Don't Worry, Be Happy... With My Live-looping Arrangement!

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  • Опубліковано 17 лис 2021
  • Loved tapping into my a cappella roots to demonstrate Bobby McFerrin's "Don't Worry Be Happy" Feel free to copy this version on your own loop pedal, or make it your own!
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КОМЕНТАРІ • 59

  • @wallacenock7423
    @wallacenock7423 2 роки тому +1

    Watched this four times and am
    Slowly getting the hang of it 🤣🤣🤗

  • @duosession
    @duosession 2 роки тому +1

    Mcferrin was the guy who got me singing jouu . this example how to do this was really nice to get Emily . Thank you

    • @EmilyMcVicker
      @EmilyMcVicker  2 роки тому

      Aww thanks Tapani!! I’m sure there’s a million ways to do it, but this is his I do. Isn’t Bobby awesome 🥰🥰🥰

  • @flexknecht7276
    @flexknecht7276 2 роки тому +4

    Aaaaaaaaand totaly Amazing! Nice Vid Emily!!👌💥🙌🙌🙌

  • @tterrabend
    @tterrabend 2 роки тому +1

    Omg, Boss! Give the woman an RC-600 already!

    • @EmilyMcVicker
      @EmilyMcVicker  2 роки тому

      Lol you are too sweet! I hope Boss sees ur comment 🤘😎

    • @tterrabend
      @tterrabend 2 роки тому

      @@EmilyMcVicker I hope @Boss sees it, too! And then I trust you will post your really great covers and tutorials and teach me how to use mine when it finally arrives! :-) By the way... I DO want to see how you've connected your gear for live streaming. (I should probably put this comment on that video, but I'm already here.)

  • @Zoutsteen
    @Zoutsteen 2 роки тому +3

    Clearheaded introduction, smooth looping, great performance. Awesome. Seeing that live on twitch just enhances the magic

    • @EmilyMcVicker
      @EmilyMcVicker  2 роки тому +1

      aww Zoutsteen!! thank you so much. those are some thoughtful compliments :)

  • @rowliv
    @rowliv 9 місяців тому +1

    Sweet

  • @CalilaMix
    @CalilaMix 11 місяців тому +1

    Great

  • @noblezada
    @noblezada 2 роки тому +1

    Thanks for teaching!

    • @EmilyMcVicker
      @EmilyMcVicker  2 роки тому

      Aww good! I’m glad you dig it! 🥰🥰

  • @jonasgustavsson1133
    @jonasgustavsson1133 2 роки тому +1

    This makes one happy. :)

    • @EmilyMcVicker
      @EmilyMcVicker  2 роки тому

      Awww GOOD! I think Bobby McFerrin would like hearing that :)

  • @ken_g1337
    @ken_g1337 2 роки тому +2

    Can't help but be happy listening to those Melody Wooooooo's! 👏

  • @tcky2010
    @tcky2010 2 роки тому +1

    Well done 👍🏾 love it !!!

  • @alaindoire4428
    @alaindoire4428 2 роки тому +1

    Bravo ! Super nice . Great talent. J'aime beaucoup 😍. Merci pour les très bons tuto ! Je commence bientôt a travaillé le looping, tes conseil sont très précieux. Have a good day 😃

    • @EmilyMcVicker
      @EmilyMcVicker  2 роки тому

      Merci! Je n parle pa fracias. Ar revoir!

  • @shiguy223
    @shiguy223 2 місяці тому +1

    Hello Miss Emily Mcvicker, it is great hearing you... You did a great job... don't have a looper board, but I would like your help braking down the song like you just did... I am helping a group of seniors learn that song, but I don't know how to get each one to do each part of the song ... I'm trying to do acapella...
    Thank you for your time and understanding
    Michael Antonio Witter

    • @EmilyMcVicker
      @EmilyMcVicker  2 місяці тому

      Awesome-Thats so cool of you! Are you using the same vocal parts as me? Is there a way you can copy what I did but use it with a group of people?

  • @nickcerniglia8234
    @nickcerniglia8234 2 роки тому +3

    Sounds great!

