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On or around 11:09 PM 4/13/00 -0700, Scott A. Martin said: >For those of you who perform solo improv gigs, just you and a mountain (or >molehill) of electronics: how do you go about creating a composition in >real time? I just play; there isn't a grand science to it. I use the same exact setup at home as I do live, and handle it identically. In all honesty, if I have to think about "how to do it", I wouldn't be out playing live or considering doing the same. After a time, especially in solo gigs, the looping comes automatically. After five years of playing with anything from a glorious 600 ms to my current multi-unit setup that nets me 14+ seconds in three discreet controllable rigs, I haven't even really thought about the actual process in the longest time. It's why I haven't run out to grab a DL-4 or an EDP or any of the "impressive" loop tools; I know my toys, what they do, and they interact in a seamless manner with what I do, without me having to worry about things. I tried a JamMan; I've played with an EDP; they're nice units, but I'm just a simple looping guy who was perfectly happy with a tape echoplex and primitive RDS series delays for the longest time. Call me a looping luddite. > It's great to sit in the basement and endlessly tweak those >loops, but you can't get away with that in front of an audience. Or can >you? Sure you can. It all depends on how well you can construct pieces in real-time and improvise appropriately. I'm personally happiest just getting lost in the creative process, and generally my audiences have been very appreciative. I don't expect lighter-waving bastards trying to get laid in the middle of my set, and lo! and behold, they haven't ever appeared. I try to find venues suitable for what I do, in that the audience is willing to listen to a variety of styles, influences, and be part of the creation of the moment. Sometimes, I loop like a fiend; other times, I don't hit the 'hold' button for the whole show, as sacrilegious as that sentiment is here. It all depends on the moment, the venue, the mood, and how things transpire. > Please expound on your technical, philosophical, etc. approaches to >this situation. Essays will be graded for clarity and originality, as >well >as gratuitous use of the words "Belgium", "unsubscribe", and >"mutherfuckaz". I generally just do it, while thinking that the mutherfuckaz from Belgium should all unsubscribe their 60-cycle hum from my grounded loop. == the Reverend Rob ICQ: 1280871 http://www.realm-of-shade.com .`. .`. .`. .`. http://www.qblh.com ================================================================= "I prefer not to kill people, but I'd like to destroy as much property as possible." - Grace Slick, from the Airplane FBI file ================================================================= http://www.reverendrob.com : feedback and echo MP3s