Re: Is using Pre-Recorded Loops Cheating?

[andy butler <akbutler@tiscali.co.uk>]

There's lot's of different ways to use pre-recorded material at a live gig.

At the Norwich Loopfest, Michael Peters had some pre-recorded drum 
patterns.
They were originally randomly generated, and as he played along to them he 
recorded
the mix into a loop. The impression I got was that he was responding very 
spontaneously to the sounds, as if they had been randomly generated on the 
spot.
...................cool
(can be found at www.andybutler.com/norwichfest.htm )


Generally though, I think pre-recorded material is a bit boring,
not part of the performance, but diluting it,
...just taking you part of the way towards miming.

...and in a live looping context,it's confusing for the audience if 
there's 
not a clear way to tell pre-recorded from live.




andy butler







buzap@gmx.net wrote:
> Hi folks
> 
> here is a topic I find quite controversial:
> When doing live looping, do you find it uncool/immoral if you see 
>somebody performing with some pre-recorded loops?
> 
> I was quite dogmatic on this topic but now I don't mind that much, as 
>long as it serves an artistically credible music performance.
> 
> I just wanted to hear your opinions:
> Would you buy into that if you'd see someone using some pre-recorded 
>loops (rhythm, electronic, acoustic...) during his performance?
> Or do you think he might as well just sing karaoke? ;-)
> 
> Best regards
> Buzap
>