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I find it difficult to answer because I don't know where the border is between "automatic" and "manual"? For example if you use the overdub function in toggle mode you will be in "automatic" once you pressed the overdub button all the way until you press it a second time. I use some actions that are as long as one cycle (up to two bars) but since I know exactly what is going to happen when unleashing such a script it is still "manual" to me. One thing I don't use much in technology though, is random. But I try to learn how to play randomly in order to use now and then. An interesting thread you launched here, Raul! For each person the choice of approach relies quite a bit on what music is being performed. I mostly improvise everything and this makes my approach biased. I look for a balance between automatic and manual that lets you improvise stuff that, on a good night, might sound composed to a non musician listener. If there is a choice I tend to go for the manual tweaks because it puts on more of a show - and makes performing more fun. When using hand buttons for tech control that indeed influences the music, because in order to free one hand to push a button you have to either make room for a short silence in the music or a not that can be played with just one hand and all that is totally different depending on what instrument you happen to be playing. Greetings from Sweden Per Boysen www.boysen.se www.perboysen.com On Sat, Aug 1, 2009 at 1:47 AM, Raul Bonell<raul.bonell@gmail.com> wrote: > i'd like to know some pros/cons, likes/dislikes about this two > different approaches to looping: > > 1) automatic control of your looper of choice by a hw/sw sequencer. > > vs. > > 2) "traditional" trigger/modulation of functions/parameters by means > of a physical controller. > > anybody using a mix of both? > > i'd be curios to know. > > -- > Raul Bonell at Blogger: http://raulbonell.blogspot.com > Chain Tape Collective: http://www.ct-collective.com > >