------------------------------ Loopers-Delight-d Digest Volume 97 : Issue 145 Today's Topics: E.W. Bridge recorder thingy [ Kim Flint ] More Gear Talk: Korg DL8000R [ Brian.Thomson@prudential.co.uk ] Re: looping images [ Charles Cohen ] Re: Wrong Ways [ "Matt McCabe" ] Re: looping images [ John Neilson ] Re: looping images [ "Stephen P. Goodman" ] [ KThalken ] A Looper's Delight milestone [ Kim Flint ] Administrivia: Looper's Delight **************** Please send posts to: Loopers-Delight@annihilist.com Don't send them to the digest! To subscribe/unsubscribe to the Loopers-Delight digest version, send email with "subscribe" (or "unsubscribe") in both the subject and the body, with no signature files, to: Loopers-Delight-d-request@annihilist.com To subscribe/unsubscribe to the real Loopers-Delight list, send email with "subscribe" (or "unsubscribe") in both the subject and the body, with no signature files, to: Loopers-Delight-request@annihilist.com Check the web page for archives and lots of other goodies! http://www.annihilist.com/loop/loop.html Your humble list maintainer, Kim Flint kflint@annihilist.com ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 28 Aug 1997 10:38:02 -0700 From: Kim Flint To: Loopers-Delight@annihilist.com Subject: E.W. Bridge recorder thingy Message-Id: Content-Type: text/plain This fellow sent this product description to me. He thought it was interesting, maybe you will too: >>From kflint Thu Aug 28 07:48:45 1997 >From: "Lambert, Georges" >To: "'kflint@annihilist.com'" >Subject: Check this out... >Date: Thu, 28 Aug 1997 10:46:23 -0400 >X-Priority: 3 >MIME-Version: 1.0 > >Kim, >This new gizmo does loops with its repeat function, cheap and >interesting. >It might be interesting to post that in the list, but I don't know how. >Long time, low price, that is interesting, I need only looping for >guitar practice, >Record chords and solo over the change, that might be the one I was >looking for, better than tape. >It comes from >http://www.harmony-central.com/Newp/1997/Pocket-Memo.html > >Hope this is useful for the list people, did anyone tried it, according >to your knowledge? > >Georges Lambert >lambert.georges@fin.gc.ca > >_______________________________________ >New Pocket-Sized Digital Audio Recorder >E.W. Bridge >New Pocket-sized Digital Recording and Replay Tool for Musicians > >Redwood City, CA July 23, 1997 Today E.W. Bridge LLC introduced the >world's first truly pocket-sized digital recorder and player for >musicians. Being only 3/8 inch thick, and 4 inches long and 2 1/4 inches >wide, Musician's Pocket Memo goes anywhere comfortably on one's person. >It is designed for common needs voiced by most musicians. While >on-the-go they can capture melodies, lyrics, and riffs, including live >music, for easy reference and improvement later. They also can replay >their recordings wherever they happen to be. > >Musician's Pocket Memo's digital sound quality is the first in the world >to be sufficiently clear for musicians while maintaining pocket size and >widespread affordability. It features an advanced mono sound synthesis >chipset, high-sensitivity small microphone, and high output small >speaker. Its unique sound clarity results from these high quality >components together with finely tuned integration circuitry. The result >is noticeably better sound than most portable cassette recorders. > >Operation is through a fully labeled and intuitive 7-button membrane >keypad. Since recording is digital on non-volatile flash memory, each >recording is stored separately and easily found. Each can be >individually deleted which consolidates remaining recording capacity. >Recordings do not risk malfunction or mechanical damage which can occur >with tape cassettes. Stereo input and output 3.5 mm jacks allow >connection to other essentials. Musician's Pocket Memo connects to >headphones , external mikes and speakers, studio equipment, PCs, and >directly or through mixers to electronic instruments. For example, >electric guitars need only a simple $2 mechanical jack adapter. >Electronic keyboards and other high power equipment can connect through >a mixer. > >Says Clay Bullwinkel, President of E.W. Bridge, "We have made and sold >tens of thousands of general-purpose high-capacity digital sound >recorders worldwide since 1995. Customers have always told us that we >are in a class by ourselves regarding sound quality for this kind of >pocket-sized digital device. Just last year we began to hear repeatedly >from musicians who were using them. The musicians not only underscored >the sound quality again, they told us we were crazy not to be marketing >it to the music community. They helped us figure out that adding input >and output jacks, plus some fine-tuning of the sound circuitry, would >help. And there you have it. For musicians we maintain our same >responsive and supportive approach as always. Plus a very active >research and development program with over 30 engineers." > >E.W. Bridge LLC will begin by mid-August to make Musician's Pocket Memo >available through music retailers and catalogs across the U.S. You can >place your orders by calling 888-248-3628 (toll free), (415) 361-4916, >fax to (415) 261-2172, www.ewbridge.com, or via email to >sales@ewbridge.com. > > > >Features and Prices > >Physical characteristics > > > >*True pocket size: 3/8 " x 2 1/4" x 4" / (9.5 x 56 x 101 mm) - rests >comfortably in pockets, purses, etc. *Weight: 2.4 ounces (68g) >*Intuitive and quickly referenceable 7-button plastic membrane keypad >*Integrated advanced sound synthesis chipset, high-sensitivity >microphone, high output speaker *2 or 4 MB (megabytes) flash memory - >recordings secure when power low or is absent > > > >Functional characteristics > > > >*Distinctly crisper and stronger mono sound - (approx. 8kHz - better >than most cassette recorders) *9.5 to 19.1 minutes in music mode (short >play), 25 to 50 minutes in speech mode (long play) *Quick scanning from >recording to recording or within recordings to find key sound *Deletion >of individual (or all) recordings, consolidates all remaining ones >*Volume control for privacy and power savings *Stereo input and output >jacks - 1/8" (3.5 mm) *Use with PC requires PC sound card and speakers. >Transfer done via analog playback into sound card jack *Both LED and >sounds confirm successful completion of functions and battery status >*Rugged, impact-resistant metal casing and surface mount construction >*Keypad security prevents unauthorized replay > > > >Includes > >*Attractive four-color glossy gift box: 5 1/4" x 6" x 1", 6 ounces (127 >x 165 x 25 mm, 170 g) *Handsome smooth leather case, quick reference >decal, and user's guide *4 replaceable batteries (Duracell PX625A or >Varta V625U available as replacements) *3.5 mm connector cables not >included *30-day satisfaction guarantee - within 30 days return fully >intact and with minimal use for full refund *Standard limited warranty > >Standard ModelsSuggested Retail List PricesSPE25A-2J-EW (9.5minutes >short play, 25 minutes long play, 2 MB -megabytes- flash >memory)$119.95SPE50A-2J-EW (19.1 min., 50 min., 4 MB)$239.95 > > >------------------------------------------------------------------------ >Product announcement posted by Harmony Central¨ > ______________________________________________________________________ Kim Flint | Looper's Delight kflint@annihilist.com | http://www.annihilist.com/loop/loop.html http://www.annihilist.com/ | Loopers-Delight-request@annihilist.com ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 28 Aug 1997 19:17:33 +0100 From: Brian.Thomson@prudential.co.uk To: " - (052)Loopers-Delight(a)annihilist.com" Subject: More Gear Talk: Korg DL8000R Message-Id: <0014400000015586000002L062*@MHS> Content-Type: text/plain Came across this one in my travels - haven't seen any mention of it on this list. Full details are at http://www.korg.com/dl8000r.htm but here are some highlights: 1U rack true stereo looper - up to 5 sec per channel (not enough!) 4 taps per channel - taps can be panned, effected, LFOed, etc. set of standard effects - eq, chorus, flange etc. huge display - electroluminescent sync to internal clock, tap button, MIDI clock, external trigger (e.g. drum, pad, footswitch) DSP functions - for effect and to avoid glitches control pedal input, full MIDI spec. "warp" control - bend the loop (must be inspired by what Fripp does with the Eventide H3000 parameter knob) 128 presets Looks quite impressive - I'll start looking here in the UK. Only drawback seems to be delay time - 5 secs per channel isn't cricket! Brian Thomson, London UK Real Address: bnt@ibm.net ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 28 Aug 1997 14:49:12 -0400 From: Charles Cohen To: Loopers-Delight@annihilist.com Subject: Re: looping images Message-ID: <3405C828.7EFD@voicenet.