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> andy butler <akbutler@tiscali.co.uk> wrote:..... (deleted) > > I notice that the current trend, with LP-1 and Mobius (for > instance) is to create the scenario where you can do a whole bunch > of stuff with one "button". > > Could this be seen as > > Looper as instrument vs. Looper as effect ? > > In which case the "edp" approach is the "getting your hands dirty > actually doing it yourself even if you have to practise the moves" > way compared to the LP-1/Mobius way of "once it's set up, I just > press a button and this wonderful thing happens". On 14 mar 2007, at 11.38, Stephen Scott wrote: > Yes, not neccesarily a bad thing if it makes it easier in a live > situation. The downside of this is that it may remove some of the > spontaneity if these things have to be prepared prior to a > performance. > > Stephen There is also this "Mobius trend" of setting up one button to perform different actions depending on what mode you happen to be in at the moment. This is directly inspired by the EDP, but with the scripting option in Mobius every user can set up whatever he needs. I started getting into this after reading a post on the Mobius list from someone that was used to the Roland Loopstation (I think it was?) where the record button is used first to start recording, but IF you already in playback mode (i.e. a loop is spinning) it works as an Overdub button. After Jeff introduced such "if" syntaxes (please excuse my bad programming vocabulary) I started to change my FCB pedal board to have single buttons perform different tasks depending on what mode you are in, but also depending on how long you press down the button. It's nice to have more stuff handy on less buttons, although it means less "Fun For Feet" (quoting Andy). Regarding Andy's question I personally regard the praxis, of assembling series of action to just one button press, as a way of expanding the looping device's power as an instrument. Not only as a way of "making it easier in a live situation", although that may be important for other players. Greetings from Sweden Per Boysen www.boysen.se (Swedish) www.looproom.com (international) http://tinyurl.com/fauvm (podcast) http://tinyurl.com/2kek7h (CC donationware music releases)