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--- Stuart Wyatt <loopersdelight@solostring.com> wrote: > I am a looper first, and a violinist second. > Technically, I am not > actually that gifted a player....my style sucks when > you compare me with a real pro.... > Aaaggghhh.... its so hard to explain.... Does anyone > else understand what I'm trying to say? I think so; in my last post, I listed several instruments that I loop as a reason why it's easier to describe myself as a looper than to try to list what I might be looping that particular night. Among the instruments on the list, my technical proficiency varies greatly. While I can play some of the instruments well enough in a conventional, non-loop setting, my use of, say, the Boehm flute is greatly dependent on playing very simple parts layered as a loop bed, mostly long, sustained notes. Anyone who *really* knows how to play the flute would definitely not be impressed by my 'naked' playing, but I've had quite a few compliments from genuine flautists on my *looped* flute playing, and when they've asked me to show them how to do it, I can attest to your experience that looping can (at least at first) be counterintuitive to someone who's spent time developing conventional technique. Ther've been a couple of times where I've felt a kind of guilty satisfaction when a classically-trained musician has tried out my rig and discovered that it's not as easy as they think! -t- __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? The New Yahoo! Search - Faster. Easier. Bingo. http://search.yahoo.com