Re: replace mode by function

[Per Boysen <perboysen@gmail.com>]

> andy butler <akbutler@tiscali.co.uk> wrote:..... (deleted)
>
> I notice that the current trend, with LP-1 and Mobius (for  
> instance) is to create the scenario where you can do a whole bunch  
> of stuff with one "button".
>
> Could this be seen as
>
> Looper as instrument vs. Looper as effect ?
>
> In which case the "edp" approach is the "getting your hands dirty  
> actually doing it yourself even if you have to practise the moves"  
> way compared to the LP-1/Mobius way of "once it's set up, I just  
> press a button and this wonderful thing happens".

On 14 mar 2007, at 11.38, Stephen Scott wrote:
> Yes, not neccesarily a bad thing if it makes it easier in a live  
> situation.  The downside of this is that it may remove some of the  
> spontaneity if these things have to be prepared prior to a  
> performance.
>
> Stephen


There is also this "Mobius trend" of setting up one button to perform  
different actions depending on what mode you happen to be in at the  
moment. This is directly inspired by the EDP, but with the scripting  
option in Mobius every user can set up whatever he needs. I started  
getting into this after reading a post on the Mobius list from  
someone that was used to the Roland Loopstation (I think it was?)  
where the record button is used first to start recording, but IF you  
already in playback mode (i.e. a loop is spinning) it works as an  
Overdub button. After Jeff introduced such "if" syntaxes (please  
excuse my bad programming vocabulary) I started to change my FCB  
pedal board to have single buttons perform different tasks depending  
on what mode you are in, but also depending on how long you press  
down the button. It's nice to have more stuff handy on less buttons,  
although it means less "Fun For Feet" (quoting Andy).

Regarding Andy's question I personally regard the praxis, of  
assembling series of action to just one button press, as a way of  
expanding the looping device's power as an instrument. Not only as a  
way of "making it easier in a live situation", although that may be  
important for other players.

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