Re: THE BEST LIVE LOOPING DEVICE

[Chris Sewell <lunamusic@mac.com>]

Well said. So now, who's the best LOOKING live looper?
On Mar 12, 2008, at 5:25 AM, Rick Walker wrote:

> I've been actively using dedicated digital looping devices since 1995.
>
> I own and use five different live looping hardware technologies:
>
> the Line 6 DL-4
>
> the Electrix Repeater
>
> the Gibson EDP with loop IV software by Aurisis
>
> the Looperlative
>
> and now,  a KAOSS3 pad by Korg (which allows for midi synchronized  
> looping and resampling of loops).
>
>
>
> I also have hosted over 200 incredible live looping artists from 12  
> countries at the annual Y2K series Live Looping Festivals and
> seen or heard part or all of their sets
> so I know a thing or two about what's out in the world
>
> So,  it is  true that if I had to go to a desert Island with only  
> one live looping device that I'd take my Looperlative with me.
>
>
> However:
>
> I've seen Andy Butler and Andre Lafosse do mind boggling work with  
> their EDPs (that have a less
> than impressive Apple IIC processor in them and are mono).
>
> Genie blow my mind with a Line 6 DL-4 Delay Modeller (activated at  
> times with his bare toes!!!!);
>
> Bill Walker impress everyone with his work on an Electrix Repeater  
> (and now, an LP-1)
>
> I've seen Kid Beyond do amazing things with a laptop running  
> Ableton's Live;
>
> Jeff Kaiser and Krispen Hartung do ridiculously hip things with Max/ 
> MSP:
>
> Matthias Grob and Per Boysen tear it up using Plogue Bidule and Mobius
>
> Michael Klobuchar bend heads with a Boomerang
>
> I don't even know what Stan Card or Ted Killian  
> use...................they just fucking tear it up , live!!!
>
> ******************
> So,  constant obsession and endless bickering  on this list over  
> the years about 'what's the best live looping device'   always leaves
> me bewildered.
>
> It's no more a helpful discussion than asking,   "who's the best  
> live looper".
>
> These things are instruments and ,  in that sense.
>
> The real question is:
>
> How do we use our respective live looping devices creatively
> and, even more importantly,
>
> what's the music like that we create.
>
> respectfully,  Rick Walker aka looppool