Re: playing loops or let the looper play?

["Emile Tobenfeld (a.k.a Dr. T)" <emile@foryourhead.com>]

I do a lot of loop-ish music with my Nord modular. Usually what I do 
is set up a complex looping part in which different aspects of the 
music (pitch, note pattern etc.) loop at different rates using the 
Nord's built in sequencers. Then I send the results to my JamMan for 
echoes.

I assign all of the knobs on the Nord to something (and often have 4 
of these going), so there is plenty for me to do. but often it is 
satisfying when the music gets to an interesting place to just listen 
and not do much.

I think the key performance questions here is how long to let 
something happening, and how to execute the transitions from one 
section to another.

At 5:35 PM -0200 11/9/02, Matthias Grob wrote:
>>>I practice little segments
>>>
>>>||: over and over :||
>>>
>
>:-)  rather:  ||: over and :||
>
>>
>>i enjoy doing this also, its like you are being the "looper" 
>>playing to a "loop".....michael
>
>is it really the same feeling?
>
>I have a really hard time to do this. Until a few years ago, I 
>completely rejected it. So therefore my thurst for the loop tool.
>Then I became curious about playing looping and realized I can 
>pretty easily repeat something a few times, but then automatically a 
>variation drops in. Why is that?
>If the brain is able to repeat (since it does it a few times) and I 
>ask it to continue, why does some other part of me interfere?
>Now that I am getting better at it, I still dont feel the same as 
>with a looping tool, there is a lack of freedom to really dive into 
>it...
>--
>
>
>          ---> http://Matthias.Grob.org


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