RE: Real instruments vs. electronic instruments

[Tim Nelson <psychle62@yahoo.com>]

--- Clifford <om@Om-Studios.com> moralized:
>Learn your loopers like you learn your musical
> instrument- then take it to the people.

I agree with your point, but at the same time, the
opposite can be true. If we place too much emphasis on
any one part of our musicianship, other parts can
suffer.

For me, the looper and the instrument(s) are all part
of the same process. While there have certainly been
times when my convoluted signal path has furrowed my
brow, I'm probably more guilty lately of being right
on top of what my loopers (and mixer and amps and
processors, etc.) are doing, but realizing that I've
been letting my more conventional instrumental
technique slide. 

Which would we rather see:
1) A virtuoso instrumentalist who buys a looping
device, doesn't *learn* it, and stands onstage
flipping through the manual, completely distracted by
it.
2) A state-of-the-art looper whose ability to provide
'upstream content' to his devices is meager. (mebbe
a'cause he fergot to practice his instrument after he
bought them shiny new toys...)
3) A musician whose use of tools (including his
instrument and *any* other gear being used)is
well-integrated.
4) Milli Vanilli.

-t-

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