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RE: Am I good enough for my looper?



Because it is really a fear, a phobia, of not living up to your own inflated expectations, I think you might be right: the only real solution is to abandon frustration and perhaps emotion altogether and approach the problem analytically.  Through a cognitive wrestling and iterative solution finding, one might begin to find confidence and inspiration again.  I fully intend to stare down the Repeater this weekend.  The solution to my problem, as it is to so many others, is to just do it.  No Nike jokes, please.

 

To return to some of the non-topic elements of my first post, I’d still love to find out more about Gareth Williams, an absolute mystery man—nothing on the web about him.  And please do stop by the IUMA site linked below.  I’d love to be stroked through this crisis of faith with nice comments about the music I have been able to accomplish.

 

Lindsay Graham

left of eliot

 

-----Original Message-----
From: Liebig, Steuart A. [mailto:Steuart.Liebig@maritz.com]
Sent: Friday, January 25, 2002 3:38 PM
To: 'Loopers-Delight@loopers-delight.com'
Subject: RE: Ableton Live a sEriOuS contender!

 

** hey, 

 

this may not be what you're thinking about . . . 

 

when i get frustrated by my "limitations" and ruts in composing (or playing for that matter), i try to assign myself a task that is counter to that which i normally do (e.g., i'm writing too much of "x," i should try "-x"; or i'm playing too many notes, i should play only slow note values with lots of space in between . . . )

 

but maybe this is not a fruitful tangent on your comment . . .

 

stig 

 

 
this is what scares me.....composition seems to become more dependent on the depth of my programs (almost "chance" composition) than on my own ability to work with notes, sounds, the building blocks of music.....how often do i compose a 6/8 waltz as compared to a 4/4 groove?....i do not mean this as any kind of slam, i would love to get lost in the never ending options available in all these cool sounding programs, my major concern for "myself" is, can i call the end product of sending a loop from my rang thru a bunch o filters etc. a "composition"? its more like an unrepeatable event.....i feel like the kid in the candy store who ate one too many bon-bons after a knob twisting session.....perhaps its the word "composition" thats got me befuddled.....i was just thinking the other day "i hate my music in fact i hate all music" i want a new drug!.....but for the life of me i couldnt find anything to replace the "music" (whatever that is) with.....maybe exercise.....nahhh....:)m



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