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Sorry ... lotta pot in my brain. julio ----- Original Message ----- From: "juliomoreno" <ciego@ig.com.br> To: <Loopers-Delight@annihilist.com> Sent: Tuesday, April 25, 2000 1:12 PM Subject: Re: open reel deck looping? > Que carajo eram Drum Drops ??? no me acuerdo de eso .... > checha > Pd: saudades de Vini y Nati : ) ... tomara que en Junio pinten unos > discos com Chupacabras Olivetti .... Quer um cheirinho vei ??? > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Larry Tremblay" <ltct@concentric.net> > To: <Loopers-Delight@annihilist.com> > Sent: Monday, April 24, 2000 5:07 AM > Subject: Re: open reel deck looping? > > > > > A friend of mine uses a couple of reel-to-reels for all his music > > > sequencing/recording, he can't afford a sampler and/or computer. > > > > > Yep, one of the origins of sampling and sequencing, and it still > > works great. Sounds better, too, IMHO. > > > > > He sequences by cutting up individual notes and drum hits on the >tape, > and > > > then joins them together into loops. These loops are his sequences. > > > > Does anyone remember the pre-digital era records called Drum Drops? > > This series of LP's contained real cheesy studio-recorded drum > > tracks of *realdrums* in a variety of styles. They were called > > Drum Drops because you basically 'dropped them into the rhythm > > track' on tape, building up a complete drum track 2 to 4 measures > > at a time, i.e., a sequence of drum samples. > > > > > To keep things in time he draws a graph on a piece of paper so that >he > > > knows how long each note/beat/sequence/etc. should be, showing him where > > to > > > cut the tape. > > > > > > His reel-to-reel has an old telescopic radio antenna attached to the > > front, > > > with something on top of the antenna for the tape to 'roll' over, and he > > > extends the antenna upwards to hold the loop tight. > > > > > > He runs these loops on a two track reel-to-reel and then records them > onto > > > a 4 track reel-to-reel to allow layering/multi-tracking of multiple > > > loops/sequences. > > > > > > He has 'racks' on the wall with all his tape loops hanging on them. > > > > > > Total lo-fi sampling/looping, it's really amazing what he does with it. > > > > > > It really gives a loose feel, seemingly more 'organic' and 'real' >than > > > computer based sequencing. > > > > > > > I agree. Tape is still one of the most rewarding, if time consuming, > > methods of looping and sampling. Some things are actually easier > > to do with tape. > > > > - Larry T > > > > > > > > > > > > >You an use any reel to reel for looping. The Revox is > > > >just a *nice to have* for it's simplicity and quality. > > > > > > > >I still prefer the sound and tactile simplicity of analog > > > >looping over digital. > > > > > > > >Gino wong - who's an LD member - sent me a spare loop arm > > > >he had lying around which is very useful for setting up > > > >loops of varying length. I imagine these can be salvaged > > > >from broken recorders. > > > > > > > >Check the archives under "loop arm". November 1999, I > > > >think. > > > > > > > >BTW, Gino - I figured out the mic clip thing for holding > > > >the loop arm. Works like a charm! I have a few new ideas for > > > >an adjustable tapeloop device based on David Keane's excellent > > > >book, "Tape Music Composition" (1980). > > > > > > > >- Larry > > > > > > > >> anyone? > > > >> > > > >> i just inherited a fostex model 20 1/4" open reel deck. looping tool > or > > > >> bookend? (it looks nice enough, and i've got room in my studio to > have > > it > > > >> just sit there, but if i could make it earn its keep somehow when >i > 'm > > > >tired > > > >> of checking the edp faqs for simple answers to stupid questions, >it > > would > > > >be > > > >> nice). > > > >> > > > >> (just don't say "well, if it was a revox...") > > > >> > > > >> lance g. > > > >> > > > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >