Re: Sitarist interested in Live Looping

["Jimmy George Band" <jg@jimmygeorgeband.com>]

indeed. bty they have sampled it how ever many times it took to get the
thing to sound so good and versatile. has anyone of you handsonic bashers
tried the thing yet???

on the point of appearance, yes i also typically enjoy the 'physical
performance' in addition to a good sound etc. passion is passion though, 
and
good music is good music. if one is sampling their performance then hitting
play at the show is very different from a hands on performance. i will 
never
knock the real thing when it comes to drums, my point is that the handsonic
is a fantastic addition with very practicle applications for music live and
recorded.

don't knock i till you try it, or do. what ever flips your needs...

as for looping live with midi... it's the chit!

jg
----- Original Message -----
From: Daryl <highhorse@mhorse.com>
To: <Loopers-Delight@loopers-delight.com>
Sent: Friday, January 24, 2003 5:54 PM
Subject: Re: Sitarist interested in Live Looping


>
> I'm one of those who enjoys watching you play acoustic instruments more
than a
> gadget that simulates them.  One of the great things about an acoustic
> instrument is the way it emanates sound from its actual location.  Last
night at
> the LoopFest, Rick and Jon both played various things, framedrum, plastic
> bullroarer, saucepan, while moving around or from different locations, 
>and
it
> was incredibly refreshing in contrast to the instruments created sound
from a
> fixed, amplified source.
>
> You'd have to sample a hand drum a thousand times to get all the 
>different
> possibilities from the hand on the surface.  I have nothing against
electronics
> per se, but I enjoy them best when used for their capability to create
> unheard-of sounds, rather than imitating long-perfected ones.  I imagine
the
> handsonic would be a great interface for a hand percussionist to control
MIDI
> sounds in otherwise difficult ways, for example.
>
> Daryl Shawn
> highhorse@mhorse.com
>
>
> > I think people would enjoy watching
> > me play my various acoustic percussion instruments more than watching 
>me
> > play the handsonic.
>
>