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Re: Software vs Hardware loopers



Hello All,

Well, it would be nice if you could let someone else get up on stage & 
play unless you happen to be the act booked in for that night. As far as 
batteries in your pedals, I haven't used batteries in my pedals for as 
long as I can remember. I always used power supplies as most pedals do a 
lot better with a steady source of electricity, something I learned when 
the first pedal I ever tried went completely bonkers on me. Learned me 
lesson I did.

As for the rest of the stuff......now you're just whining ;-) 


> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Per Boysen <perboysen@gmail.com>
> To: Loopers-Delight@loopers-delight.com
> Subject: Re: Software vs Hardware loopers
> Date: Sat, 14 Aug 2010 17:21:38 +0200
> 
> 
> On Sat, Aug 14, 2010 at 4:56 PM, Mark Showalter
> <folkstone57@operamail.com> wrote:
> > If all your backing parts/loops are in a computer & the computer 
> > goes out.....
> 
> 
> Play something acoustic, tell a story or go to the bar and let someone
> else play a longer set.
> (This of course doesn't apply for commercial commissions where the
> budget may allow you to bring a back-up system.)
> 
> I started perform with computers in 2004 and I still haven't had a bad
> computer emergency during a concert. But I've had lots of strings
> breaking on me, mechanic fuck-ups in flute or saxophone and even at
> one gig an EDP system crash. Not to forget low battery problems with
> stomp boxes ;-)  To me a laptop feels more safe. Two is totally safe.
> You can stuff them away on stage so the are not visible if you like.
> 
> Related info:
> At the latest NiN tour they had two identical computer systems running
> the same Mainstage setup. Clones. One connected with audio outputs to
> the PA, but both systems fully running in sync and receiving the same
> external MIDI control data. If shit happens the engineer just needs to
> flip a switch to put out the second system's audio output into the PA.
> Rarely an audio drop-out as far as the audience is concerned.
> 
> Per

>



Mark Showalter
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