Re: DJ loopage

["Patrick Robinson" <djmegafun@colla.com>]

-----Original Message-----
From: Leonardo Cavallo <cavallo@dada.it>
To: Loopers-Delight@annihilist.com <Loopers-Delight@annihilist.com>
Date: Tuesday, June 02, 1998 9:54 AM
Subject: Re: DJ loopage


>
>>A good 20 second mix on a break or punch is all you need from one song to
>>the next.  The efx boxes are for adding efx to a track ,like
>>short delay to get a double beat effect or a flange even a massive
>>reverb when a track is building up, this adds major heat to the floor.  I
>>use middi verbs, so I can change parameters with my controller.  The 
>thing
>>about using loops, one shot sounds, and efx
>>is it gives you the creater a unique sound all of your own that no
>>one can duplicate.  It only takes a little, less is more, but it can make
>>the difference between ok or great.  A straite beat mixer can get a 
>little
>>boring. You need a good fade and cue for drastic tempo and style change, 
>a
>>good break mix hear and there to add punch when comming from a less
>>energetic track to a higher one,
>>loops, one shot dub samples, some efx, a little creativity, and a killer
>>light man, even if you have to train him.
>>                                                        Dj MegaFun.
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>>
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>
>WOW!
>
>I'm really impressed! It sounds fantastic!
>This is the variety I like here!!
>
>I'd like to know more about your approach.
>
>Do you use the sampler for playing over the records only, or you play your
>sequences too?  Yes I use original stuff and I use chops from other 
>peoples
stuff.  I also fly in patches I've made from my synths.
>How much memory the MPC 2000 has?  32 megs of ram
>It has a sequnecer inside too?  100,000 note sequencer  I got the thing 
>for
using in the studio then realized it was a perfect dj tool
as well.
>
>thanks
>
>ciao
>leo
>