Looped Long Tones for Pure Intonation.

from Box Set Practice for Trombone.

Setting Up a Loop Station on any DAW using Free delay plugins

This tutorial links to the Looped Long Tone exercise in Box Set Practice. I demonstrate how to make a simple loop station using a generic DAW delay plugin. This is something you can do for free or little cost in any DAW (Digital Audio Workstation). Specifically for use with my Looped Long Tone exercises for Pure Intonation practice.
The video shows you how to stack a simple delay on top of itself to create a 4 bar loop for practising long tones. I also cover a little of the pure tuning needed for stacking a four-note Major 7 chord. These are all techniques experienced musicians do instinctively by using their ears when playing in ensembles and orchestras. But this is a great way to practise pure intonation at home, and an alternative to standard long tone practice for sound development. In my opinion, this kind of long tone exercise is often overlooked or taken for granted by institutions and teachers. Now we have the technology to mimic the discipline of ensemble playing let’s use it 🙂