Re: ways to loop as duo

["L.Angulo" <labaloops@yahoo.com>]

Hey Bill,
thanx buddy but man i am already getting a bit nervous about this...;-)
maybe i should just let him accompany the loops...after all this guy is an 
octopus he has a little percussion kit where he does 3 or four things at a 
time,clave with his foot,cowbell with the other,guiro and the whole conga 
pattern with one hand, i think once he would loop that he would just sit 
there wondering what else he could add;-))
i also recently brought him a batá stand from the states so he can do all 
of the bata cuban santeria rhythms himself,we used to get together 3 of us 
and everybody would do his part but now hes gettin the shit down himself
like this

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oZuemMupzgo

cheers
Luis


www.myspace.com/luisangulocom


--- On Sat, 1/31/09, William Walker <billwalker@baymoon.com> wrote:

> From: William Walker <billwalker@baymoon.com>
> Subject: Re: ways to loop as duo
> To: Loopers-Delight@loopers-delight.com
> Date: Saturday, January 31, 2009, 1:02 PM
> Though I can't give you any feedback on your looping
> tools now that you're a
> MoBo software guy, I can tell you what I know works.
> 
>  Things to consider, are you wanting to switch the
> master/slave sync
> relationship? Will you be the constant clock source? If
> it's the former I
> suggest getting together before the gig, hooking it up, and
> seeing if it can
> work smoothly, which would allow greater performance
> flexibility, as either
> person can start the first loop.  Tech rehearsals always
> seem to mean less
> perspiration come gig time.
> 
>  If you are acting as the master only,  Per's idea
> sounds the most logical
> but would require an additional midi pedal and perhaps a
> small midi merge
> box, as well as the time it takes for the script writing.
> I've had good luck
> looping percussionists, but it takes some practice to get
> smooth at it if
> you are trying to achieve precise groove loops. If you have
> a drum machine,
> try running it through your looper, un-synced and work on
> your punch in
> punch out timing, creating drum loops. The drum machine
> don't lie, and it's
> a good way to get familiar with what ever latency is
> inherent in your
> looping rig, not to mention your rhythmic acuity.  If your
> band mate is new
> to looping, you might avoid train wrecks by looping him,
> particularly if you
> have no time to get together. This does however give you
> more things to
> multi task, and if you ask me we could all stand to do a
> little less multi
> tasking. Last night as I was leaving Trader Joes with the
> much needed half
> in half, I nearly was run over by a guy on roller skates, 
> who was weaving,
> talking on a cell phone and with the other hand holding a
> potted plant, and
> I believe under the influence, hear nearly skated himself
> through a plate
> glass window trying to avoid me. Now that is way too much
> multi
> tasking....;-)
> 
> I've only had experience clocking hardware loops, The
> looperlative does this
> really well, without the need for a midi patch bay, If each
> person was using
> a midi foot controller that had thru capability. Most good
> ones from the
> FCB1010 on up do. Each person needs to be on a different
> midi channel, and
> each person has to have a preset for sync record/overdub
> for the master, and
> midi sync record/overdub for the slave.
> 
> Bill