http://www.billmorrismusic.net/2010/01/in-defense-of-looping/#utm_source=feed&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=feed Music from Ireland, Scotland, England, Wales, and of course, America Fri, 10 Dec 2010 20:20:24 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://www.billmorrismusic.net/2010/01/in-defense-of-looping/comment-page-1/#comment-1037 David Plumlee Thu, 07 Oct 2010 01:44:46 +0000 http://mapsedgemedia.com/blog/?p=115#comment-1037 Your article on looping was interesting. jFor my part, I see much similarity between a musician and a magician - especially when one-man productions are involved. My philosophy is that I will "cheat" any way that suits me to get the sound I want, provided that I am not breaking a law or harming myself or another person. In the country song "Satisfied Mind," the singer starts it "cold": "How many" the instruments and backup vocals come in on "times have you...." My cheat on that one was to have two measures at the beginning: on piano, four quarter notes, "D, F#, A, D," and two quarter rests. The lead singer then starts - "cold," but not really; the four piano notes aren't heard because I enable the final recording on the second quarter rest. And listeners are left to wonder, "How did he get that timing and pitch exactly right?" That's the "magician's" part of it. Your article on looping was interesting. jFor my part, I see much similarity between a musician and a magician – especially when one-man productions are involved. My philosophy is that I will “cheat” any way that suits me to get the sound I want, provided that I am not breaking a law or harming myself or another person. In the country song “Satisfied Mind,” the singer starts it “cold”: “How many” the instruments and backup vocals come in on “times have you….” My cheat on that one was to have two measures at the beginning: on piano, four quarter notes, “D, F#, A, D,” and two quarter rests. The lead singer then starts – “cold,” but not really; the four piano notes aren’t heard because I enable the final recording on the second quarter rest. And listeners are left to wonder, “How did he get that timing and pitch exactly right?” That’s the “magician’s” part of it.

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