulated and coherent - lacks seasoning. It's pleasing to the ears, but needs more salt and pepper, which can only be added to the mix by a team effort, AKA: a band. If you love the sound of your own playing and don't tire easily of listening to eight versions of your own personal take on the same thing; then definitely get your hands this kind of looping hardware and software. Otherwise get some friends together and jam with the record button engaged at all times :)

[@erik_210]

Please do more videos like this !!!!

[@YatiAcharya]

Wow... So beautiful ❤️

[@JohnPaulMusicUK]

Always love the 'moon/crescent shape' you use with a pick 0:55 when you strum. Ace video - lots of looping over here! hehe