Re: The hidden parts & Rodger Miller

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In a message dated 96-10-11 22:49:58 EDT, you write:

> Subj: Re: The hidden parts
>  Date:        96-10-11 22:49:58 EDT
>  From:        dstagner@icarus.net (Dave Stagner)
>  Resent-from: Loopers-Delight@annihilist.com
>  Reply-to:    Loopers-Delight@annihilist.com
>  To:  Loopers-Delight@annihilist.com
>  
>  Speaking of hidden parts, here's a cute trick I picked up from Roger
>  Miller's "Maximum Electric Piano" work.  In one piece, he builds up an
>  ever-denser wall of noise, until it's just washes of sound.  Then he
>  "cut out" a piece of the noise, an empty gap a couple of seconds long.
>  This makes the noise sort of rhythmic.  Then he starts playing a very
>  pretty piano part over it (not really in time to the loop), with this
>  wash of noise passing by in the background.  

I bumped into cool effect accidently early on w/my Ecoplex.  Once you've 
had
a good run with an existing loop and you're ready to go to something else,
try this.   Try turning the FEEDBACK knob down to zero and back and down 
in a
rhythmic or random manner along the length of the loop cycle.   Be sure to
set the FEEDBACK knob at a desirable setting.   

Now expience your earlier loop with the volume fluctuations and holes.   
This
has lead to a few great new melodies.

David Kirkdorffer

P.S.  A buddy of mine is playing drums w/Rodger Miller.  If you're a RM 
fan,
be on the lookout for a new album recorded in a live setting w/improve
sections built in.  Being recorded soon!