Looping with Maud the moth - The ultimate live looping setup: Reaper DAW + Super8

After a long journey my live looping set has reached its final form via Reaper DAW and its native looping plugin: Super8

Me and my friend and colleague @KempStrings worked with @deadbeef / Justin Frankel to add a faded-out stop and fix a couple of bugs.
In this video I explain the updates and demonstrate some of the stuff that super8 can currently do, using the live version of my song "Finisterrae" (Orphnē, 2020) as I have been performing it in my shows lately.
PS: Midi mappable buttons referred to in 3:13 and 7:50 map to note/cc/pc number, rather than "channel". Sorry!

Timestamps:
00:30 - Intro
01:59 - Super8 crash course
06:55 - The updates
10:38 - Finisterrae (live)

Technical info:
VST: @xlnaudio Addictive keys.
VST Effects:ReaEQ, ReaComp, ReaDelay, @ValhallaDSP Supermassive, Valhalla Room
Controllers: @rolandglobal FP4, @KorgOfficial #nanoKontrol2 , @Blackstaramps live logic midi footswitch.
Masterbus: @blackroosteraudio2429 - Magnetite, @TokyoDawnRecords Labs - Kotelnikov GE, SlickEQ Mastering, Limiter 6 GE.

The string sample is taken directly from the studio version, arranged and performed by amazing multi-instrumentalist, composer and singer-songwriter @AliciaNurho

Other live-looping resources which I find interesting:

More Maud the moth info, next shows, releases etc:

#livelooping #reaperdaw #super8 #piano

[rayofnight]

Your music feels like such an improbable mix of cold and warm; I love what you do

[celaeno_]

I feel that whenever I sit in front of REAPER, I find something that makes me go "REAPER can do whaaat?!" 😃

This is AMAZING! 💖

[VultureCulture]

A very helpful video and the music is absolutely stunning.

[sumo]

nice video! I love super8 and I'm having a blast discovering everything that one can do with it. I would love to see a video that more precisely shows how you use super8 with your controllers and instruments! I had an idea om making a project similar to maudthemoth, mainly using my own vocals and piano. Btw! Wonderful music!

[granaff]

Thank you for making this video. So illuminating. Also your music is beautiful

[CeLillyMusic]

YES! This was exactly what I've been looking for for so long. And what an absolute stunning musician you are. Love your sound. Thank you so much for this video!

[LynxPL]

Well, this is fantastic. Thank you for creating this video. The one thing I struggle with regarding Super 8, and the reason why I currently do not use Reaper for live looping (even though I really wish I could) is the lack of undo option. I know that the easy solution is "just get better at looping" but looping can be challenging even for very skilled musicians (which I am not), and many other hardware/software loopers out there provide an undo option for this very reason.

[afreezaphorogiancossack]

Reminding me of old Dead Can Dance from the 80s with this, very nice. I have mostly just used my REAPER for a VST host and a recording tool, I'm going to have to try this.

[pierrebroccoli.]

Wow - much to delve into there and a lovely demonstration.
Thank you

[pzdipuing]

Thank you i just had to subscribe for your amazing content...

[CeLillyMusic]

There's one thing I haven't figured out yet: Super8 stops playing back/monitoring my other tracks as soon as I select the ones I'm recording to. Do you have a quick solution for that? :)

[rodrigosanchez]

What headphones are you wearing while recording? Excellent work and thank you for the information.

[livetest]

This is genius! Thank you! amazing how do you do this without a metronome?!

[monteself]

Awesome, not into looping much but you make it look easy, I'm sure there is more to it than what I see, at least hearing wise, you have +overdub so I imaging you are playing with some backing tracks.

[dvcs]

Can we use it to loop vst? I've been trying to figure that out for a long time ;(

[helmanfrow]

3:27 CC stands for "Continuous Controller".