  • @SagtWasErDenkt
    @SagtWasErDenkt 2 роки тому +1

    💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕

  • @stevebliss7068
    @stevebliss7068 2 роки тому +1

    Very very cool. You should be getting UA-cam hits in the million. Have watched quite a few of your cruise ship vids. You have the full package in terms of musicality and a melliferous voice. Have rc 600 due to you. Have got fly me to moon off pat with a bosa beat on cajon looped with mic just isolated to track 1 so muted when o recording / acoustic guitar/ bass via RC 600 transpose / vocals direct though second mic and then vibraphone via electro harmonix key 9 guitar synth thing. I’m planning on working with a double bass player but I don’t think I will mention the transpose function to him!
    I think I want to have a go at don’t worry be happy
    You have a great way of explaining the functionality of what is quite a hefty bit of tech kit. I think it could actually be dangerous in the wrong hands.
    Wishing you all sucess

    • @EmilyMcVicker
      @EmilyMcVicker  2 роки тому

      You’re so sweet Steve! And WOW! That’s the best use of the second mic function I’ve heard so far. I bet you have a cool show!
      Thanks for writing and checking out my videos! Let me know how it goes with your new 600 :) and I’ll be sure to keep making videos! 🤘🤪

  • @RickSandersMusic
    @RickSandersMusic 2 роки тому +1

    This is amazing and super helpful! I love how you stop the loop and start all going into the chorus. So smooth it seems like magic!

    • @EmilyMcVicker
      @EmilyMcVicker  2 роки тому

      Yes! Isn’t that an effective technique! If the loops can all work together, it’s a good trick 👍👍👍

  • @g-rockblues7393
    @g-rockblues7393 2 роки тому +3

    That was really awesome. You would have to have really good timing and practice to work with a looping machine by the looks of it. Wish I could see live, it would be a real experience.

    • @EmilyMcVicker
      @EmilyMcVicker  2 роки тому +2

      Heya G-Rock! You're right it probably comes across a little different live. And the audience interaction is a little different when i can hear the crowd for an in-person show. The nice thing about video is you can get a close up on the pedal action.

  • @sm23111
    @sm23111 2 роки тому +1

    My goal is to see you Live somewhere! Wonderful stuff! and yes Be Happy! (ex's and oh's)

    • @EmilyMcVicker
      @EmilyMcVicker  2 роки тому

      Oh man! Exes and ohs could be pretty sick!

  • @MrJdsenior
    @MrJdsenior 2 роки тому

    Assuredly McFerrin's most famous song, and fun, but much of his work is vastly better, and much more complex, jazz, classical, etc. A good place to start is one of his solo shows, or the collab with Chick Corea, for anyone who cares to check him out. He almost created a new genre, MHO.
    Your rendition was fun, too. By about 4:40 my thought was that this song really suits your voice. I sat here grinning like an idiot. You definitely brought your own style. Bobby's a very uplifting and cheerful guy, too. Cheers.

    • @EmilyMcVicker
      @EmilyMcVicker  2 роки тому

      Yes definitely. I’ve had a bunch of his records and they are usually pretty different aren’t they? This is just the most commercially successful one. And it works well with a looper

  • @danielsomerstein9996
    @danielsomerstein9996 2 роки тому +1

    Love the production level and professionalism, so proud of how successful a fellow streamer will be in no time! 👍🔥

  • @hroarhauge1700
    @hroarhauge1700 Рік тому +1

    Hi Emily.. I liked what you did here.. And guess what? - I ran you throug my new Bose L1 Pro 8... - And what a sound!!! -He, He.. (I think you would have been shocked yourself) 🙂

  • @kllewy
    @kllewy 2 роки тому +1

    Great version! I’ve been enjoying your explanations of how you approach looping. I’d be interested to see how you deal with songs with Verse, Chorus and Bridges especially if there are variations in intros/outros. I’ve been using a TC Electronic Ditto X4 with my guitar for the past few years and it’s been a fun journey trying to build arrangements for songs with more complex structures. Since it is a 2-track system, I have been using a midi-synced Beat Buddy to provide rhythm. Thanks again for the great videos and performances.

