Re: My worst looping gig...

[mwsmart@insightbb.com]

I was playing jazz tunes at an open mic with my jazz box going into a Boss RC-20 (this was way before I came up with the huge looping setup). I recorded in the background loop of the sensitive ballad "My Foolish Heart". Unfortunately, I had forgotten to make sure that the "Guide" track knob was turned down after carrying the pedal in my backpack. So when I hit the pedal again to play back the loop, a deafeningly loud drum beat came out.

 

 SNARE!!! KICK!!! KICK !! KICK!! SNARE!!! KICK!!! KICK !! KICK!!
 
The audience thought it was pretty funny. I turned down the knob and continued. The guide track on the RC-20 is nothing but an annoyance! I never use it or even look at the LEDs. Now I check every time to make sure the knob is turned down.

 

Mark Smart

http://www.marksmart.net

----- Original Message -----
From: Per Boysen <perboysen@gmail.com>
Date: Friday, October 5, 2007 12:08
Subject: Re: My worst looping gig...
To: Loopers-Delight@loopers-delight.com

> Ok. I started a very intimate gig by playing a heavy bass line
> on 
> flute through a bass box. When it was grooving nicely, after
> some 
> twenty seconds, I kicked Record and prepared to kick Record a
> second 
> time two bars later and catch the first loop to build on. But I
> never 
> got that far. The concert stopped right there with the PA
> system 
> slamming away FWAH-FWAH-FWAH-FWAH-FWAH-FWAH-FWAH-FWAH-FWAH-FWAH-
> FWAH-
> FWAH-FWAH-FWAH-FWAH-FWAH-FWAH-FWAH-FWAH-FWAH-FWAH...
>
> I had forgotten to change the Record Mode to "toggle" instead
> of 
> "sustain". stupid me.
>
> Greetings from Sweden
>
> Per Boysen
> www.boysen.se (Swedish)
> www.looproom.com (international)
>
>
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