little boxes (was survey)

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wot i mean is...i would think that people will choose their software  
tools based on what is available for their OS. so their choice in the  
survey might not say that much about their preferred looping 'school'.

i mean, i would think that when someone needs any kind of tool...a  
strobe tuner, a midi keyboard, a media player....they would google  
what is out there for their OS.

but that would be an interesting survey question!

"would you install and run a different OS on your computer in order  
to use a particular software looper?"

yes Live and Mobius are obviously different - one is more 'sampler'  
and one is more 'old skool EDP-esque'. (and i find the 'sampler-only'  
qualities of Live to be annoying). but to overcome the 'sampler'  
limitations a user might look around for what additional tools to  
use, in combination with Live, in order to accomplish EDP-esque  
looping (software plugin like Augustus or SooperLooper, or add an  
external hardware looper into an input channel).

by the way, i couldn't figure out how to make my looping setup fit  
into the survey.

- using a software looper to control a hardware looper. the audio is  
recorded onto a hardware-looping device but all the controls are sent  
from the software looper.

is that a hardware or software preference?

i'd love to know if anyone else does this. both electrix and bill  
walker have told me i might be the only one but i don't believe that  
at all.
i want my sub-group dammit!