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I just want to say that I'm excited by all of this - using the collective knowledge of the community to enhance individual (and collective) creativity. Very cool. I'll help. M.... At 05:45 PM 3/20/02 -0600, you wrote: >the company i work for has a small vhs duping station where i could make copies 10 at a time. >source can be betacam (industry standard), or dv, hi8, svhs, vhs, etc... >we can also do encoding for video cd's and dvd's but that's probably a bit too pie-in-the-sky... >maybe a few short excerpts in avi or mpg could be put on loopers-delight.com... > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Rick Walker/Loop.pooL" <GLOBAL@cruzio.com> >To: <Loopers-Delight@loopers-delight.com> >Sent: Tuesday, March 19, 2002 7:42 AM >Subject: Open Letter to the General Looping Community regarding Video Demos of Looping Devices > > >> Dear Looping Community, >> >> People have been very cynical (with really good reason) about the >> manufacturers springing for demo videos of looping devices (see the >> exchanges below). >> >> Gang, if we are really serious about taking this community out to the world >> at large, we are going to need to take matters into our own hands. >> >> This community has unbelievable resources at our command. We, collectively, >> own digital video cameras, digital cameras,recording studios, mixing boards, >> microphones, servers, fttp sites, promotional and production acumen, >etc., >> etc. >> >> At loopstock, individuals digitally recorded the events on both video >and >> audio and had these things ready for posting within a week of the >> event...................all of this was done for love of looping , love >of >> creativity and love of community. >> >> I say we forget about money (as long as we have the necessities of food, >> lodging, children and equipment ;-) covered) >> and start planning on expanding this community with all of our resources and >> love of what it is that we are doing. >> >> Some of us are too busy to participate in this kind of adventure on a day to >> day basis and that is fine........... >> Even they, however, can lend a hand when possible for la causa. >> >> I demand a high wage when I tour or make recording or >> soundtracks.................I also will play damn near any looping event >> that I can (when scheduling permits) for free or expenses just because I >> love this community and this 'artform' (I know, I know, Kim, it is not >, >> technically, an artform) so much. >> >> If our resources are not state of the art, so be it. I think some of >the >> prominent musicians on this forum can help out with demonstrations of >this >> gear even if it is not completely PRO. I know I would. I'm reasonably sure >> my brother would (who knows enough about the repeater already to make me >> weak in the knees). >> >> OK, enough soapboxing............................let's just do it!!!! >> >> yours, in art and creativity and looping and having fun doing it, Rick >> Walker (loop.pool) >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> people wrote: >> >> "Doesnt anyone on this list live in Hollywood, and have a freind in the >> film buisiness? Dont they realize how important an EDP Demonstration >> video is to the world of music ? >> hollywood: ha! >> >> but, i believe that kim f. tried to organise this w/gibson, some buncha >> years >> ago..... no dice, yet. >> best, >> dt / splattercell" >> >> > >