Been using the looper extensively for about a year now, I'm glad I came back to this video and discovered you can manually set a loops end point after it's recorded. Thanks!
Haha, I came back to this video again to get a refresher on the looper also... A feature I'm not using enough, and this is the best video I've seen about it!
The Deluge has fantastic capabilities, but it really needs a screen so people won't have to keep referring to videos like this to understand or remember how to use it.
@@ToyKeeper Nah. In my opinion it's great as is and arguments for a screen are missing the point (besides, there are still a million video tutorials for gear that have screens---some videos are just helpful regardless).
@@BayMud It is indeed great. And the videos about it are good too. But like anything, it could be better. If the common complaints about the lack of a screen are any indication, that would be an obvious way to improve it. Even just giving some hints or reference info about the last-selected mode or function could save people a ton of time, by making features more discoverable. No more need to stop the creative flow to go watch a video.
Great video. Very informative and helps the new owners of deluge like me to start looping right away!!! WE want to see a full tutorials of deluge from the beginning..How to start make clips and continue to builging the song and arranger mode..How will be connect with external synths and sending cc messages to records the modulations..You know everything :)
@@OllieLoops Others have said it in the chat, but it bares repeating - it was such a pleasant and concise video. Many other YT tutorial videos are drawn out and filled with silly intro videos and/ or other things that are really just a waste of time for the viewer. So if I were you I would take note of that. Anyway, I’ll have to check out some of your other vids too.
Really great and insightful, my only complaint is that, with such bright ambient lighting, I find it quite difficult to clearly see the display on the Deluge. Thanks for the upload!
Here are a couple of my Deluge uploads, incase you're interested... In the second one, I have the light level in the room really low, so it's very clear what's happening on the Deluge's display... ua-cam.com/video/bmAT7SDbjic/v-deo.html ua-cam.com/video/VKSpK8xHRac/v-deo.html
everybody who think octatrack is complicated to learn does not know deluge. Missing screen will force you to memorized hundred of different operating way... after month of hard working I end up quite frustrated, I you constantly forget how to do thinks with no screen.
Thanks for a great and structured tutorial. Personally I need it a bit slower as there is so much information to take in. I am distracted with my lack of understanding of how to set the time boundaries for audio clips. Also I struggle to follow how to enter the different views, like audio view and waveform view. These are elementsry steps to grasp to be avle to go on for me. So I guess I will watch it again and again and again and... (loop)
Thanks for your feedback. It is a fine line to balance between capturing everyone’s attention and going slow enough for everyone to understand. By design, the video is meant to move quickly while being available to watch whenever you need it.
tremendously clear and concise video. great channel! though the tiresome number of steps involved in looping (apart from the general UI) is a turndown for me. pity as it could be so perfect...
I don't see anyone here asked this question, so I'll go ahead. How do I cut the beginning of a clip? If I can't do I have to open the clip as a waveform and then cut the beginning? I am confused because I couldn't find my recorded clip in the Clips folder so I open it as a waveform, but I might have to try again today. Please share more tips like these, especially tips that show how to make a full track on the Deluge.
Thanks, I am getting the basics after some intensive study...it is not so "easy" as everyone seems to think. I must be Delugically Challenged. There are a LOT of small buttons on this machine and they all have many unlabeled functions and have to be pressed in a specific order to make something happen.
Hey, thanks for your comment. I don't think you are alone. It's a very powerful device with many shortcuts and advanced features. And the trick to using it is to understand how the device expects to be used. It short, it has a decent learning curve. But, that's why we publish these videos, to help users gain a greater understanding of the unit. It is an amazing device and we want users to have fun with it. We hope our videos are helpful and you get to enjoy the device.
Very cool. Even after all this time, it seems especially the looper functionality seems a bridge too far for many people. I finally have my deluge and I’m looking to set it up with midi pedals. Hopefully I can find out how to replace all your button presses by midi commands!
Hi Ollie, thanks a bunch for this tuto. I have an issue tho, when I overdub using your first method (regular overdubs), when I finish overdubbing on a new track the first one mutes... How do I change that? Thanks a lot!
I would love to. One thing is that I have to buy all these devices, so I need to budget for that in the future. Thanks for your comment. We’ll see what we can do.
Considering the Deluge only has inputs for CV and MIDI is there anyway to loop multiple instruments without plugging in each instrument one after another for the loop?
@@OllieLoops so you could choose which instrument inputs into the deluge and start to build loops and tracks. Is there any midi hubs and audio mixers you would suggest for the deluge?
"it will count down 4 bars, then record" ' I expect you meant: It will count down 4 BEATS, then record' I don't mean to knit pick, it's a great and very helpful video - miles above many others covering the same features.... Kudos
There is not a lot of info out there on this product, and I am interested in finding out more. Looping would be a large part of what I would use it for. Can you load some prerecorded loops as a preset, and then add live loops? How many loops can you realistically have going at the same time? I'm tempted to switch from my RC-505 Thanks
Thanks for your comment. Let me try to answer your questions as best as I can. 1. You can load samples into audio clips as well as record them in. 2. You can save a song with audio clips in it and then recall it as a preset and use the looper feature with it. 3. You can add looping in song view to an existing or new song file. 4. The number of loops depends on several variables: the length of the clips, whether they are time stretched, the number of effects, etc. There is no limit other than what the CPU can handle, which is quite a few. But also consider if you had fifty loops playing at once, it may sound a bit muddy due to the number of sounds playing at once. It's safe to say you can easily loop a lot of layers. I hope that helps.
@@OllieLoops Thanks, I very much apprentice the reply. And yes, I think that does answer my questions. I have to see if I can get my hands on one to try somehow.
I don’t understand what you mean by when it’s purple it creates multiple clips? By multiple do you mean it just randomly selects a certain number it seems kind of arbitrary
@@OllieLoops I appreciate your response and I’ve watched this video like 10 times and I still can only record one take and then if I try to add overdubs it never works so I’m not really sure what I’m doing wrong
Thanks for the video. I love the deluge but this looper system drives me up the wall. I followed your tutorial but the clips I made were acting like the same instrument - I could only play one at a time. Got annoyed and turned it off...
I could listen to you explain an instruction booklet to life, so confident and easy to follow, well done.
Great comment! Thanks for your support!
This is the best demo of the looper, explains arming tracks, doesn't fuck with a drum loop first, just perfect.
Been using the looper extensively for about a year now, I'm glad I came back to this video and discovered you can manually set a loops end point after it's recorded. Thanks!
Awesome! Happy looping.
Fantastic, nice to have a short, concise tutorial that just gets to the point.
Thanks! Glad you enjoyed it.
Finally! A pro demo of the looper feature 👏
Thanks! Glad you enjoyed it.
Nice. I keep coming back to this whenever I forget a step in the looper flow. Having lots of fun with live changing the end point in clip mode.
Sweet! Thanks and I’m glad it’s still helpful.
Haha, I came back to this video again to get a refresher on the looper also... A feature I'm not using enough, and this is the best video I've seen about it!
The Deluge has fantastic capabilities, but it really needs a screen so people won't have to keep referring to videos like this to understand or remember how to use it.
@@ToyKeeper Nah. In my opinion it's great as is and arguments for a screen are missing the point (besides, there are still a million video tutorials for gear that have screens---some videos are just helpful regardless).
@@BayMud It is indeed great. And the videos about it are good too. But like anything, it could be better. If the common complaints about the lack of a screen are any indication, that would be an obvious way to improve it. Even just giving some hints or reference info about the last-selected mode or function could save people a ton of time, by making features more discoverable. No more need to stop the creative flow to go watch a video.
I've had the Deluge for a while and I'm still figuring the looper function out. Thank you for your video!
I hope it helps. Enjoy!
Thanks. Pls more of these. You have a good style. Not too fast with captions. This is what I need.
Thanks! What topics on the Deluge would you want to see?
@@OllieLoops Sampling, Multisampling, Until now I have some probs with the scales and the different views (witch for what?).
@@stefan3112 cool. Thanks for that. We have some stuff planned. Stay tuned.
Thank god I found you because the other videos I watched made no sense to me at all... I LOVE your style. Thank you
Thanks! I'm glad it helped.
Need to watch it again at half speed 😅 Great content!
Your tutorial is crystal clear and so concise ....thank you!
Thanks! Glad it helped!
Thank you thank you. Watched video. Made loops. Seems so easy now after having it explained so concisely.
