Re: Dumb newbie's question...Ableton anyone?

[Matt Davignon <mattdavignon@gmail.com>]

Lots of people are looping using Ableton. I've seen it in action, but
don't know much about it, myself, but I've toyed with the thought of
buying it in order to build songs from improvisations. I also know a
bunch of people who loop (or do something like it) in MAX MSP.

For me - hardware loopers were the first thing I could afford to try.
(In the mid 90s when I got started, the best thing I could afford had
a maximum 4 second loop.) As a member of that small group of
"electronic musicians who are luddites", I haven't yet felt the urge
to make the transition to laptop.

...and yes, I bet a large number of the profiles on
loopers-delight.com are out of date. I haven't updated mine since 2002
or so. (gulp!)


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On Mon, Nov 29, 2010 at 7:19 AM, patrick dunn
<patrick@networked-learning.com> wrote:
> Hi all - please forgive what seems to me to be a bit of a dumb
> question...but are all you live loopers out there using computers much??
>
> Looking through the Looper's Delight profiles, it looks like most people 
>are
> using dedicated hardware; predominantly EDP or similar. Is this still the
> case, or is the list out of date? OR...is dedicated hardware generally 
>just
> more convenient and reliable?
>
> I've been fiddling with live looping - on viola, piano and various other
> things - using Ableton for a couple of years now (with Bourne midi
> translator and a few other bits 'n pieces) and it sometimes feels like 
>I'm
> doing more preparation and programming than playing, but on the other 
>hand,
> I just prefer to have everything in one place. Do I need an EDP? Would 
>that
> be easier...? Not sure...
>
> I'd be grateful for any guidance or thoughts people might have.
>
> Thanks
>
> Patrick
>
>