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larrykane · 25th October 2008

Yes have done that.
The A #1 shortcoming in my opinion is that the groove, no matter how good, is played from one man's perspective. There is something valuable about how everybody has a different "internal clock" which can widen the groove of a project. I remember one song where I tried to layer multiple hand claps-it was pretty much a joke because it didn't sound like a bunch of people because the time was all in the same spot. Similarly, having a different person play bass than the one who plays drums can really help the human feel of a project. If you are using all sequences, having more than one guy program the seqences helps as well. It's a great feeling to know you can do the whole deal alone, for sure, but there really is strength in numbers. IMHO

25th October 2008	#107
larrykane Lives for gear Joined: Feb 2008 Location: Cleveland, Ohio Posts: 547	Yes have done that. The A #1 shortcoming in my opinion is that the groove, no matter how good, is played from one man's perspective. There is something valuable about how everybody has a different "internal clock" which can widen the groove of a project. I remember one song where I tried to layer multiple hand claps-it was pretty much a joke because it didn't sound like a bunch of people because the time was all in the same spot. Similarly, having a different person play bass than the one who plays drums can really help the human feel of a project. If you are using all sequences, having more than one guy program the seqences helps as well. It's a great feeling to know you can do the whole deal alone, for sure, but there really is strength in numbers. IMHO __________________ other than that, how did you like the play, Mrs. Lincoln?