Awesome! Have fun!!
Great video. Very informative and helps the new owners of deluge like me to start looping right away!!! WE want to see a full tutorials of deluge from the beginning..How to start make clips and continue to builging the song and arranger mode..How will be connect with external synths and sending cc messages to records the modulations..You know everything :)
Great video!! Continuous layering is awesome!!!Thank you 🌹
Glad it helped.
This was excellently done and I thank you.
Thanks!
@@OllieLoops Others have said it in the chat, but it bares repeating - it was such a pleasant and concise video. Many other YT tutorial videos are drawn out and filled with silly intro videos and/ or other things that are really just a waste of time for the viewer. So if I were you I would take note of that. Anyway, I’ll have to check out some of your other vids too.
@@HelicopterRidesForCommunists thanks! I’m aware and that’s why my videos are structured this way. I appreciate your support.
Praise be the playback speed on youtube. x0.5 worked for me with this video. 😁
ha! brilliant tip, thx ;)
Really great and insightful, my only complaint is that, with such bright ambient lighting, I find it quite difficult to clearly see the display on the Deluge.
Thanks for the upload!
Thanks for your comment. It is a difficult device to photograph. But we’ll work on the lighting in the next one.
Great job - sorry to even offer a complaint - I just wanted to suggest an overall, lower ambient light level..... Thanks again
Here are a couple of my Deluge uploads, incase you're interested...
In the second one, I have the light level in the room really low, so it's very clear what's happening on the Deluge's display...
ua-cam.com/video/bmAT7SDbjic/v-deo.html
ua-cam.com/video/VKSpK8xHRac/v-deo.html
everybody who think octatrack is complicated to learn does not know deluge. Missing screen will force you to memorized hundred of different operating way... after month of hard working I end up quite frustrated, I you constantly forget how to do thinks with no screen.
very well presented , thank you. some synth engine tutorials would be sweet. i'm now away playing with some live loops :-)
Much Appreciated! We'll see what we can do. Have Fun!
Nice! Thank you. Planning to do some more videos about the deluge?
Thanks! That is a possibility. What videos would you want to see?
@@OllieLoops multisampling! How to have bass, chords and some beats in the same grid! If possible a sample pack with that. Dont mind to pay even ;)
Thanks for your feedback.
Thanks for a great and structured tutorial. Personally I need it a bit slower as there is so much information to take in. I am distracted with my lack of understanding of how to set the time boundaries for audio clips. Also I struggle to follow how to enter the different views, like audio view and waveform view. These are elementsry steps to grasp to be avle to go on for me.
So I guess I will watch it again and again and again and... (loop)
Thanks for your feedback. It is a fine line to balance between capturing everyone’s attention and going slow enough for everyone to understand. By design, the video is meant to move quickly while being available to watch whenever you need it.
That scratching hurt me. Butt great video
Thanks for your feedback.
Thank you!
You’re welcome.
tremendously clear and concise video. great channel!
though the tiresome number of steps involved in looping (apart from the general UI) is a turndown for me. pity as it could be so perfect...
Thanks.
I don't see anyone here asked this question, so I'll go ahead. How do I cut the beginning of a clip? If I can't do I have to open the clip as a waveform and then cut the beginning? I am confused because I couldn't find my recorded clip in the Clips folder so I open it as a waveform, but I might have to try again today. Please share more tips like these, especially tips that show how to make a full track on the Deluge.
Complex concept very clearly explained.. How about a vid on the different ways to set up the midi footswitch?
Random Aztec Thanks! I’ll have to look into the foot switch. Stay Tuned.
Thank you thank you thank you
You are very welcome
Thanks, I am getting the basics after some intensive study...it is not so "easy" as everyone seems to think. I must be Delugically Challenged. There are a LOT of small buttons on this machine and they all have many unlabeled functions and have to be pressed in a specific order to make something happen.
Hey, thanks for your comment. I don't think you are alone. It's a very powerful device with many shortcuts and advanced features. And the trick to using it is to understand how the device expects to be used. It short, it has a decent learning curve. But, that's why we publish these videos, to help users gain a greater understanding of the unit. It is an amazing device and we want users to have fun with it. We hope our videos are helpful and you get to enjoy the device.
