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what she said....ha...well put > From: info@zoekeating.com > Subject: Re: Is using Pre-Recorded Loops Cheating? > Date: Wed, 14 May 2008 12:50:35 -0700 > To: Loopers-Delight@loopers-delight.com > > yes, interesting and controversial topic! > > i used to think pre-recorded music of any flavor was taboo and > "cheating". but when i was touring with imogen heap, she used pre- > recorded bits in some of her songs, and it didn't detract from her > performance or bother me. > > why? because as with everything, i realized there are distinctions to > be made. > > what i care most about is this thing called 'authenticity'. some > observations.... > > - if using pre-recorded material to 'lie' to the audience, to confuse > them, or maybe hide the fact that you can't execute your own material > well, that is morally and artistically questionable. > > - if using pre-recorded material to make your performance more > 'perfect' that often backfires. ...i've noticed that some performers > have a fixation with 'perfection' and sometime use pre-recorded > material to lessen the chance of things going wrong onstage. i've > seen audiences get bored with them. in my experience, audiences love > what i call 'well-executed mistakes' > > - if using pre-recorded material openly to add a different dimension > to you music that is fine > > - to 'perform' that pre-recorded material, that is best. take > skilled performers, like imogen, who 'play' their pre-recorded > material. i.e. "i am now about to hit this button in an exaggerated > way and you will hear a sound" - obviously triggering it so the > audience can tell they are 'playing' a sample. > > - if using pre-recorded material, use it sparingly and don't use it > on every song. have a few songs where it is just you and the audience. > > > what i do is technically very difficult and can fall-apart at any > moment if i let my attention flag. also, it can feel limiting to have > to play every single note that i want to loop (it takes time onstage, > which is challenging with a 30-second-attention-span-teen-audience). > and, i think that some of my audience has no idea what i'm doing > anyway. a few people have said after a concert "that was so > great...where those backing tracks you as well?". > > so, inspired by immi, i tried pre-recording bits here and there, and > then triggering them at key moments. i tried it out on a few > hopefully unsuspecting audiences....and....i didn't like it!!! i > didn't like how it could make each performance of a song almost > identical. as nerve-wracking as it is, i decided that the feeling of > 'being on a razors edge' was an important part of the music for me > and i shouldn't mess with it. i'd never thought about it > specifically, but i think the feeling that it could all totally > collapse, is part of my inspiration. and having to do different > versions of a song, every night, based on how i played (or didn't > play!) a loop, that is an element of my performance i also hadn't > appreciated before. pre-recording stuff took something vital away > from me. so, i decided it matters to ME that i play absolutely every > little sound live. > > > > > >> Hi folks > >> > >> here is a topic I find quite controversial: > >> When doing live looping, do you find it uncool/immoral if you see > >> somebody performing with some pre-recorded loops? > >> > >> I was quite dogmatic on this topic but now I don't mind that much, > >> as long as it serves an artistically credible music performance. > >> > >> I just wanted to hear your opinions: > >> Would you buy into that if you'd see someone using some pre- > >> recorded loops (rhythm, electronic, acoustic...) during his > >> performance? > >> Or do you think he might as well just sing karaoke? ;-) > >> > >> Best regards > >> Buzap > >> > >> -- > >> Ist Ihr Browser Vista-kompatibel? Jetzt die neuesten > >> Browser-Versionen downloaden: http://www.gmx.net/de/go/browser > > > Get Free (PRODUCT) RED™ Emoticons, Winks and Display Pics. Check it out! |