------------------------------ Loopers-Delight-d Digest Volume 97 : Issue 167 Today's Topics: Re: VORTEX [ Kim Flint ] cheaply starting out [ we are all trucks ] hello, yusuf [ Dtorn@aol.com ] Re: hello, yusuf [ Leonardo Cavallo ] Re: hello, yusuf [ Kim Flint ] Re: MIDI Light controllers [ Charles Cohen ] Re: hello, yusuf [ paulpop@ssnet.com (Paul Poplawski, ] Vortex wall wart [ "Bruce Gerow" ] Re: Lexicon address [ Randy Jones ] Re: Vortex wall wart [ Kim Flint ] Re: cheaply starting out [ BlkSwan03@aol.com ] Re: cheaply starting out [ Dave Stagner ] GEAR INFO [ Leonardo Cavallo ] Re: GEAR INFO [ "Marc Roche" ] Re: GEAR INFO [ "c.voit" ] Re: cheaply starting out [ buzzard@world.std.com (Sean T Barre ] boomerang [ Monkici@aol.com ] Re: boomerang [ "Mikell D. Nelson" ] Re: Multi-effects Unit [ floyd@voicenet.com ] Re: Multi-effects Unit [ Dpcoffin@aol.com ] RE: Lexicon address [ "Hogan, Greg" ] Re: Multi-effects Unit [ "Mikell D. Nelson" To: Loopers-Delight@annihilist.com Subject: Re: VORTEX Message-Id: Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" At 8:22 AM -0700 10/4/97, Julia & Dave wrote: >Hi, > >I'm really sorry to hear about your situation. Lexicon PSUs are >really pricey. we're talking about $50, and yes they are available >only from Lexicon unless you have access to a real good parts >supplier. ya, ha ha! Anyone want to start the "wall warts, evil tools of Satan" thread again? My Jameco catalog has these for $5.49, P/N 102234, 1-800-831-4242, http://www.jameco.com. Connector is 2.1mm x 5.5mm female, don't know if that's right. They also sell all the numerous styles of jacks for about $.50 each. Lexicon (and all the other mfg using wallwarts) pay about $2 or less for these flimsy pieces of hum-radiating garbage, btw. And no, that usually doesn't translate into lower prices for you the poorly-informed consumer. Capitalism is so cool! 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 ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 4 Oct 1997 18:15:08 -0400 (EDT) From: we are all trucks To: Loopers-Delight@annihilist.com Subject: cheaply starting out Message-ID: Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII I think I asked this before, but I didn't get a whole lot of reply. I'm thinking about getting into looping, because some of the stuff I can dink out on piano strike me as sounding really cool made into a fullblown atonal loop. But I don't have a whole lot of cash. So what's suggestions? If I had the knowhow, I'd consider building my own analog machine, but even with instructions I can't understand what the hell I'm doing. Machinery is way beyond my skills. But I'm looking for the best way to start out. "You're such a wonderful person, it's insanity. But you've got problems. the asylum: I'll never touch you." (David Bowie) http://www.afn.org/~afn39111 ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 04 Jul 1997 16:00:26 -0700 From: Roland Eberle To: Loopers-Delight@annihilist.com Subject: Re: VORTEX Message-ID: <33BD808A.E5A1ABEA@ccnet.com> Content-Type: text/plain Julia & Dave wrote: > Hi, > > I'm really sorry to hear about your situation. Lexicon PSUs are > really pricey. we're talking about $50, and yes they are available > only from Lexicon unless you have access to a real good parts > supplier. > > As far as footswitches are concerned, you'll have to find one > with a TRS output. Lexicon uses RE-AN footswitch circuits; > they are a British company that makes all the nice plastic > connectors you see on the back of your lexicons and most > european gear. > > Hope this helps a little. > > D 4 V 1 D K R 1 5 T 1 4 N > > "Echo is Instant Nostalgia" > > jndk@colba.net > > http://www.total.net/~alien8/Kristian.html > > ---------- > > From: Bruce Gerow > > To: Loopers-Delight@annihilist.com > > Subject: VORTEX > > Date: Tuesday, September 30, 1997 10:35 AM > > > > Hi Loopers and Loopets, > > Can anyone suggest sources and/or perhaps know of prices for > power > supplys > > (wall Warts) that are good for the Lexicon Vortex.The unit says 9v > AC at > 1 > > amp.It also says use Lexicon msa ac adapter.Are they available from > > Lexicon?Also looking for footswitches. > > Thanks, > > LooseBruce Not true...Lexicon sells power supplies for about $11.00 plus s/h...one of the few things they dont gouge for IMHO(I've bought 3) ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 4 Oct 1997 23:16:57 -0400 (EDT) From: Dtorn@aol.com To: Loopers-Delight@annihilist.com Subject: hello, yusuf Message-ID: <971004231344_1890999842@emout08.mail.aol.com> yo! thasall, just: hiya! best (au le rue), dt ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 5 Oct 1997 11:11:53 +0200 From: Leonardo Cavallo To: Loopers-Delight@annihilist.com Subject: Re: hello, yusuf Message-ID: <19971005091152156.AAA96@Default> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" At 23.16 04/10/97 -0400, you wrote: >yo! >thasall, just: >hiya! >best (au le rue), >dt > > Hi david I don't know if you're a subscriber of this list or just casual.... but I'm really happy to have you here now. ciao leo ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 5 Oct 1997 02:07:46 -0700 From: Kim Flint To: Loopers-Delight@annihilist.com Subject: Re: hello, yusuf Message-Id: Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" At 11:16 PM -0400 10/4/97, Dtorn@aol.com wrote: >yo! >thasall, just: >hiya! >best (au le rue), >dt oh David, you're such a tease! 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 ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 05 Oct 1997 12:59:21 -0400 From: Charles Cohen To: Loopers-Delight@annihilist.com Subject: Re: MIDI Light controllers Message-ID: <3437C768.CB2@voicenet.