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Re: THE BEST LIVE LOOPING DEVICE
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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