Looper's Survey

1. In which ensemble settings do you use looping?

In which ensemble settings do you use looping? solo

ensemble

I process other player's input

2. Why do you use looping?

Why do you use looping? to allow me to layer parts played on the same instrument

to allow me to layer multi-instrumental parts

sound design

process other people's playing

to create structure in improvised music

to create structure in noise/ambient-based music

3. Improvisation vs. Composition: in my looping work, the material is

Improvisation vs. Composition: in my looping work, the material is freely improvised

composed/arranged but with substantial improvised parts

composed and arranged

4. How often do you loop?

How often do you loop? in all or most of my current work

in a substantial amount of my current work

only occasionally in my current work

5. If you had to describe the function of a "looper" to a person with basic understanding of audio effects and technology, how would you do that?

If you had to describe the function of a "looper" to a person with basic understanding of audio effects and technology, how would you do that? a kind of delay with additional options

a kind of sampler with real-time capabilities

a realtime multitrack recording studio/DAW

some other explanation

6. Hardware or software looper? Which one do you prefer?

Hardware or software looper? Which one do you prefer? hardware

software

7. How would you rate the following hardware loopers you use or used? (only with regard to looping behaviour for multi-effects)

	++	+	-	--	use it, but no opinion	don't use it
Echoplex Digital Pro	How would you rate the following hardware loopers you use or used? (only with regard to looping behaviour for multi-effects) Echoplex Digital Pro ++	+	-	--	use it, but no opinion	don't use it
Repeater	Repeater ++	+	-	--	use it, but no opinion	don't use it
Looperlative	Looperlative ++	+	-	--	use it, but no opinion	don't use it
Boomerang	Boomerang ++	+	-	--	use it, but no opinion	don't use it
Lexicon Jamman	Lexicon Jamman ++	+	-	--	use it, but no opinion	don't use it
Lexicon Vortex	Lexicon Vortex ++	+	-	--	use it, but no opinion	don't use it
Akai Headrush	Akai Headrush ++	+	-	--	use it, but no opinion	don't use it
TC Electronics 2290	TC Electronics 2290 ++	+	-	--	use it, but no opinion	don't use it
Line6 DL4	Line6 DL4 ++	+	-	--	use it, but no opinion	don't use it
Boss RC series	Boss RC series ++	+	-	--	use it, but no opinion	don't use it
Boss DD-20	Boss DD-20 ++	+	-	--	use it, but no opinion	don't use it
Digitech Jamman	Digitech Jamman ++	+	-	--	use it, but no opinion	don't use it
Digitech RDS/PDS series	Digitech RDS/PDS series ++	+	-	--	use it, but no opinion	don't use it
ElectroHarmonix 2880	ElectroHarmonix 2880 ++	+	-	--	use it, but no opinion	don't use it
Frippertronics setup	Frippertronics setup ++	+	-	--	use it, but no opinion	don't use it
Eventide Orville/H8000	Eventide Orville/H8000 ++	+	-	--	use it, but no opinion	don't use it
vintage tape delay (e.g. Roland Space Echo)	vintage tape delay (e.g. Roland Space Echo) ++	+	-	--	use it, but no opinion	don't use it

8. How would you rate the following software loopers you use or used? (only if the mentioned piece of software is used for looping and only with regard to looping behaviour)

	++	+	-	--	use it, but no opinion	don't use it
Ableton Live	How would you rate the following software loopers you use or used? (only if the mentioned piece of software is used for looping and only with regard to looping behaviour) Ableton Live ++	+	-	--	use it, but no opinion	don't use it
Lexicon PSP series	Lexicon PSP series ++	+	-	--	use it, but no opinion	don't use it
Mobius	Mobius ++	+	-	--	use it, but no opinion	don't use it
Augustus Loop	Augustus Loop ++	+	-	--	use it, but no opinion	don't use it
SooperLooper	SooperLooper ++	+	-	--	use it, but no opinion	don't use it
LoopyLlama	LoopyLlama ++	+	-	--	use it, but no opinion	don't use it
Radical	Radical ++	+	-	--	use it, but no opinion	don't use it
MAX/MSP	MAX/MSP ++	+	-	--	use it, but no opinion	don't use it

9. How long have you been looping

How long have you been looping <1 year

1-3 years

3-5 years

5-10 years

>10 years

10. In which age category do you belong?

In which age category do you belong? <20

20-35

35-50

>50

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