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blue wrote:you could buss the looped track to an aux track and automate that, but that seems like a long workaround. this is one of the reasons i forgo the loop function and use repeat or copy/paste.
Thanks blue!
I'll give the repeat function a go... Although the last time I tried repeat didn't I have to select a region with the selection/range numbers first and then repeat? I've always just wanted to highlight a section, specify where to paste, paste, then repeat... but this never worked, so I got into the habit of control-dragging forever...
it's all relative. whatever you like to listen to is good music to you.
i like to listen to frank zappa. to me, it's good music. to a lot of others, it's not good music or something worth listening to. what, am i going to argue? is taste absolute, something we can only only cultivate by going to music school?
i don't think most pop music is good music, but a lot of people would disagree. are they wrong because i'm a musician and i had to learn a bunch of •••• that was supposed to be "good for me" and therefore know better than them? no, they're wrong because i said so. and i'm wrong because they said so.
to me it's a waste of time to defend what constitutes "good music." these types of arguments prove to be little more than a defense of self.
blue wrote:to me it's a waste of time to defend what constitutes "good music." these types of arguments prove to be little more than a defense of self.
They can be. But I do think there is a difference between what I "like" and what is "good." Most people do confuse the two. There's a lot of music I like that is not exceptionally "good" or high quality musicianship, but I do enjoy listening to it for its vibe, groove, hook, or otherwise. And then there is a lot of really good music that I don't really enjoy, but appreciate. Great musicianship, great writing and arranging... but I just don't get into it. It's not my "bag." This is what I enjoy about going to art museums. I can go for a few hours and admire some exceptional works of art, some of which I may personally dig, but most of which I wouldn't take home and hang on my wall. I appreciate it for the skill and expression portrayed in it, but I may not enjoy it according to my own personal taste.
All of the above esoteric debate (which has roughly zip to do with looping), can be condensed into five insightful words from Tom Peters, author of 'In Search of Excellence':
All of the above esoteric debate (which has roughly zip to do with looping)••¦
Makes you think. doesn't it? I'm afraid I'm guilty as charged.
I just realised that although I played guitar in bands for 30 odd years, I haven't touched my Washburn acoustic for something like a year - ever since I discovered Real Guitar. I've found it so damned easy to put down just about anything I need to play, and I have the ability to go back and change things after the event. And just noticed that the corns on my fingertips have seriously faded. And it's all about instant gratification and all those things we tell our kids not to do. And to make matters even worse, RG3 is due to be released any day now, and it's going to be a killer!
I think it might be time to go out and buy a model airplane kit and some glue!
you're right!
••¦can be condensed into five insightful words from Tom Peters, author of 'In Search of Excellence':
"Perception is all there is"
thanks for not participating in the esoteric debate.
blue wrote:thanks for not participating in the esoteric debate.
Yes... ditto... as this is starting to drift far afield of the DP forum content and has me thing of moving this to the Theoretical Discussions, etc. forum.
