RE: the impermanence of looping

["Krispen Hartung" <info@krispenhartung.com>]

It's the ol' dreaded "redlight fever"....which has changed, for good or
bad, many recordings.   Eventually you get used to it and forget it's
there.  In this context, the only causal mechanism involved in changing
the output of a performance with the record light on, is a psychological
one.  Once you get past that, you can archive the magic.  One good way
to start getting used to it is to have someone else record your
performances so that you can detach yourself from the process....then
eventually you can start doing it yourself.  The more you do it, the
more natural it gets. 

But who knows....everyone has the right to be superstitious. 

K- 


-----Original Message-----
From: Paul Mimlitsch [mailto:pmimlitsch@mindspring.com] 
Sent: Saturday, January 29, 2005 3:40 PM
To: Loopers-Delight@loopers-delight.com
Subject: Re: the impermanence of looping


Isn't that a good reason to always record - so it becomes something 
unobtrusive?  You can't capture the "magic" stuff after the fact and it 
can be a good compositional reference/ reminder.  It's easy enough to 
hit the erase button when you're done if nothing "happened".  - Paul


On Jan 29, 2005, at 3:50 PM, Bill Wolf wrote:

>>> Anyway, since I started looping I've made it a point to not record
> anything. <<
>
> I do exactly the same thing.  Something about pressing the record
> button
> that changes the who outcome.  Call it performance anxiety or 
> laziness.  But
> I play better and enjoy it more when I'm not trying to be ON and play 
> well.
>
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