RE: RE : video during shows -- (was: Re: stumbling around in thedark.....)

[Warren Sirota <wsirota@wsdesigns.com>]

Francois, you get the plus side of the display. When I see a performer 
using
effects, I'm always sort of curious what he's stomping on at any given
instant, and what it's doing. Of course, a lot of things are just obvious,
but some aren't. But maybe that's kind of "inside baseball" (whatever that
means) - too technical to be interesting for most and not artistically
engaging in its own right. 

I'm grasping for the right analogy here (and already leaning towards *not*
showing the display due to both the sheer intensity of David's reaction and
also my wife's reaction, which was also negative). I guess maybe it's like
this: When I go to a concert, I like to see the pianist's fingers. But I
don't need to see the piano hammers moving.

Best wishes,
Warren Sirota


> -----Original Message-----
> From: 1000times [mailto:frenchloops@free.fr] 
> Sent: Friday, March 24, 2006 8:26 AM
> To: Loopers-Delight@loopers-delight.com
> Subject: RE : video during shows -- (was: Re: stumbling 
> around in the dark.....)
> 
> 
> 
> on the other hand, and although I also
> do spend a LOT of time looking at computer displays,
> I would be very curious of trying to figure
> what is going on on this display during the show,
> what software is that, what does this or that mean,
> how does the software interact with what I hear, etc etc...
> and this would probably not spoil my music enjoyment,
> but also lead me to go and ask questions to the performer 
> after the show. it takes all sorts ...
> 
> Francois
> 
> 
> -----Message d'origine-----
> De : David Morton [mailto:dmorton@gmail.com] 
> Envoyé : vendredi 24 mars 2006 14:18
> À : Loopers-Delight@loopers-delight.com
> Objet : Re: video during shows -- (was: Re: stumbling around in the
> dark.....)
> 
> 
> On 3/24/06, Warren Sirota <wsirota@wsdesigns.com> wrote:
> > I have a question I've been asking myself about this. I'm performing
> at the
> > Monkey next month, and it has a projection video screen. I've been
> wondering
> > whether to duplicate my laptop display to the screen, showing the
> looping
> > software interface.
> 
> My initial reaction is that were I in the audience (which I 
> won't be 'cos I'm the other side of the big pond) I would be 
> appalled to find I had the choice of watching a computer 
> display, squeezing my eyes tightly shut or running screaming 
> out into the night.
> 
> I spend way too much time staring at computers of one sort or 
> another and really wouldn't want to be confronted with such a 
> display during my off time.
> 
> Sorry if that's an overly-negative response, but it's an honest one.
> 
> 
> 
>