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At 3:07 PM 12/29/96, Dpcoffin@aol.com wrote: >Hello, Loopers >A question: I'm LONGING to get into extended stereo looping, and currently ... >Anyway, I keep thinking "Wait a minute, here. For about the same money I >could get one of these new digital multi-tracks (either hard disk or >Mini-disc), with their repeat and instant-locate features, and trade off >all >the delay-based virtues or the loopers against the editing control of a >multi-track. I could probably even trick up some MIDI functions with a >pedal >and get some automation going on." I would guess that's not as easy to do as you might hope. Check into it though, I'd like to know if it's possible. >So, folks...Am I way off here? ARE the delay things (variable >feedback,etc) >and performance controls SO cool that I'm off-base? I play entirely at >home, >but in a virtually all improvisational, real-time mode, and so far haven't >done much editing of tapes beyond fade-ins and outs... I think what you are saying here about your playing will give you the answer. You play in an improvisational, real-time manner, you're going to want something that works well in that context. I don't know enough about the latest hard/mini disk recorders to tell you that they won't work for you, but I seriously doubt that they were designed to handle real-time looping very well. They would probably work great for more constructed, studio type loops, but it sounds like that wouldn't be so satisfying to you. I encourage you to try both ways, and let us know the result. I think that the immediacy of the real-time controls in a jamman/echoplex looper will have you hooked pretty quick though! kim ______________________________________________________________________ Kim Flint | Looper's Delight kflint@annihilist.com | http://www.annihilist.com/loop/loop.html http://www.annihilist.com/ | Loopers-Delight-request@annihilist.com