RE: [LOOP] what a loop has to say

[goddard.duncan@mtvne.com]

Title: RE: [LOOP] what a loop has to say

>>Most of the time, I let the sound of the loop define where I'm going, what
it needs to do next, what additional loops and layers it wants to play
with next, when it wants to take a break and sit back and listen to the
other loops play, and when it invites me to come play with it.<<

I recognise this.

sometimes it will be a chunk of audio in a looper, sometimes a line or two in a looping hardware sequencer (doepfer maq, notron, whatever), sometimes something our guitarist has going around in his jam-man.

whatever it is, it will "seed" the whole improv, & may disappear only to re-appear later on, perhaps in a modified form.

with careful use of effects &/or patches, the looping material can give the impression of live & controlled evolution, as though someone is devoting some concentration to it's manipulation when, in fact, it's just free-running.

meanwhile, slightly more complex beings are interacting with it.

it's a bit like having a junior member of the band, who isn't quite sure how far they can push their chops, so they just find a groove & stay in it for a while. indeed, I find myself wondering if "junior" is the right word, since as a bass player I find staying in one groove for a long time is actually very hard & requires some disciplne I simply don't have.

hmmm....

duncan.

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