RE: My Revised MAX/MSP Looping/Effects Rig

["Qua Veda" <qua@oregon.com>]

This comes up frequently - that operating a computer on stage is
undesirable. A musician who is apparently fully absorbed in the performance
(be it  classical guitar, sax, or computer) can still be coming from 
his/her
heart to share with audience.   Who is the judge of this? other musicians?
an audience that has come to hear a un-conventional performance? the
performer ? 

Having said that,  I'm fascinated with the idea of a computer that can add
some serendipitous elements hands-free, and/or with sensors that can detect
input from the performer or audience.  It could be subtle, but it wouldn't
be 'static'.   Something that was modular so elements could be easily
adjusted between songs, but then let it fly during a performance 
hands-free.

Anyone have experience with this?
-Qua

-----Original Message-----
From: Buzap Buzap [mailto:buzap@gmx.net] 
Sent: Thursday, June 12, 2008 1:47 PM
To: Loopers-Delight@loopers-delight.com
Subject: Re: My Revised MAX/MSP Looping/Effects Rig


> > Well, I finally did it.  In my quest to selfishly spend more time with
> my 
> > instrument (guitar), more time actually playing, and less time 
>fiddling 
> > with and staring at the damn computer while playing (which looks 
> > absolutely ridiculous in my opinion)

I'm glad somebody finally said this!!
If I ever move to a laptop (which I'm still resisting... ;-) it will
definetely be a setup where the damn thing will simply stay _closed_ once
and forever. Shure, tweaking some computer knobs might seem cool.
But really, isn't music (also) about making a connection with the audience?
Sitting completely self-absorbed and remote in front of a computer is not 
my
thing. At least it sucks my attention completely - I wouldn't wanna have
that.

Buzap
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