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Re: new loop strategy
Wow really nice..
I diddn't understand all the explanation but I really liked the music ;-)
After all that's why we are here, no?
Thanks for sharing.
Ben
----- Original Message -----
From: "William Walker" <billwalker@baymoon.com>
To: <Loopers-Delight@loopers-delight.com>
Sent: Friday, April 08, 2011 4:30 AM
Subject: Re: new loop strategy
> Hey Andy B et all,
> The way I built that track now that i analyze it, actually didn't
> use the first set of long scripts for creating forms out of
> individual tracks, but it did use the group select scripts, though I
> built my tracks in the following flow.
> I first created a master track on track 1 but with out any content, in
> essence a blank loop that i recorded just prior to beginning the
> improv. Then after a bit of introductory melodic playing I started to
> record using a quantize replace preset set to a factor of 16, until I
> built up a percolating sus 2 chord sequence as my I chord, and
> proceeded to play thematically over that, as I armed track 2 by
> pressing a play/stop preset ( arming sets the track to the same
> length as the master track), at which point I started to recorded
> another sus 2 chord a perfect fourth above the original I chord on my
> new track, Using the same kind of quantize technique. As soon as I
> had enough of a percolating quantized IV chord going i stopped that
> track again allowing the original I chord to play unaccompanied. I
> moved on to track 3 created a V chord, and then track 4 was my IV
> chord track repeating the same procedure as above, and finally on
> track 5 i recorded a rhythm part that would play no matter which of
> the other tracks I chose, because as I stated before, tracks 5-8 are
> included on each of my 4 groups. Then I started playing with the form
> using the group buttons to switch chord was my tonal center. In the
> building of each track i obeyed the rules of not making the chord too
> complex leaving more room for my melody playing to fill in the
> extensions. I tend to avoid stating the 3rd of a given chord when
> developing these kinds of loops to give myself some leeway to
> modulate hence the G sus 2 tuning i was using. When I try to explain
> a strategy like this i always feel like I'm leaving some detail out
> that will leave people scratching their heads, which is why I get
> frustrated sometimes trying to explain this stuff:-)
> Thanks for the feedback and kind words
> Bill
>