Very cool. Even after all this time, it seems especially the looper functionality seems a bridge too far for many people.
I finally have my deluge and I’m looking to set it up with midi pedals. Hopefully I can find out how to replace all your button presses by midi commands!
Thanks. Enjoy your Deluge.
Hi Ollie, thanks a bunch for this tuto. I have an issue tho, when I overdub using your first method (regular overdubs), when I finish overdubbing on a new track the first one mutes... How do I change that? Thanks a lot!
Cool - thanks for the video. But it's really hard to see your LED screen.
Good feedback. Thanks.
Can you do a followup demonstrating the foot controller?
I would love to. One thing is that I have to buy all these devices, so I need to budget for that in the future. Thanks for your comment. We’ll see what we can do.
Considering the Deluge only has inputs for CV and MIDI is there anyway to loop multiple instruments without plugging in each instrument one after another for the loop?
You could use a midi hub/splitter and an audio mixer to route audio.
@@OllieLoops so you could choose which instrument inputs into the deluge and start to build loops and tracks. Is there any midi hubs and audio mixers you would suggest for the deluge?
I have to watch this on 1/4 speed 🐌👌
Whatever works.
Its like the Deluge had a Boss rc 505 built inside...but harder to setup and work compared to the rc505.
Interesting comparison!
"it will count down 4 bars, then record" ' I expect you meant: It will count down 4 BEATS, then record' I don't mean to knit pick, it's a great and very helpful video - miles above many others covering the same features.... Kudos
Thanks for the clarity.
It's nitpick, not knit pick. See what I did there? LOL... pretty proud of myself...
I guess I was referring to the origin of the phrase...........go ahead - be proud!
There is not a lot of info out there on this product, and I am interested in finding out more. Looping would be a large part of what I would use it for.
Can you load some prerecorded loops as a preset, and then add live loops?
How many loops can you realistically have going at the same time?
I'm tempted to switch from my RC-505
Thanks
Thanks for your comment. Let me try to answer your questions as best as I can.
1. You can load samples into audio clips as well as record them in.
2. You can save a song with audio clips in it and then recall it as a preset and use the looper feature with it.
3. You can add looping in song view to an existing or new song file.
4. The number of loops depends on several variables: the length of the clips, whether they are time stretched, the number of effects, etc. There is no limit other than what the CPU can handle, which is quite a few. But also consider if you had fifty loops playing at once, it may sound a bit muddy due to the number of sounds playing at once. It's safe to say you can easily loop a lot of layers.
I hope that helps.
@@OllieLoops Thanks, I very much apprentice the reply. And yes, I think that does answer my questions.
I have to see if I can get my hands on one to try somehow.
cool
thanks!
I don’t understand what you mean by when it’s purple it creates multiple clips? By multiple do you mean it just randomly selects a certain number it seems kind of arbitrary
I believe what this means is that instead of creating one clip and then stopping, it will create clip after clip until you stop it.
@@OllieLoops I appreciate your response and I’ve watched this video like 10 times and I still can only record one take and then if I try to add overdubs it never works so I’m not really sure what I’m doing wrong
Thanks for the video. I love the deluge but this looper system drives me up the wall. I followed your tutorial but the clips I made were acting like the same instrument - I could only play one at a time. Got annoyed and turned it off...
That doesn’t sound right you should be able to play many clips at a time.
@@OllieLoops I'm sure I messed up somewhere. Just find the UI for looping a bit of a chore, which is a surprise as everything else is so simple!
The looper pedal wait list is infinite now sadly.
You could try going direct to the manufacturer of the looper pedal.
Here's a vid you might enjoy:
ua-cam.com/video/6Kn35r_JC2g/v-deo.html
Cool, thanks.
Does it play David Bowie?
I don't see why not.
@@OllieLoops It was a joke mate, peace!
Now I need a foot switch to stop recording
Foot switch is the way to go. Have fun!
u got to love the deluge. but to learn its looper... its everything else than intuitive :(
It does take a bit of effort. But once you learn it, its pretty awesome! good luck!
yes, the time when I most wish for a screen B - ) but it's amazing they added all this and more via updates!
Wow, way to hard for me!
D'looj
Deluge
LOL. "duh-LOOJ"
How do you pronounce it? It seems there are a few ways.