RE: hi all >> Hearing the LOOP!

["Liebig, Steuart A." <LiebigSA@Maritz.com>]

rob and miko were opining . . . 

> but seriously: the problem with live looping/ sequencing is that it
can make the music too rigid at times - the damn machines just don't
listen to us!

I agree... that's the real art of looping. Mixing it up and creating
variety. But I'm still willing to believe that it's worth doing. 


** sort of like playing with a dj or drum machine - - pre-recorded beats
don't really listen to you changing gears. very difficult to stop on a 
dime.
also, beats on lps sometimes give out before you're really ready to stop 
the
groove.

i tend to think that non-rhythmic loops are best for music with a
percussionist/drummer - - UNLESS they're just doing textural stuff. when i
do a band with just a trumpet player and guitarist, it's much easier to do
rhythmic loops; in fact it's almost necessary as otherwise there isn't any
real rhythmic thing going on. when doing the stuff with a dj i can lay in a
rhythmic loop that's related to his, and when the lp gives up i can 
continue
with the groove for a while, or bring it back as a compositional device
later.


stig