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It occurs to me that what Kim describes is a progression of capabilities to add flexibility and "fluidity" not unlike the progression of computing in general. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Kim Flint" <kflint@loopers-delight.com> To: <Loopers-Delight@loopers-delight.com> Sent: Wednesday, May 28, 2003 6:59 PM Subject: Re: Time Lag Accumulator > At 12:55 AM 5/28/2003, Michael Peters wrote: > >What is a loop anyway? Maybe this has been said before: We should make a > >clear distinction here ... the word 'loop' is used to describe 1) >static, > >closed tape loops which typically don't evolve (today we would say: samples, > >or loops in the DJ sense), but also 2) open, evolving loops with continuous > >input, like Terry Riley's system, based on tape echo units or two tape > >recorders, later growing into analog and digital echo/loop machinery. > > You could also say that these are all part of an evolving set of tools, > used for repetition, and that there isn't really a distinction. > > People started with loops that they couldn't change. (happened to be on tape) > They added the ability to change the speed. > They added the ability to record continuously while playing back, to add stuff. > They added the ability to control the feedback, to remove stuff. > They added the ability to set the loop time on the fly, making rhythm easy. > They added the ability to multiply and insert, allowing some song form. > They added the ability to undo, for more ability to remove stuff. > They added the ability to switch between different loops, for more song form. > They added the ability to reverse on the fly, cause it was fun. > They added the ability to synchronize to other devices, allowing groups. > They added the ability to time-stretch loops, allowing easy tempo matching. > They added the ability to pitch-change loops, allowing more harmony/melody. > They added the ability to control multi-channel loops. > etc etc. > > No need to pick an arbitrary point in the list to distinguish one half from > the other. Each step adds something important to make the tool more > musically useful. Various devices use more or less of them. Various > musicians use more or less of them. Either way they can always move another > step. > > kim > > > ______________________________________________________________________ > Kim Flint | Looper's Delight > kflint@loopers-delight.com | http://www.loopers-delight.com > >