    • @EmilyMcVicker
      @EmilyMcVicker  2 роки тому

      Yes yes definitely! Any specific song?

    • @kllewy
      @kllewy 2 роки тому

      @@EmilyMcVicker
      A couple of possibilites that I would be interested in since the forms offer some challenges. No need to do both, but I wanted you to have a choice :). I appreciate it.
      Let's Stay Together by Al Green. The form of the original recording is:
      Horns Intro - 4 bars (possibly a "throwaway" since it isn't repeated)
      Verse - 16 bars
      Verse - 16 bars
      Chorus - 8 bars
      Instrumental Bridge - 8 bars (played one time only)
      Verse - 16 bars
      Chorus - 8 bars
      Chorus - Fades
      I could see possibly merging the 1st Chorus and Bridge together as one section, and fading out before it gets to the Bridge at the end after the 2nd chorus.
      OR
      Mr. Blue Sky by ELO
      The Verses and Choruses can be considered a section each or could be chopped in to recurring chord progressions since they aren't consistent in length.
      Intro - Vamping on F chord (never repeats)
      Verse 1 - 24 bars (or two chord progressions of 12 bars)
      Chorus - 18 bars (or two chord progressions of 8 bars + 2 bars)
      Verse 2 - 24 bars (guitar solo takes up first 12 bars and then vocal section for 12 bars)
      Chorus - 26 bars (or three chord progressions of 8 bars + 2 bars)
      Verse 3 - 24 bars (keyboard/voice solo takes up first 12 bars and then vocal section for 12 bars) *note there is a slight change of chord progression in the last part of this verse only, so incorporating this might involve the "verses" being only 12 bars throughout the song and this the final chord change section is a "throwaway" since it happens only one time*
      Chorus - 16 bars (or two progressions of 8 bars)
      Choral section - No need to do the rest of the song.
      Thanks for any advice you have on doing these types of songs. Sometimes I do a lot of foot stomping to cut in and out of sections to accurately recreate the form of the originals, but other times I opt to leave out parts of a song if it's not critical and adds complexity for looping.

  • @stinkbomb350
    @stinkbomb350 2 роки тому +1

    Excellent and informative video again thanks. I’ve only recently started using the RC 30 looper and was thinking of upgrading to the RC300 but think I might hold off until I see how you get on with the RC 600 and see how you like it compared to the RC 300…pros and cons. Plus I need to save up anyway lol. Still trying to perfect my beatboxy skills too 😀

    • @EmilyMcVicker
      @EmilyMcVicker  2 роки тому

      Makes sense! Stay tuned!

    • @EmilyMcVicker
      @EmilyMcVicker  2 роки тому +1

      If you wanna play with me tracks, try the app Loopy

  • @michaelhelgeson6625
    @michaelhelgeson6625 2 роки тому +1

    😭 I would recommend 🤔: Stand By Me.. 😭

    • @EmilyMcVicker
      @EmilyMcVicker  2 роки тому +1

      Oh ya! Classic! That’s a great suggestion 👏👏👏 stay tuned!

  • @gatesgoodell-westcoastfolk2101
    @gatesgoodell-westcoastfolk2101 2 роки тому +1

    fabulously famous feet flicking formulations of fantastic fusions of marvelous music.... hic.... magnificently....

    • @EmilyMcVicker
      @EmilyMcVicker  2 роки тому +1

      Nice alliteration! Like how I read the whole comment live on twitch?? Haha

    • @billgoodell6034
      @billgoodell6034 2 роки тому

      @@EmilyMcVicker complete with hiccup! You're the best!

  • @kaspartambur
    @kaspartambur 10 місяців тому +1

    Wait, so, even if you predetermine 2 bars on track 1.... the next loops can vary in length - you made a 8 bar loop for all else thanks to the auto function?

    • @EmilyMcVicker
      @EmilyMcVicker  10 місяців тому

      Yes! That’s what I used to do on the 300. Lately tho on my 600, I’ve been using the “free” setting. So all the tracks can vary in length 👍

  • @slesher84
    @slesher84 2 роки тому +1

    very inspiring and emotional, but I have no one to cook scrambled eggs ...