RE: [Harp-L] Looping Version of U2, Live

[Noah Hoehn <nhoehn@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hey Richard,

I'm using an Eventide Eclipse for all of the looped harp work. I brought my Crystal Ball-->Victoria 45410 rig for solos because it was a large room and I thought it would be fun to cut loose on it... if you listen closely near the end (solo) you can hear it cutting in and out and I switch back to my Fireball V-->Eventide. I need to get it serviced apparently... I didn't use an octave doubler on harp but I did sing a vocal bass part through an octave doubler that is the same Bo Diddley beat part and that's probably what you're hearing on this fan-made cell phone recording. There is a lot of slap echo etc in the video too...

I loop with an LP-1 and it has 8 independent tracks. On Desire I use 7 tracks.

Thanks!
Noah

> Date: Wed, 26 Oct 2011 22:23:40 -0400
> From: turtlehill@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> To: harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: [Harp-L] Looping Version of U2, Live
> 
> Noah Hoehn wrote:
> <I had a great time with my solo show this past weekend and someone recorded my version of U2's "Desire".  My amp <was crapping on and off and the solo is very meh... but the looping is quite intricate so I thought some would <be interested. I switch between the A and B sections of the song like the original, add harmony vocals to the A <section w/o them playing right away, isolate the drums, isolate the bass etc.
> <
> <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A-1lkQaBGHQ
> 
> This is a cool performance.  The harp sounds very big and good.  What's the rig?  I saw a Tweed Bassman-type amp in the back line, couldn't read the name plate.  Thought I heard an octave doubler on one of the harp lines too.
> 
> It sounded to me like the drum/percussion loop was running independently of the harp loop.  Are you using a looper with multiple independent loop lines?  Very cool to be able to start and stop individual instruments in the mix independently.
> 
> I'm sure the audience heard the harmonica in a different way when that performance was over.
> 
> Regards, Richard Hunter
> 
> 
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