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I guess my question would be, what's the criteria for being a looper purist? Someone whose performances are completely generated from looping (rather than using a looping device only on a few songs for special effects), or someone who uses a looper with minimal "gadgetry" in the signal chain? (Or a both) I would fit into the former category, certainly not the latter! I run my Taylor acoustic guitar into a Boss GT-3 multi-effects pedal, through the Boomerang or RC20, and then into a mixer board with an Alesis Nanoverb and Boss SX700 for delay and chorus. I used this and the Digidesign mBox to record my latest CD, which was all spontaneously improvised and recorded in one take: http://www.krispenhartung.com/ I have two Echoplexes on the way (hopefully) to replace the Boomerang and run everything in true stereo. For types of music, I think you can do just about anything with looping. I've done jazz, avant-garde, experimental, ambient, folk, middle-eastern, etc. I prefer improvisational ambient and avant-garde....especially the weird, atonal or "outside" stuff. :) Cheers, Kris -----Original Message----- From: Brian Kupferschmid [mailto:apparitionapparition@yahoo.com] Sent: Friday, June 04, 2004 12:41 PM To: loopers-delight@loopers-delight.com Subject: Looper Purist?? Hi, I'm curious to know, is there such thing as a looper purist? Given how expressive an artform looping is, I would think there would be no such thing. I guess what I want to know is, what types of music are best considered for looping? Also, if one were to set up a simple(if that's possible) rig for guitar and one amp, maybe two, what would you prefer or already have in your signal chain? I myself have a rig that incorperates my guitar signal running to a wah pedal, into a Digitech Whammy II, into either a Digitech RP-100A or a Johnson J-Station(or both), then to a Digitech RP-1, then to my amp. I Haven't done it yet, but I will eventually put a Digitech RDS 1900 rackmount delay unit in line somewhere(I'm thinking at the front of the chain for maximum wierdness), I'm just saving the scratch to buy a foot pedal to turn the repeat hold function on and off. I set one of the patches on my J-Station to have a three second delay with about 98% repeat and also set the RP-1 for it's maximum setting of 1500ms. I use the RP-1 to control the J-Station via MIDI and I'm still trying to suss out the CC's for turning on and off the repeat hold on the J-station(anyone have any ideas?). The RP-100A is optional in my rig, but since it has a 2 second delay and a built in drum pattern player, I will use it sometimes. This isn't my dream rig and I'm looking into a couple of different looping tools, but it still can make a few noises. As for my choices of music, I really haven't figured out what I want to do, but for now, I've performed a couple of free form melodic excursions by playing melodies and harmonies without closing the loop, so it's ever-evolving. Thanks for letting me rant and appreciate your thoughts. Bri __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Friends. Fun. Try the all-new Yahoo! Messenger. http://messenger.yahoo.com/