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit >Anybody doing that? http://www.el.net/~bbain/index.html -- **** What's Charles up to? **** http://www.voicenet.com/~ccohen ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 28 Aug 1997 11:59:46 -0700 From: "Matt McCabe" To: Subject: Re: Wrong Ways Message-Id: <199708281907.MAA20060@gw1.bi-tech.com> Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit > From: Mark Kata > Has anyone discovered any wrong ways to use a JamMan or Vortex? Well....they aren't heavy enough to be used as doorstops!! A couple of times when using the cheapo footswitches I've gotten an electronic tone out of the JamMan....like a sine wave....and at different pitches. This hasn't happened for quite sometime so I can't remember exactly what I was doing. Matt ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 28 Aug 1997 15:59:14 -0400 (EDT) From: John Neilson To: Loopers-Delight@annihilist.com Subject: Re: looping images Message-Id: <199708281959.PAA03376@echonyc.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit > > All this talk of looping images and Opcode Max has got me thinking. Any > Max users out there? I'd be interested in hearing how you use this > program. Their web page doesn't really have any examples of specific uses. > Specifically, I'm wondering if anyone has incorporated Max into their live > performances. It really seems as if the possibilities are endless for > combining different media sources into one "coherent" performance event. > Anyone tried this? > > Is there a dedicated mailing list for Max users out there? > There's a Max list that you can get to from www.opcode.com (though I'm pretty sure the list predates Opcode's site and is not run by them. ----------------------- Tear Along Dotted Line ----------------------- John Neilson www.mixup.com jneil@mixup.com "a site for sore ears" ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 28 Aug 1997 14:33:23 -0700 From: "Stephen P. Goodman" To: Subject: Re: looping images Message-Id: <199708282135.OAA00903@usr04.primenet.com> Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit I had to put my two senses in while this was still a fresh topic, since I didn't entirely know what people meant by 'looping video'... This could have been live-improv-60s-style-light-show with state-of-the-art updates, for all I knew. Here's one for you all, and I don't know if it's currently an option, but it's what I used to do in the days when we were all 66MHz or less. Attached to the PC VGA out, a Y-connect leading to the monitor, and a video converter, then to the input of a VCR or TV; running on the PC could be a variety of programs that generate or animate existing graphics. Our favorite was FRACTINT, which generates fractals AND color-cycles them in a manner you can define. It's a great program, but when PCs got faster, the cycling became intolerable to look at, for its speed. Images all the way from simple Mandelbrot to Plasma fractals are possible with this package; but the speed algorithm makes it all wrong to run on anything faster than 66MHz. Another package, more up-to-date, is called Kaleidoscope 95, by Syntrillium (http://www.syntrillium.com). This little gem is a screen saver, but is Audio Sensitive, so it generates its Spirograph-like patterns (all configurable, by the way) in response to specific frequencies or frequency changes. Alas, my PC2TV converter died last year. Stephen Goodman * http://www.earthlight.net/Studios EarthLight Productions * Get the Loop Of The Week Free! ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 28 Aug 1997 15:34:38 -0700 (PDT) From: Paolo Valladolid To: Loopers-Delight@annihilist.com Subject: The Generation Project (fwd) Message-Id: <199708282234.PAA20331@waynesworld.ucsd.edu> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit This came out of nowhere into my mailbox. I guess this might have been intended for Loopers' Delight. Paolo Valladolid --------------------------------------------------------------- |Moderator of Digital Guitar Digest, an Internet mailing list |\ |for Music Technology and Stringed Instruments | \ ---------------------------------------------------------------- | \ finger pvallado@waynesworld.ucsd.edu for more info \ | \ http://waynesworld.ucsd.edu/DigitalGuitar/home.html \| ----------------------------------------------------------------- Forwarded message: >From duo@pt.tizeta.it Thu Aug 28 13:26 PDT 1997 Message-Id: <3.0.32.19970828222711.0093c1e0@pt.tizeta.it> X-Sender: tz010434@pt.tizeta.it X-Mailer: Windows Eudora Pro Version 3.0 (32) Date: Thu, 28 Aug 1997 22:27:12 +0200 To: pvallado@waynesworld.ucsd.edu From: DUO Subject: The Generation Project Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Length: 1086 X-Status: The Generation Project By D.U.O. - Digital Unit Operated The starting idea for The Generation