Re: RC-50 / RC50 delay issues

[Chris Sewell <lunamusic@mac.com>]

>  bristle when people say I DJ when
> in fact it's all played live.

Those lines are so blurred these days, and they're gong to get  
blurrier. DJ's make way more money and play to bigger crowds anyway. I  
say embrace it. I use percussion loops of lengths I know I need for  
certain songs. Spectrasonics RMX is particularly great for this.




On Feb 28, 2008, at 8:01 PM, Tom Ritchford wrote:

> On Wed, Feb 27, 2008 at 3:34 PM, Stuart Masters
> <stuartmasterz@yahoo.co.uk> wrote:
>> Thanks, Sjaak, I'll check that out.
>>
>> I also agree about looking at what the RC50 was intended for... if  
>> you
>> preload it with tracks, it's unbeatable. I heard of a Flamenco style
>> guitarist who used it to duel with himself, using preloaded tracks
>
> Yes, I'm sure you're right about this too -- it's extremely tempting
> just to load up a bunch of stereo loop samples and go.  But I really
> do like that "live aesthetic" -- I bristle when people say I DJ when
> in fact it's all played live.
>
> Still, it should at least do the basic functions it offers correctly.
>
> BTW, the timefactor arrived -- not sure how soon I'll get to check it
> out.  I really love those Eventide pitch shifts...
>