Guides
Practice guides
A loop is only a tool. What matters is the method you point it at. These four are written for particular jobs, and each one assumes you have a video open.
- Musicians working without sheet music
How to learn a song by ear with a loop
Take a recording apart four bars at a time. A method for working out chords, melodies and bass lines from a YouTube video, using A-B looping and half speed.
Read it7 minute read - Guitarists and other instrumentalists
How to practise a guitar solo phrase by phrase
Break a solo into named sections, drill each one at its own tempo, and let the speed climb back to the record. A practice loop that runs while your hands stay on the instrument.
Read it6 minute read - Language learners at any level
Language shadowing with a looped video
Repeat one sentence until your mouth can keep up. How to use a rest between passes, a slow speed and a tight loop to build pronunciation from native audio.
Read it6 minute read - Dancers learning choreography
How to learn a dance routine from a video
Drill one eight-count at a time, hands-free. Loop points that include the preparation, a lead-in so you catch the count, and a screen that will not sleep mid-run.
Read it5 minute read
Reference
If you are after the mechanics rather than a method, these cover the tool itself:
- How to loop a YouTube video, or just one part of it — every route to a loop, on desktop and mobile.
- How to slow down a YouTube video — fine speed control, why the pitch holds, and the speed ramp.
- Keyboard shortcuts — the full key map.
- Questions and answers — the things people ask before they trust it.
Try it on the thing you are actually working on.
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