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Re: Playing in time with multiple non-synced loopers... (was: Re: footswitchable series/parallel signal routing schemes)
aaah, forget about sublimating yer' ego! it's all about ME! me me me
me me!!! lol! <smile> Hey, speaking of playing with two loopers,
Jesse, are ya in the mood for another lil' loopy session? We could
actually record it this time? <smile> I may be up in yer' neck o' the
woods at some point soon for a photo shoot. Have a great day.
smiles,
Cara
At 05:54 PM 7/10/03 -0600, you wrote:
>I found that when using two loopers, or when playing live with two
>musicians
>using loopers (that are not MIDI synced) a button to retrigger the loop is
>the only real way, if you're doing music that is not just floaty textures.
>
>Then you kind of have to tacetly (or verbally, I suppose, if you can
>actually hear each other over the din) agree which person (or device, if
>you
>are going solo) has "the loop" and is therefore dictating the time, and
>which person is accompanying or soloing over the loop. If you are
>accompanying then you are responsible for getting your loop close enough
>to
>in-time with the primary time-dictating loop, and retriggering and/or
>re-recording to keep in time with it.
>
>From my limited amount of playing in two-looper settings, this is what I
>have arrived at. As long as the musicians have practiced sublimating
>their
>egos and can share who has "the loop" in a musical way, then everything
>works fine, and everybody has fun.
>
>Now, you might also just forget about all that I just said and put a
>rhythmic loop into one looper, and then overdub volume swell pads into the
>other without really worrying about any kind of rhythm to it at all. Then
>sync is not an issue.
>
>Just some blather.
>
>-J
>
>
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Paul Sanders" <paul_sanders@adelphia.net>
>To: <Loopers-Delight@loopers-delight.com>
>Sent: Thursday, July 10, 2003 5:37 PM
>Subject: Re: footswitchable series/parallel signal routing schemes
>
>
>> The other thing I'm wondering is how do you manage to sync these loops?
>>
>> I've been working with a DL-4 and RC-20 and I've found that if my timing
>> isn't
>> perfect, the two boxes go out of sync and it sounds like yak dung.
>>
>> THis is why I'm going witht he Electrix Repeater solution.
>>
>> I think Boss screwed the pooch when they didn't come up with a means of
>> syncing
>> to an external box.
>>
>> Paul
>> >
>> > Greg
>
>
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