Project was to produce images and sounds using generative software exclusively. Our preferences has gone to Vista Pro 4.0, a three-dimensional landscape simulation program, Organic Art, a powerful framework for designing 3D living sculptures, Cybertation, a 3D DNA electronic simulator and Shade Dancer, a fascinating and stimulating screensaver for Win 95. Then we have developed a series of themes about the images, as if they were pictures drawn from a number of National Geographic of the future. The images generated from the different programs was then select, joined and retouched using Adobe Photoshop, which in turn has a generative role with its plug-ins filters. Subsequently with Koan X Platinum, a great generating music device, we have created musical pieces in relation to the images. The result has been a synergy between sounds and images very evocative, that we hope appreciates. The Generation Project can be accessed from http://www.planetario.it/og.htm ---- D.U.O. ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 28 Aug 1997 19:13:05 -0700 (PDT) From: The Man Himself To: Loopers-Delight@annihilist.com Subject: Re: Wrong Ways Message-ID: Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII On Thu, 28 Aug 1997, Mark Kata wrote: > Has anyone discovered any wrong ways to use a JamMan or Vortex? I have a couple of Vortex patches where the volume of looped repeats sometimes and unpredictably actually gets *louder* as it repeats. The problem is that it eventually starts clipping the internal processors and freaking out into a total overload of digital distortion. I haven't found any logical pattern as to what causes this. Kinda fun, as long as you keep the feedback control well within reach... --Andre ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 29 Aug 1997 08:13:48 -0400 From: Mark@asisoftware.com (Mark Kata) To: "'Loopers-Delight@annihilist.com'" Subject: RE: Wrong Ways Message-ID: <01BCB453.7B4165E0@mark.asisoftware.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Andre, Please submit the patch settings to Loopers-Delight. I'd like to try it. Also, I haven't tried this idea yet, but it may provide interesting results on the Vortex: Create an interesting program with one of the algorithms. Then use the same settings with all of the other algorithms. Something strange or unusual should happen on at least one of the algorithms. I used to do this with a Yahama DX7 and it often provided interesting results. Thanks, Mark Kata Mark@asisoftware.com ---------- From: The Man Himself[SMTP:altruist@shoko.calarts.edu] Sent: Thursday, August 28, 1997 3:13 PM To: Loopers-Delight@annihilist.com Subject: Re: Wrong Ways On Thu, 28 Aug 1997, Mark Kata wrote: > Has anyone discovered any wrong ways to use a JamMan or Vortex? I have a couple of Vortex patches where the volume of looped repeats sometimes and unpredictably actually gets *louder* as it repeats. The problem is that it eventually starts clipping the internal processors and freaking out into a total overload of digital distortion. I haven't found any logical pattern as to what causes this. Kinda fun, as long as you keep the feedback control well within reach... --Andre ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 29 Aug 1997 13:35:17 +0100 From: pycraft@elec.gla.ac.uk (Michael Pycraft Hughes, PhD) To: Loopers-Delight@annihilist.com Subject: Re: Can somebody check some sounds? Message-Id: <22476.199708291235@rank-serv.elec.gla.ac.uk> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" >> I'm looking for a few people to test some sound files I'm attempting to >> upload onto my web site. What I need are people who can download files >> in AU format. >> >> The files are at http://shoko.calarts.edu/~altruist/sounds.html >> >> Each file contains much loopage, and is in the 1000K neighborhood. Works fine on this MAC. Very, very nice. Michael /-------------------------------------------------------------------\ |Dr Michael Pycraft Hughes | Tel:0141 330 5979 | Fax: 0141 330 4907 | |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |Bioelectronics, Rankine Bldg, Glasgow University, Glasgow, G12 8QQ | |-------------------------------------------------------------------| | http://www.elec.gla.ac.uk/groups/bio/Electrokinetics/main.html | \-------------------------------------------------------------------/ ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 29 Aug 1997 10:04:30 -0400 (EDT) From: Dpcoffin@aol.com To: Loopers-Delight@annihilist.com Subject: Re: My GT-5 and other things Message-ID: <970829100403_925218657@emout10.mail.aol.com> <> You