Re: Switching instruments while looping

[Petri Lahtinen <kollegavalmentaja@gmail.com>]

The music from this era is so seldom heard, this had my head bopping but not on stereo,
but with the grroooovvee! :-D Thanks for sharing!

-Petri Lahtinen-

2012/1/3 Glenn Poorman <glenn.poorman@autodesk.com>

Hi Fabio,

 

Yes I have 2-3 tunes that start on one Stick and finish with the other. I’ll strategically put them in my set so that I can make instrument switches without any dead time. It’s fun and it also adds a nice sonic dimension to the tunes with the added range and timbre of the Alto instrument.

 

I run my EDP in the FX loop of a line mixer also so in addition to the two Sticks, I might mix some keyboard or MIDI Stick into the loop as well depending on the gig.

 

Glenn

 

From: Fabio Katz [mailto:katzfabio@gmail.com]
Sent: Tuesday, January 03, 2012 12:10 PM
To: Loopers-Delight@loopers-delight.com
Subject: Re: Switching instruments while looping

 

Hi Glenn,

 

Funny you mention "Fuga Y Misterio", I haven't performed that piece in a very long time and I am right now practising it for an upcoming live gig, relearning it from that old recording...

 

I watched some of your performances on video and enjoyed them a lot, especially Sunday in Palm Spring, I really like how you build your loops with interleaving notes in empty spaces.

 

Do you ever switch Sticks in the middle of a song?

 

Fabio

On Tue, Jan 3, 2012 at 10:37 AM, Glenn Poorman <glenn.poorman@autodesk.com> wrote:

Hi Fabio,

 

Wow! Way back around 1999 or so I downloaded an MP3 of you playing “Fuga Y Mysterio” on Stick and EDP. I still have it and still listen to it on occasion. That is one of my favorite looped Stick recordings.

 

These days I perform with both a Grand Stick as well as an Alto Stick. I’ve worked up a small handful of looped pieces that use both instruments. That way I can organize my sets so that there is no dead air when switching from one to the other.

 

Glenn

 

 

From: Fabio Katz [mailto:katzfabio@gmail.com]
Sent: Tuesday, January 03, 2012 9:36 AM
To: Loopers-Delight@loopers-delight.com
Subject: Switching instruments while looping

 

Hi everybody,

 

I am new to this forum!

 

For years I used my Echoplex along with a Chapman Stick, which has a wide range (5 octaves for the 12-string), and sound effects for sound variety. Lately I started experimenting with looping while switching instruments, each contributing its natural sound.

 

Please check out this video I made looping with ukulele, bass and acoustic guitar and let me know what you guys think.

 

Thanks!

Fabio

 

-- 
Petri Lahtinen