all this talk of looping has made me hungry

[Evan Meyers <evanmeyers@yahoo.com>]

i was curious how many of you out there are performing
with non-loop based bands?  

i've had my repeater for almost a year now and i've
gradually been experimenting with it and learning how
to integrate it into my voice as a musician and
bassist.  it's really been great for helping me expand
what i can do in a live situation and i view it as
both a tool and an instrument (sometimes i play the
bass accompanied by the repeater...other times i play
the repeater accompanied by the bass).

as with anything, i get better with the repeater over
time and practice. however, when using it with a live
non-looping band, i haven't figured out a good way to
compensate for the natural energy or vibe of a band
that causes music to gradually (and often unnoticably)
increase in tempo.  

i've seen many posts on the list of people complaining
about having perfect time and their loopers slightly
falling off time, but i've checked with a metronome
and the machine doesn't fall off tempo...i've also
noticed that depending on the way i trigger my
recording and playing, there is a certain amount of
compensation that needs to be made for certain devices
(like a footswitch vs. a midi controller), but has
anyone figured out a way to compensate for natural
tempo increases and/or slow downs accurately?

peace and bass...
~e va n
evanmeyers@yahoo.com

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