could patch a little Zoom 4-sec (508?) delay into the loop. They go for around $120, and actually have some of the same delay-spill-over functionality. How do you create your animations? In Premiere perhaps? Let's keep sending up GT-5 discoveries. It's an amazing little device. Here's a minor tweek, useful if you're into electronica: while a loop of the sort I described in the previous post is running, go to the pedal assign page and just dial around between the various presets, each one of which will have an immediate effect on the loop. When you get tired of doing this, exit and the last sound you made will continue as before. Too bad this isn't do-able with foot switches, but it's pretty unpredictable...file under GT-trivia. DPC ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 29 Aug 1997 10:08:57 -0400 (EDT) From: Dpcoffin@aol.com To: Loopers-Delight@annihilist.com Subject: Re: My GT-5 and other things Message-ID: <970829100622_-166659742@emout20.mail.aol.com> Anybody know why the order of receipt of postings here is so occasionally out of whack? I've been reading quotes all week of the post that started this visual looping thread, but just today rec'd the original...hmmm dpc ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 29 Aug 1997 18:26:21 -0700 (PDT) From: The Man Himself To: Loopers-Delight@annihilist.com Subject: RE: Wrong Ways Message-ID: Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII On Fri, 29 Aug 1997, Mark Kata wrote: > Andre, > > Please submit the patch settings to Loopers-Delight. I'd like to try it. Give me a few days, it should be up for your self-abusing techno-malevolent fun before too long. --Andre ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 30 Aug 1997 10:00:22 +0100 From: Anton Chovit To: Loopers-Delight@annihilist.com Subject: Re: greets Message-ID: <3407E0B0.1603@earthlink.net> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit I have a ToneKing Continental combo. 40 watt one 12" speaker. This is the best amp I have ever heard or played. It gets a great clean osound with tons of headroom, it gets that vox sound, clean and dirty, It gets a early marshal sound. It rocks, It is incredible. Unfortunatly, it is also very expensive $1700. I still would reccomend it if you want the most toneful guitar sounds you ever played. It is also very, very loud in lead mode. I use a THD hot plate for practice and it is just a sizzler! Questions, call ToneKing (410)327-6530. Each amp is hand made. They are works of art! Hope this helps anton ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 30 Aug 1997 07:50:49 -0700 From: KThalken To: Loopers-Delight@annihilist.com Subject: Message-Id: <3.0.32.19970830063500.00686bb8@jps.net> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Hi!, My apologies for barging in on your mailing list, I found it while searching for information on the birimbau and funny thing that I stumbled upon information on looping that I hadn't found before. Joseph Arthur is the subject of my web page and he had described "looping" in an interview with Chris Douridas on KCRW: <> then a fan described the McCabes Show: <> and finally ... someone posted on the Real World Records Studios Forum board: <> Looking around the loopers-delight site (beautiful header on your site BTW!) I saw Jam Mans mentioned so I'm pretty sure I'm in the right place. There is also a Brian Eno connection... he sings backup on one of Joseph's songs and Markus Dravs produced Joseph's cd. I'm not a musician and obviously don't know what looping is but would like to have something on my page that would accurately describe looping in laymans terms, addressing the concept and equipment. Since I don't feel comfortable writing about it, would anyone be willing to write a short piece that I could place on my web page? Thank You, Kathleen Thalken http://www.jps.net/kthalken/ ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 31 Aug 1997 13:06:04 -0700 From: Kim Flint To: Loopers-Delight@annihilist.com Subject: A Looper's Delight milestone Message-Id: Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Sometime in the past week, the Looper's Delight website had it's 50,000th hit of the year. Not bad for a weird little niche! thanks to everyone who's helped make it a nice place to go! kim ______________________________________________________________________ Kim Flint | Looper's Delight kflint@annihilist.com | http://www.annihilist.com/loop/loop.html http://www.annihilist.com/ | Loopers-Delight-request@annihilist.com --------------------------------