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After reading this further I thought i'd answer the original message in regards to me: On Oct 22, 2011, at 3:05 AM, "Clayton Gary Lehmann" <hqr@cox.net> wrote: > > Why do you 'loop'? What got you started on this path? I must admit it was the Black Horse Cherry Tree the really re-ignited my passion for it. I almost afraid to admit that but I thought she was uber-effing cool. I haven't seen her name bantered about here much so maybe she is disliked. I careth not. I haven't been subscribing too long. I had recorded a "loop" metronome harmony vocal track on a song in the late 80's utilizing a digitech dsp128(sic?) > > Was it a mechanism for solo performance? to record a vamp? Again I'm almost embarrassed because, unlike KT Tunstall, I have read many opinions of my equipment and they are all bad. I love it Boss RC-50 I play a locally made banjo thru it and with my other two pedals, POD Octave and a Digital Reverb ( I set it to gated to get that cheesy drum machine sound off my banjo head) > > A compositional device, a new avenue of expression? (repetition as > compositional device?) I have only written a few songs with it in mind. > > An 'artistic statement' in itself? as if to say "I DONT NEED NO STINKIN > BAND!" Yes. I like being a solo banjo player with a 50lb effects bag. I often bill myself as KY's Pete Seeger of Punkgrass > > A fallback for artistic roadblocks? (as in--an easy way out) > Not really > A way of exploring new rhythms? I'm a rather sub-par banjo player due to my lack of rhythmic variation. I guess it helps. > > A textural apparatus? sound design? Actually most of the more interesting stuff I do with it is vocal harmonies > > A means of 'warping sound'? > Warping a traditional bluegrass sound; yes. > With me, it's been all of the above, and I've jumped among 7 or 8 devices > along the way. > Well. I often loop harmonicas (I prefer harmonic minor key harmonicas) and switching between my homemade archtop and my uber cheap fretless gut string minstrel banjo. Soon I will be adding appalachain dulcimer to my sound. I think that will really make things "interesting" Chaz Worm - singer, bass, banjo Earth, Worm & Fire http://chazworm.com http://myspace.com/earthwormandfire http://YouTube.com/ChazWorm >