SV: SV: SV: Ableton LIVE's ability to loop in real time

["Per Boysen" <per@boysen.se>]

> Från: Louie Angulo [mailto:laab2000us@yahoo.com] 

> Hi Per,
> Can you describe your rack config. again? some of it i
> can´t see but it resembles mine
> thanx
> L.a


"Again"? Don't remember I did that before.... Anyway, here we go...

---> Gator Rack, 
---> Mixer Eurorack MX1604A 
(mounted on top of the Gator Rack)
---> Mic preamp Sonorus VXP1 
(compressing acoustic input, filtering/deessing and also a soft gate for
not getting a lot of noise from when I do not play into my loops. Used
mostly for tenor saxophone by either a cheap "bug mic" or house PA mic),

---> Guitar preamp Digitech GFX1 TwinTube 
(using only one "preset" that sounds ok with my Stratocaster. That's a
clean guitar sound. I have almost stopped using distortion since I
bought a cello bow last year. By bowing the strat I can get a tenor sax
similar sound from the lowest string)
---> EDP
(EDP is midi clock master. Always dividing memory into four loops. Using
all 15 programs with different settings for 8th/cycle, quantize, overdub
and insert mode)
---> Repeater 
(slaving to EDP midi clock. Two track outputs going into separate mixer
channels. Two other outputs - always panned left/right - going into one
stereo mixer channel.
---> Lexicon LXP-5, digital reverb 
(only using one preset that I think is the best)
---> Really Nice Compressor 
(used in RNC mode on the master output from the mixer)

I have stopped using the EDP foot control and control both loopers with
a Behringer FCB1010. You can't get all, since setting the system up is a
balance between having access to many cool tricks and being able to
improvise freely. Can't be too complicated ;-)  And I also use some of
the stuff with living room studio recordings.

Oh, I almost forgot some non rack stuff. There's a MC-303 I sometimes
slave to midi clock for drum loops. And there's a CD walkman I can use
with vocal speaches. Normally I like to stay away from using drums and
vocals but it's cool to keep it handy anyway.

The EDP 8th/cycle settings I use is for "straight" 4/4, "jazzy" 6/8 or
"arty" 5/4. I would like to be able use more time signatures (especially
7/8) but these three are what fitted into only 15 memory banks,
regarding program copies with alternate overdub and quantize settings.
Again: you cant have everything ;-)

Best regards

Per Boysen