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Re: THE BEST LIVE LOOPING DEVICE
> 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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Tony