Re: Selling my hardware effect

["L.A. Angulo" <labaloops@yahoo.com>]

fair enough man you are even convincing me to start
using a lappy!
although i havent kept up with Mobious updates lately
we gotta thank Jeff for doing it all for us!
cheers
Luis

--- Krispen Hartung <khartung@cableone.net> wrote:

> Well, I'll be clear. The Looperaltive is a
> beautifully superior unit in my 
> opinion. And I am convinced Bob will continue to
> update it until to far 
> surpasses the expectations of user. And a day
> doesn't go by when I don't 
> look at my rack, see it, and feel great about owning
> the unit.
> 
> But the truth of the matter is that now that my
> notebook is meeting all of 
> my looping and effect needs and more (and I also
> have a backup notebook 
> system ready to go), the rack is really becoming
> obsolete. I'd love to keep 
> the LP1 around, but I'm not sure when I'll use it. 
> Today, I'm thinking more 
> in terms of optimization, utilization, how much time
> I really have in a day, 
> and really using what I have. In the last month, I
> have been cleaning house 
> and selling virtually all the gear I own that I
> don't use or plan to use for 
> an upcoming gig. I have this rack and a couple
> Rocktron Velocity guitar 
> cabinets, that about does it.
> 
> So, I am not quitting on the Looperlative because of
> any fault of the unit 
> or because I don't think highly of it, but because
> the laptop has finally 
> proven its case for me...and thanks to Jeff and
> Mobius. If it weren't for 
> Mobius, I probably wouldn't have made the switch. 
> It feels liberating to 
> finally make the commitment 100% to a notebook
> system, walk the talk, and 
> not have a hardware system in the back as a security
> blanket.
> 
> I know that in my conversation with other loopers,
> like Rick, Ted, and 
> others, that they like to have more options
> available to them and not set on 
> one particular unit. For example, Rick has an EDP,
> LP1, Repeater, and some 
> floor units I guess. That works well for him, but
> not for me. My life is 
> complicated enough trying to maintain a non-music
> career in the IT business 
> and focus on my family, so simplicity in my gear
> setup really clears my mind 
> and helps me focus. It is hard for me to focus on
> the playing when I have so 
> much gear laying around that I have to maintain,
> keep using so that I can 
> remember how to use it, etc.  I can't even describe
> in words how good it 
> feels to walk into a gig with my guitar, notebook
> computer, and an FCB.
> 
> I guess it comes down to personal choice and the
> philosophy one is trying to 
> maintain when it comes to creating good music.  I
> admit my choice does not 
> come without risks, but I have addressed those with
> a backup system, which I 
> bring to every gig. And if I didn't have that, I'd
> do what any well-rounded 
> musician like myself would do, namely play my
> instrument solo without any 
> gear or looping.  I can do that.
> 
> Kris
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "L.A. Angulo" <labaloops@yahoo.com>
> To: <Loopers-Delight@loopers-delight.com>
> Sent: Tuesday, July 25, 2006 3:37 PM
> Subject: Re: Selling my hardware effect
> 
> 
> > Wow Kris already quitting on your looperlative
> whats
> > up?
> >> > http://www.krispenhartung.com/rack.htm  (this
> >> sells as a system, wired,
> >> > and ready to go inside the rack)
> >
> >
> > www.myspace.com/luisangulocom
> >
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