Re: THE BEST LIVE LOOPING DEVICE

["nico spahni" <nicosp@gmx.net>]

Right. So if I set up the mentioned devices in a chain, I'm bound to end 
up with the most overwhelmingly beautiful music ever created... or did I 
get it wrong again? ;-)

Cheers

Nico


-------- Original-Nachricht --------
> Datum: Wed, 12 Mar 2008 02:25:07 -0700
> Von: "Rick Walker" <looppool@cruzio.com>
> An: "LOOPERS DELIGHT \\(posting\\)" <Loopers-Delight@loopers-delight.com>
> Betreff: THE BEST LIVE LOOPING DEVICE

> I've been actively using dedicated digital looping devices since 1995.
> 
> I own and use five different live looping hardware technologies:
> 
> the Line 6 DL-4
> 
> the Electrix Repeater
> 
> the Gibson EDP with loop IV software by Aurisis
> 
> the Looperlative
> 
> and now,  a KAOSS3 pad by Korg (which allows for midi synchronized 
>looping
> and resampling of loops).
> 
> 
> 
> I also have hosted over 200 incredible live looping artists from 12 
> countries at the annual Y2K series Live Looping Festivals and
> seen or heard part or all of their sets
> so I know a thing or two about what's out in the world
> 
> So,  it is  true that if I had to go to a desert Island with only one 
>live
> looping device that I'd take my Looperlative with me.
> 
> 
> However:
> 
> I've seen Andy Butler and Andre Lafosse do mind boggling work with their 
> EDPs (that have a less
> than impressive Apple IIC processor in them and are mono).
> 
> Genie blow my mind with a Line 6 DL-4 Delay Modeller (activated at times 
> with his bare toes!!!!);
> 
> Bill Walker impress everyone with his work on an Electrix Repeater (and
> now, 
> an LP-1)
> 
> I've seen Kid Beyond do amazing things with a laptop running Ableton's
> Live;
> 
> Jeff Kaiser and Krispen Hartung do ridiculously hip things with Max/MSP:
> 
> Matthias Grob and Per Boysen tear it up using Plogue Bidule and Mobius
> 
> Michael Klobuchar bend heads with a Boomerang
> 
> I don't even know what Stan Card or Ted Killian 
>use...................they
> just fucking tear it up , live!!!
> 
> ******************
> So,  constant obsession and endless bickering  on this list over the 
>years
> about 'what's the best live looping device'   always leaves
> me bewildered.
> 
> It's no more a helpful discussion than asking,   "who's the best live 
> looper".
> 
> These things are instruments and ,  in that sense.
> 
> The real question is:
> 
> How do we use our respective live looping devices creatively
> and, even more importantly,
> 
> what's the music like that we create.
> 
> respectfully,  Rick Walker aka looppool 

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