Re: THE BEST LIVE LOOPING DEVICE

["Tony K" <bigtonyk@gmail.com>]

> Well said. So now, who's the best LOOKING live looper?

Zoe.

Duh.

;)


On Wed, Mar 12, 2008 at 7:41 AM, Chris Sewell <lunamusic@mac.com> wrote:
> Well said. So now, who's the best LOOKING live looper?
>
>
> On Mar 12, 2008, at 5:25 AM, Rick Walker wrote:
>
>  > 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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