Re: THE BEST LIVE LOOPING DEVICE

[Matt Stevens <mattstevensguitar@btinternet.com>]

LOL

The DL4 is cool but a bit unreliable(in a very endearing way)  - I  
really like the way as you overdub the old loops gently fade out.

MS
www.mattstevensguitar.com

On 12 Mar 2008, at 10:07, nico spahni wrote:

> 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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