Re: Looping with a drummer

["Randy Jones" <ranjones@texas.net>]

Hello All,

Looking to keep the beat, ck out http://www.russiandragon.com/

I don't have one, cuz I never met a drummer outside of a box that I
personally liked enough, but maybe you can train yours with this gizmo!

Randy Jones

-----Original Message-----
From: Jeff Lawrence Schwartz <jeffs@bgnet.bgsu.edu>
To: 'Loopers Delight' <Loopers-Delight@annihilist.com>
Date: Tuesday, November 25, 1997 7:44 PM
Subject: RE: Looping with a drummer


>I've had interesting results using my Jamster with a drummer.
>If I try to set a loop to his beat, it seldom works. Neither of us has
>perfect time, though we don't suck.
>If I get a grooving loop going, it's no problem for him to get in the
>pocket with it and stay there.
>I should say that the music we play is completely improvised, so playing
>contrary, unrelated rhythms is ok, but it'd be nice to synch perfectly
>when we wanted to.
>I know, practice, but why work when machines can do it for you?
>He plays electronic drums, so I was thinking we could use a MIDI click out
> from his stuff to drive the Jamster,  or set aside one pad on his kit to
>trigger it, or just put the control pedal ovr in his setup.
>I'd like to maintain as much flexability as possible (no click
>track/drummachine MIDI headset rig) and keep hardware
>costs to a minimum.
>Suggestions? Probably just practice more, eh?
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