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

["patrick dunn" <patrick@networked-learning.com>]

Thanks - and now I'm seeing macs everywhere, wherever I look...sorry about 
that...

Patrick

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Matt Davignon" <mattdavignon@gmail.com>
To: <Loopers-Delight@loopers-delight.com>
Sent: Monday, November 29, 2010 5:28 PM
Subject: Re: Dumb newbie's question...Ableton anyone?


> 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 loopers-delight.com are out of date.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!)
>
>
> -- 
> Matt Davignon
> mattdavignon@gmail.com
> www.ribosomemusic.com
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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 case, or is the list out of date?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
>>
>>
>
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