Android Device Procedure

Using A Mobile Device

• You Can Use Both An Android or iPhone Device

• View The Web Site, Read Articles, View Images

• Play Audio Previews & Watch Videos

• Stream Busking Music Sessions

• Stream Extended Busking Loops

• Download Song & Loop Packs

Streaming Songs & Loops Is Easy

• Go To The Busking Music or Busking Loops Page & Tap The Play Button

• Listen or Jam Along, No Apps Needed!

• Save For Off-Line Use, Files Are mp3 Format

• Tap The 3 Dots Top of Screen & Scroll Down & Select Download

• The Files Are Saved In Your Device's Download Folder

What's In A Song or Loop Pack?

Song & Purchased Loop Packs

Song & Purchased Loop Packs Contain Multiple Files In A Zip File With A Stereo Full Band Song, A Stereo Full Band Loop, Drum, Drum & Bass, Drum Bass & Guitars etc. Loops, Song Text Document Showing Chords, Lyrics (If Included), Strumming Patterns As Well As, The Loop Text Document Explaining The Loop Construct, Chords, Strumming, All TAB's & Play Instructions, All In The One Download Zip File. See Below For Download Procedure.

Loop Packs - Freebies

Freebie Loop Packs Contain A Single File, No Zip Files Used, of The Stereo Full Band, "Minus Instrument" Loop or Loop Text Document. Just Select What You Want & The Loop Will Automatically Play. Similarly For The Loop Text, Tap The Button And You Can Read The Text.

• To Save On Android Devices, Tap The 3 Dots, Top of Screen Then Scroll To Download & Tap. The File Is Now Saved To Your Downloads Folder

• To Play & Save On iPhone Devices, Just Tap The Download Icon

• Use Your Loop Player App To Continuously Play The Loop or, Busking Loops For Approx 6 Minutes of Play

Summary

You Have Multiple Choices, Depending On Your Needs. You Can Import Loops Into Your Loop Player App Such As, "Loop Player" For Android or "Loopy HD" For iPhone or, Play On Other Devices, PC, DAW etc, Whenever You Wish!

You Can Stream Directly, Extended Loops, Approx 6 Minutes, At The Busking Loops Page or Complete Busking Sessions At The Busking Music Page.

Note: Most Files, Depending On Size, Are Scanned By Google At Download To Ensure They Are Virus Free.

Android Device - Song & Purchased Loop Download & Play Procedure - Zip File

Before Downloading To Your Android Device Ensure You Have A File Manager, Such As "Files By Google" App And A Plain Text Viewer Like "HTML Viewer" or Text Editor, Such As "Notepad" App, From The Google Play Store On Your Device. Android Devices Come With "HTML Viewer" As Standard.

The "Files" App Enables You To Download & Unzip The Song or Purchased Loop Pack, To Access The Files, & The"HTML Viewer", Allows You To Read Plain Text Files While The "Notepad" App, Allows You To Read, Edit & Save Plain Text Files.

The Following Is An Example of Using An Android Device To Purchase & Download A Song or Purchased Loop Pack.

Procedure:

• Navigate To The Song or Loop Pack You Wish To Purchase & Press <Buy Now>. You Will Be Taken To The PayPal Screen Where You Follow The Normal Purchasing Procedure. For A Free Song or Loop Pack, Just Press The Download Button & Wait

• On Completion of Your Purchase Scroll Down To The <Return To Seller> Button And Upon Pressing, You Will Get The Download Screen. This May Take Up To 20 secs To Complete. (Disregard For A Free Song or Loop Pack)

• A Screen Showing A Zip File Appears. Tap The Ellipsis Dots (3 Dots) Top Right of Screen & Scroll Down & Select <Open With>, Depending on File Size You May Get The "Unable To Preview" Screen

• Disregard The Message About Preview & Press <Download> (This Is Because There Are A Number of Files, Too Large To Preview. File Size Approx. 120MB)

• Next, You Will Get The Normal Warning Screen "Unable To Scan For Viruses" Again, Due To The File Size. Reposition The Screen So You Can Press The <Download Anyway> Button

• Your Download Will Commence (Takes Approx. 20 secs, Just Wait)

• The Download Progress Screen Appears & When Finished It Displays "Open" But Don't Press

• Go To Your "Files" App & Select <Downloads> & Tap On The Orange <Zip File Name> You Downloaded

• The Unzip Screen Appears Showing The Files Included In The Zip File. Press <Extract> At The Bottom of Screen

• That's It All Done!

• You Can Now Go Back To The Downloads Folder & Delete The Zip File If You Wish To Save Space

• To Read The Text Document, Go To The "Files" App & Just Tap The <Document .txt> File Name & A Screen Appears Asking "Open with"

• Select <HTML Viewer> App To Read The Text Document

• Select <Notepad> App If You Wish To Read, Edit & Save The Text Document

• To Play A Song or Loop, Just Tap The Song or Loop <Name>

What Next For Android?

You Are Now Able To Navigate To Your File Folder, Listen on Headphones or, If You Connect An Amp or Blue Tooth Speaker To Your Device, Can Jam Away Into The Day & Night! If You Have An Audio Player On Your Device That Can Loop Play, Use The Song Pack Loops For Endless Practice or Entertainment. Alternatively, Read The Text Document's Chords, Beats, Riff etc. And Compare To The Relevant Tracks!

A Great Way To Pass The Time, Be It On A Bus, Train, Waiting On Appointments or Whatever. A Good Way To Improve Your Performance or Stimulate Ideas!

What About Some Loop Playing?

Choose Your Favourite Loop Player And Really Get Jamming! I Can Say This App Works Great:

• "Loop Player" For Android Available In The Google Play Store - Free

Example of Looping Using The "Loop Player" App On Android

• Open "Loop Player" & If This Is The First Time Using The App Select Search <Download> Then A Screen Appears, Select <Open Audio> & Your Audio File List Appears. You Also Have The Option To Search Phone or Audio

• Tap on The Song or Loop <File Name> & The Loop Player Is Ready To Go! Press Play & Jam!

Note, Once The Files Are On Your Mobile Device, You Can Transfer Them To Cloud Storage And, Access Via Your PC, To Transfer To Loop Pedals, DAW or Other Audio Players.

Stream Some Busking Music By Busk'n Servant or, Busking Loops On Your Android Device or PC.

Have Fun & Enjoy!