Repeating the Live (pt. 1)

I played my first live show in Montreal a few weeks ago. Playing without the New Math is strange, not only because solo performances present different challenges than group ones, but because playing solo means crafting songs in a different manner. There is no band to set the rhythm, no one to cover for you when you forget the lyrics.

I tried to make up for the loss of the band by adding the Line 6 DL4 digital delay pedal to the performance. I call it the green machine. One of its functions allows users to record fourteen seconds of sound, which can then be played back. During playback, users can add additional sounds (overdubs) to the original phrase. The sounds (loops) repeat endlessly.

Click here or on the photo above or here to see the green machine in action.
If you're interested, my next post will talk about why I think pedals like this represent an important facet of musical creation.