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Just some suggestions/comments re:
this:
- I had an email conversation with Kim a good while
back on this, just after we finished the File Library. Not sure what
happened... I think it just rolled off of both of our inboxes, and I ran out of
free time to really address it
- In that conversation, I suggested putting up a
"Yahoo-style" directory interface, that would allow people to easily update
their profiles and keywords via the web, and also allow users to browse and
search based on various keywords (Andre's list is a good one). Maybe
*that's* why Kim quit emailing me :) LOL
- Although a "static", user-managed page is a good
place to start, I don't think it's wise to put a warm body (no offense,
Greg!) between LD artists and their updates. Much wiser for us to build an
updatedable interface ASAP. The current profile section, while clunky as
hell, at least has a web interface for updates.
- Greg - I'm willing to help you out
if you decide to take this on, in any sort of incarnation
- Just suggestions! I'm sure there are other
opinions on the matter
- Kim - do you have any of that email conversation
archived? I've since lost it, but there was a link to the .php code
that I proposed using as a starting point. Maybe a broader audience
could take a look and comment?
Doug
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Saturday, August 30, 2003 6:06
PM
Subject: RE: Currently available looper
music webpage
I would suggest focusing on maybe making peoples listings
expire on a monthly or quarterly basis and put the burden of keeping the music
and info on the site, on the musician instead of just having one guy keep
track of everything. Especially after my tortorous experience of going through
the L-D profiles and trying to find anything that was actually worthwhile (no
offense intended. . .it's just a big job keeping all that info up-to-date, I
know.).
Just a thought. A great directory could actually be painfully
outdated in just a matter of months.
Thanks,
Don M
>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: David Swain [mailto:d.swain@blueyonder.co.uk]
>>Sent: Saturday, August 30, 2003 6:42 PM
>>To: Loopers-Delight@loopers-delight.com
>>Subject: Re: Currently available looper music
webpage
>>
>>
>>Even better ideas ! sounds
kinda like cd baby (who has far
>>too much of my
cash :) )
>>
>>----- Original Message -----
>>From: "Andre LaFosse" <altruist@earthlink.net>
>>To:
<Loopers-Delight@loopers-delight.com>
>>Sent: Saturday, August 30, 2003 11:32 PM
>>Subject: Re: Currently available looper music webpage
>>
>>
>>> Hi Greg!
>>>
>>> This is a very cool idea, although I could see
it becoming very
>>> difficult to manage due
to the sheer number of people with music
>>available.
>>>
>>> If you (or anyone) were to set this up, I'd
suggest making several
>>> "filters"
available, to help narrow down the path. In other words,
>>> offer several different searchable
categories/keywords for
>>people to
>>> select, so that visitors have ways of
sorting through the
>>hundreds or
>>> thousands of different discs/sound files
that would be listed.
>>>
>>> Some of these might include:
>>>
>>> - Search by
style/genres (ambient, hip-hop, glitch, pop, etc.)
>>> - Search by principal instrument used (guitar, violin,
bass, voice,
>>> etc)
>>> - Search by princiapl looper used (Echoplex, DL4, Max/MSP,
etc)
>>> - Search by "technical category"
(i.e. "nothing prerecorded," "some
>>>
prerecorded, some live," etc)
>>> - Search by
"sounds like such-and-such artist" (i.e. someone puts in
>>> "Laurie Anderson" and gets Amy X Neuburg, "Bill Frissel"
gets Steve
>>> Lawson, etc.)
>>> - Search by compositional approach ("free improv,"
"composed," etc.)
>>> - Search by year
released
>>>
>>> These are all just suggestions, of course, but without
some way to
>>> narrow the field, I think
it'll be very hard to people to
>>weed through
>>> the large amount of material
there...
>>>
>>> Anyway, it's a very generous offer, Greg, and I'm sure
>>anything along
>>> these lines will be very helpful and welcome...
>>>
>>>
Best,
>>>
>>> --Andre LaFosse
>>> The
Echoplex Analysis Pages:
>>> http://www.altruistmusic.com
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
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