Re: y2k9 - the hardware vs software battle

[kkissinger@kevinkissinger.com]

Actually, there were only two "hardware loopers" that I recall:

. Stanosaur (acoustic feedback)

and

. Daryl Shawn (tape looping)

The other devices were all digital in the form of a:

. dedicated looping device

or

. looping software running on a general purpose computer

I would be most curious with a breakdown of hardware vs. software failures.

Last weekend, the failure (during my set) was a hardware failure.  My  
computer overheated and shut down.  When I came back up, I propped the  
computer to provide better ventilation to its fan and it didn't crash  
again.  So, though I used a laptop, to classify it as a software  
failure would be inaccurate.

(Incidentally, my particular laptop is a Toshiba and, to be quite  
honest, I've never been happy with the computer due to its hardware.   
I just haven't had the money to replace it and, thus, I have to work  
around issues.  My next computer will NOT be a laptop -- I will custom  
build a computer into a case that is rack-mountable.  I want to be  
able to choose my own Firewire card, video cards, etc.  With a laptop  
one is stuck with the hardware that is hardwired onto the mother board.)

Last year my LP1 stopped working and I had to send it back to Bob for  
repair.  He replaced some hardware on it, so I presume it was a  
hardware issue.

In looking back over problems I've had, it has always been hardware.   
I've never had a software program failure in a performance setting.

-- Kevin

Quoting cpr@musetrap.com:

> I had a crash (actually a 'hang') on my LP1... but, that device
> certainly blurs the line between software and hardware.. lol.. I think
> the dividing line should actually be 'stand alone looper' vs 'computer
> based looper'...
>
> -cpr
>
> Quoting Sjaak Overgaauw <tcplugin@gmail.com>:
>
>> I know Michael and Bill have been counting the different setups
>> (hardware / software) and the crashes. It was about 50-50 on Saturday
>> but I'm curious at the statistics.
>>
>> Btw: Rick, once again thanks for organizing this great festival, we
>> really enjoyed it, both the musical and social part of it :)
>>
>>
>> Sjaak Overgaauw
>> http://premonitionfactory.com/
>> http://livelooping.be/
>> http://euroloopfest.com/
>>
>>