Re: the impermanence of looping

[Doug Wyatt <doug@sonosphere.com>]

On Jan 29, 2005, at 15:30, Krispen Hartung wrote:
> 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.

Recording collapses the wave function? ;-)

http://www.i-sis.org.uk/HNTCTWF.php

But seriously I agree with you ... the best antidote for red-light 
syndrome is to record everything. After awhile it's not much different 
from pressing the Record button on a looper.

Doug
http://sonosphere.com/