Re: Dumb newbie's question...Ableton anyone?

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I have worked with Ableton Live for live looping, and now there are software add ons which are much more powerful, but the black hole gravitational effect of having a computer on stage brought me back to hardware: the Looperlative LP1 for now and maybe the octotrack when that's ready to roll.

AH

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From: Matt Davignon <mattdavignon@gmail.com>
To: Loopers-Delight@loopers-delight.com
Sent: Mon, November 29, 2010 6:28:33 PM
Subject: Re: Dumb newbie's question...Ableton anyone?

Lots of people are looping using Ableton. I've seen it in action, but
don't know much about it, myself, but I've toyed with the thought of
buying it in order to build songs from improvisations. I also know a
bunch of people who loop (or do something like it) in MAX MSP.

For me - hardware loopers were the first thing I could afford to try.
(In the mid 90s when I got started, the best thing I could afford had
a maximum 4 second loop.) As a member of that small group of
"electronic musicians who are luddites", I haven't yet felt the urge
to make the transition to laptop.

...and yes, I bet a large number of the profiles on
loopers-delight.com are out of date. I haven't updated mine since 2002
or so. (gulp!)


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On Mon, Nov 29, 2010 at 7:19 AM, patrick dunn
<patrick@networked-learning.com> wrote:
> Hi all - please forgive what seems to me to be a bit of a dumb
> question...but are all you live loopers out there using computers much??
>
> Looking through the Looper's Delight profiles, it looks like most people are
> using dedicated hardware; predominantly EDP or similar. Is this still the
> case, or is the list out of date? OR...is dedicated hardware generally just
> more convenient and reliable?
>
> I've been fiddling with live looping - on viola, piano and various other
> things - using Ableton for a couple of years now (with Bourne midi
> translator and a few other bits 'n pieces) and it sometimes feels like I'm
> doing more preparation and programming than playing, but on the other hand,
> I just prefer to have everything in one place. Do I need an EDP? Would that
> be easier...? Not sure...
>
> I'd be grateful for any guidance or thoughts people might have.
>
> Thanks
>
> Patrick
>
>