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RE: Naming a software looper



Sorry it took we a while to reply. I was only stating in general terms that
I think that manufacturers are missing the boat and a potentially lucrative
market by not gearing new looping tools to beginners and educators as well
as more tech minded musicians and enthusiasts. I can think of any one of a
number of reasons a looper can make an outstanding practice/creative 
writing
tool. Skills in melody, harmony, rhythm ,and style can all be furthered and
enhanced with a looping tool provided it is simple to operate and perhaps
has some metronome/ beat box built in like the current Boss and digitech
stuff. To me its value in this regard is a no brainer.
Bill

-----Original Message-----
From: Warren Sirota [mailto:wsirota@wsdesigns.com]
Sent: Saturday, November 19, 2005 8:12 AM
To: Loopers-Delight@loopers-delight.com
Subject: RE: Naming a software looper


Bill,

I don't quite get what would make this a good practice tool. What did you
have in mind?

BTW, if you didn't know, I'm already in the practice tool business, with
SlowGold (www.slowgold.com). I know it's not the same, but it is a cool
program. But, frankly, I think there's more juice (and I mean that both in
terms of excitement for me and $$) in the creative tools business. I could
be wrong about the $$.

Warren


> -----Original Message-----
> From: William Walker [mailto:billwalker@baymoon.com]
> Sent: Friday, November 18, 2005 5:37 PM
> To: Loopers-Delight@loopers-delight.com
> Subject: RE: Naming a software looper
>
>
> That sounds very cool, do you think it will be simple enough
> to market it to students/ teenagers, and beginners as a
> practice tool? That is an area I think some company should
> address. Making this technology simple enough that it could
> help a young music student get better, would open up looping
> technology to a whole new market. Here's  another name,
> Practiceperferct, or PP for short. a product simple enough
> for a beginner, but deep enough for a pro. Shudder to think. Bill
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Warren Sirota [mailto:wsirota@wsdesigns.com]
> Sent: Friday, November 18, 2005 1:56 PM
> To: Loopers-Delight@loopers-delight.com
> Subject: Naming a software looper
>
>
> Thanks, Stephen. I agree with you that names are important.
> That's why I'm struggling with it.
>
> I had a dream right before I woke up this morning - I don't
> remember what the dream was about, but one word was prominent
> in it: Helio. It doesn't have anything to do with looping,
> but then neither does Ableton (many other products are not
> named to reflect their capabilities). A dictionary search
> reveals that "Helios" was the god of the sun or something like that.
>
> So there's one name. Another that I thought of was MultiLoop,
> but I'm not sure how well that really reflects anything. I
> also thought of "FNEZ Looper" (read it out loud), but that's
> a bit on the crude side, I guess. One person I talked to
> liked it, someone else cringed. Cringing is not good.
>
> The things that are most unique about this looper (I think, I
> hope) are:
>
> - instant gratification, easy learning curve
> - Can be operated in hands-free mode; works with most
> footcontrollers (but a multi-bank footcontroller is best;
> basic functions can be in the first bank, advanced functions
> in others)
> - CD-quality, stereo looping
> - loop layers are independently mutable and re-mixable
> - built in digital multitrack recorder makes pristine
> recordings of your live playing, your loops and aux inputs
> (like the people you're playing
> with)
> - peak limiting on the output. In later versions, different
> forms of multiband compression will be supported
> - with a touch of your toe (here I go into marketing-speak),
> you can save all the loops into individual files for later
> processing with Acid or the DAW of your choice.
> - PC (XP) and MAC (OS/X)
> - affordability - I anticipate 3 versions, one at $89 or so,
> one at $199 and one at $299.
> - support for VST plugins to modify the input to the looper
> and the total mix output
>
> At present, it's a fairly basic looper/recorder. In addition
> to the basic looper, reverse is there, as well as
> continuously-varying playback speed, controlled by footpedal
> or mouse (the pitch changes, but it's a pretty good effect).
> But the architecture is very solid, and I expect to be adding
> fancy effects rapidly once I get past the initial hurdles of
> documentation, installers, security (I hate dealing with sw
> security, but you gotta do it), press releases and all that stuff.
>
> I put a couple of screenshots up at
> www.warrensirota.com/looper so you can get a better idea.
>
> I'd love naming suggestions suggestions and votes on the ones
> I've got: Helio (or Helios) and MultiLoop.
>
> Thanks,
> Warren Sirota
> www.warrensirota.com
>
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: S V G [mailto:vsyevolod@yahoo.com]
> > Sent: Friday, November 18, 2005 2:22 PM
> > To: Loopers-Delight@loopers-delight.com
> > Subject: Re: Loopers-Delight-d Digest V05 #746
> >
> >
> >
> >      Warren,
> >
> >      Naming can be a very powerful thing.  Especially if
> you are able
> > to describe within the name what is unique about the object to be
> > named.  Secondarily, the name can be pleasant to the ear,
> or at least
> > memorable.  Associations with other products is usually not
> > desireable.
> >
> >      When I hear the name AccuLoop, my mind immediately goes to all
> > the cheaply designed and built woodworking tools from overseas.
> > "Accu" as a prefix, just doesn't instill confidence in a
> product, at
> > least to this boy.
> >
> >      Naming your looper has the potential to make it or
> break it.  A
> > good example is the software called Chopitch.  Does it mean
> that your
> > chops will start itching?
> >
> >      Good luck finding an appropriate name for it.
> > Currently, AccuLoop doesn't do much for me.
> >
> >      Regards,
> >
> >          Stephen
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >      Warren wrote:
> > It's a little hard for me to complete the docs, though,
> because I'm at
> > sea for a name. I'm thinking maybe AccuLoop. Whaddya think? (that,
> > totally without an explanation of what makes it special, is not
> > exactly an easy question - but whether the name should be
> related to
> > the specific features or not is also not an easy one).
> >
> >
> >
> >
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