Re: Real instruments vs. electronic instruments

["Jimmy George Band" <jg@jimmygeorgeband.com>]

thanks for the referral cliff.

jg
----- Original Message -----
From: Clifford <om@om-studios.com>
To: <Loopers-Delight@loopers-delight.com>
Sent: Monday, January 27, 2003 1:29 PM
Subject: RE: Real instruments vs. electronic instruments


> In watching people with electronic equipment lately- loopers included- I
> have become acutely aware of the fact that watching someone become
confused,
> unsure, or contemplative about what they are doing in the midst of a live
> performance SERIOUSLY detracts from my enjoyment of the performance. I
have
> been there myself- I know what it is like on both sides.
>
> I decided to make a solo demo to get local gigs- but upon using my 
>current
> rig quickly realized I will need to practice and carefully organize my
> electronic equipment until I don't really have to think about it and the
> work on stage will be engaging. I think of Jimmy George's recordings-
> bam/bam/bam- no pauses to program gear- no extra bars of repetition
created
> not by creative choice but by the time required to attend to the "gear". 
>I
> still cannot see any way to be less than 2 levels removed at times-
meaning
> I will have to perform more than 1 action sometimes before you hear/see a
> result. (Switch preset on EDP, perform next movement- or switch bank on
foot
> controller, then more etc- switch reverb/delay patch and so on)
>
> In any event- it has been a healthy observation/conclusion for me to
arrive
> at and will ultimately improve my set a great deal.
>
> The moral of the story is: Learn your loopers like you learn your musical
> instrument- then take it to the people.
>
> Of course, only my 2 cents.
>
> Cliff
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jon Wagner [mailto:jondrums@hotmail.com]
> Sent: Monday, January 27, 2003 10:09 AM
> To: Loopers-Delight@loopers-delight.com
> Subject: Re: Real instruments vs. electronic instruments
>
> > I don't really consider "seams" a bad thing really.  A lot of it has to
do
>
> I realized after a little more thinking that the only reason that a hand
> drum is 100% seamless to me, is that I've spent all my life training my
> hands to articulate rhythms on a skin surface.  If I spend the same 
>amount
> of time working with a certain electronic instrument I can imagine 
>getting
> to the same point in my ability to control all the parameters to create
> music.
> Jon
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