Re: looping and "normal music"

[Pat Murphy <pmurphy@gibson.com>]

Come to think of it, not everything that is called a loop is in fact a
loop. Just a linear string of events, whether they are notes, heartbeats,
or whatever. If it has a beginning and an end then it isn't a loop.....
Pseudo Loopers Delight?
Linear Events Delight?
Just popping more bubbles.




>Yo Pat,
>
>Come round to my place and I'll hook you up to a 12-lead EKG... You can 
>see
>for yourself just how much a heartbeat resembles a loop.  It is a little
>ostinato comprised of five segments that repeat over and over and over, 
>yet
>are dynamic.  It even mirrors your emotional state--it builds up when
>you're excited, slows down when you're at peace, changes shape when you're
>sick.  
>
>And yeah, there is a finite number of beats.  Every story--be it a life, 
>or
>a loop--has a beginning and an ending.
>
>If I could make loops like that, I'd be God.  A heartbeat, indeed, is a
>loop.   :-)
>
>Scott
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>> From: Pat Murphy <pmurphy@gibson.com>
>> To: Loopers-Delight@annihilist.com
>> Subject: Re: looping and "normal music"
>> Date: Thursday, February 19, 1998 06:52
>> 
>> >A heart beat is a loop...
>> 
>> 
>> Not really....
>> It has a starting point and ending point and when everything is said and
>> done, there will be a finite number of beats...
>> 
>> Oh well,as poetic as it is, I'm sorry to be the one that has to pop the
>> bubble  ;)
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