Re: Please lets all sit together now and define what we do!

[Mark Sottilaro <sine@zerocrossing.net>]

Interesting point... but I'm not sure if it's all that valid to the 
audience, though certainly for the musician.  My guitar signal quickly 
becomes a stream of data that describes (more or less) the sound I 
played.  You're data does the same thing, but more symbolic nature.  To 
the end user (audience) it's the same, I think...  However, I am very 
interested in using MIDI loops, though I've not done it in a live 
manner.  This evening I experimented with my MC-307 sequencer with the 
click turned down... but it was hard to get time info from the blinking 
light.    I reverted to recording a simple bass drum with a click 
first, then went back in and recorded new parts.  How do you do you're 
MIDI loops?

Mark Sottilaro

On Monday, October 14, 2002, at 10:46  PM, Tim Thompson wrote:

>> How about this?
>>
>> "Loop based music essentially involves the repetition of audio 
>> samples,
>> or loops. From that basic premise looping moves off in numerous
>> directions, ...
>>
>> This is from Kim's intro on the front page of Looper's Delight, and 
>> it's
>> about as inclusive and applicable of a description as I can imagine.
>
> I think the phrase "audio samples" in the definition isn't inclusive 
> enough.
> I loop using MIDI data only.  It triggers a synth to generate audio,
> but the thing being repeated (and manipulated) is MIDI data only.
>
>     ...Tim...
>
>