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Ok guys....it's not looping but it is gear related. You should investigate the work of a man from New Zealand named Philip Dadson. He has a group with a couple/three CD's out. The group is called From Scratch. I attented a rhythm workshop with him years ago. >From Scratch is a group/concept derived from Cornelius Cardew's Scratch Orchestra in England. ( Cardew was a heavy influence on Brian Eno, whom if we know our loop history showed Robert Fripp the tape loop system with two revoxes.And yes please don't flame me, I know that Terry Riley also discovered this. Not the first time in history that two people continents apart discovered similar concepts......hmmmm how many people cooked with fire, etc....) Anyhow From Scratch makes there own instruments. Dadson uses PVC pipes. They are tuned and mounted in rows, along with other percussive sources. He has no heads on them. He uses a " paddle" (very similar in appearance to a ping pong paddle) to strike the tubes. I'm not sure where you might mount your MIDI trigger, but this may be worth investigating. Dadson was written up many years ago in a wonderful journal called The Journal of Experimental Musical Instruments. They acheived some fame this year with the publication of a book and CD combo. I've subscribed for years after the University of Maryland Music Library stopped there subscription. They also have a web site. Good luck. Patrick *** *** ** Fingerpaint http://www.his.com/~patrick/FNGP.html *** **