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Re: RC-2, Busking Gig this Morning
Kris i hear you the RC-2 is too small which becomes
impractical!
--- Krispen Hartung <khartung@cableone.net> wrote:
> I just got back from my 3 hour busk/street gig here
> in Boise....our City Market artist series. It's
> basically a two block street affair with tons of
> people milling about - a farmer's and artist market
> sort of deal with musicians at every corner. The
> Boise City Arts Commission pays musicians ($150)
> here to play every weekend.
>
> Anyway, I used my Taylor Nylon string guitar, my
> Schetler "David" Acoustic amp (beautiful!), and the
> RC-2. I now have new impressions of the
> RC-2....FREAKIN' Frustrating!!! That damn one
> button does everything thing is a pain in the ass. I
> could never get my loops to stop like I wanted them
> without messing things up, starting and stopping the
> loop, thinking it was reset, then discovering it
> wasn't when I hit the button and the prior loop
> played, etc. It's a nice clean and small device,
> just too much of a hassle to do everything with one
> button. I don't want to pack my other computer with
> me, with Mobius, either. I was even scrambling to
> get my old computer installed with Mobius, but I ran
> out of time and had to jet to the gig.
>
> For these portable, "pop" music loop gigs, I'm
> thinking of getting one of the new Boomerangs, the
> Boomerang III? But when is this thing supposed to be
> out? I really want a floor looper that is stereo,
> has multiple loops or at least A/B, loop extend
> (multiply), pitch shift, reverse, etc. The Rang III
> seems to fit the bill. I'm not interested in the new
> Boss either. Any idea when the new Rang will be out?
>
> On a side note, these public gigs are really
> interesting. I just play improvised contemporary
> jazz, free-style stuff, and I get an unbelievable
> amount of people requesting CDs of the material. I
> don't have the heart to sell them one of my existing
> CDs, because it is nothing like what they hear, and
> would probably give them a heart attack. The
> popular, unquenchable taste for vanilla, garden
> variety instrumental music is just mind blowing.
> People flock to this music like moths to flame. I
> could actually make money as an artist if I recorded
> and sold this style of music. I don't even have to
> think to do it...just sit down, play, and hit the
> record button...it takes virtually no creative
> energy whatsoever. Order a bunch of CDs from
> Kunaki, and I'm selling this widget music like
> hotcakes. :) I guess I'm not really
> surprised...just forgot how easy it is to play music
> that reaps tons of complements and raves from the
> common public, without even trying.
>
> Kris
>
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