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Buchla Lightning Controller: http://www.buchla.com/ -- **** What's Charles up to? **** http://www.voicenet.com/~ccohen ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 5 Oct 1997 19:47:53 -0400 From: paulpop@ssnet.com (Paul Poplawski, Ph.D.) To: Loopers-Delight@annihilist.com Subject: Re: hello, yusuf Message-Id: Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" and you bro ... best back to ya any sylvian developments with ya >yo! >thasall, just: >hiya! >best (au le rue), >dt Paul Poplawski, Ph.D. email = ppoplawski@state.de.us or paulpop@ssnet.com phone service = 302/737-4491 weekday office = 302/577-4980 ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 2 Oct 1997 03:14:40 -0400 From: "Bruce Gerow" To: Subject: Vortex wall wart Message-Id: <199710060119.UAA07026@mail.tds.net> Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Someone was kind enough to send me the address and phone for Lexicon but the Devil mede me delete it.Any chance you could send it again?I want to order a wall wart for Vortex. Thanks, LooseBruce ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 05 Oct 1997 09:04:36 -0500 From: Randy Jones To: Loopers-Delight@annihilist.com Subject: Re: Lexicon address Message-Id: <3.0.32.19971005090435.0097f100@texas.net> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Hello, Lexicon Inc. 100 Beaver Street :-) Waltham MA 02154 Tele 617-736-0300 Fax 617-891-0340 Randy At 03:14 AM 10/2/97 -0400, you wrote: >Someone was kind enough to send me the address and phone for Lexicon but >the Devil mede me delete it.Any chance you could send it again?I want to >order a wall wart for Vortex. > Thanks, > LooseBruce > > > > > ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 5 Oct 1997 22:46:08 -0700 From: Kim Flint To: Loopers-Delight@annihilist.com Subject: Re: Vortex wall wart Message-Id: Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" At 3:14 AM -0400 10/2/97, Bruce Gerow wrote: >Someone was kind enough to send me the address and phone for Lexicon but >the Devil mede me delete it.Any chance you could send it again?I want to >order a wall wart for Vortex. > Thanks, > LooseBruce Greg Hogan, Lex's customer service person, reads the list regularly and will probably help you first thing Monday. He's pretty good about that. email: 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 ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 6 Oct 1997 03:18:26 -0400 (EDT) From: BlkSwan03@aol.com To: Loopers-Delight@annihilist.com Subject: Re: cheaply starting out Message-ID: <971006031826_1075688463@emout01.mail.aol.com> There really is no ultimately satisfying cheap way. I'd say: Get ambitious, mow some lawns, start a lemonade stand, work a geek job or two, whatever, just to get enough to get an Oberheim Echoplex. It sounds the best, can be memory expanded for very long loop times (you could do an entire piece.) and if it has the current software update it can be mated with another one and sync in stereo. this is amazing. The only other thing would be the Boomerang. It's less expensive but has lower fidelity and is not as expansive. Hope this helps a bit. Jim ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 6 Oct 1997 09:36:14 -0500 (CDT) From: Dave Stagner To: Loopers-Delight@annihilist.com Subject: Re: cheaply starting out Message-ID: Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Just get a delay. ANY delay. Used Digitech and Boss delays with up to two seconds of memory are dirt cheap, well under $100. The little Zoom delay thing costs less than $150, and is programmable, tap tempo, etc. You do NOT need an Oberheim Echoplex or a full-blown tape looping rig in order to do looping! A cheap stomp box with infinite repeat is enough to get you started. My first looper didn't even have that... it was just a Boss pitch shifter/delay with 1.7 seconds of delay. Made a lot of good music with it. -dave By "beauty," I mean that which seems complete. Obversely, that the incomplete, or the mutilated, is the ugly. Venus De Milo. To a child she is ugly. /* dstagner@icarus.net */ -Charles Fort ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 6 Oct 1997 17:14:04 +0200 From: Leonardo Cavallo To: Loopers-Delight@annihilist.com Subject: GEAR INFO Message-ID: <19971006151403703.AAA222@Default> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Hi all sorry, this is not really loop related... so e-mail me privately. ANyone knows Ram Specs for Akai S1000 sampler? I'd like to upgrade mine but it seems not so cheap from AKAI... And what about pc sound cards? How is the SB 64 Gold? Any suggestions about other models ? thanks in advance leo ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 6 Oct 1997 09:21:15 -0700 From: "Marc Roche" To: Subject: Re: GEAR INFO Message-Id: <199710061626.JAA07898@marge.cyber-dyne.com> Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit check out Yamaha sb sucks ---------- > From: Leonardo Cavallo > To: Loopers-Delight@annihilist.com > Subject: GEAR INFO > Date: Monday, October 06, 1997 8:14 AM > > > Hi all > > sorry, this is not really loop related... so e-mail me privately. > > ANyone knows Ram Specs for Akai S1000 sampler? I'd like to upgrade mine but > it seems not so cheap from AKAI... > > And what about pc sound cards? How is the SB 64 Gold? Any suggestions about > other models ? > > thanks in advance > > leo > ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 06 Oct 1997 19:32:19 +0100 From: "c.voit" To: Loopers-Delight@annihilist.com Subject: Re: GEAR INFO Message-ID: <34392E64.506D6040@vtx.ch> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Leo Turtle beach pinnacle Exept the minijack plugs this card is far from crap You can load wawes in sample ram ( cheap simms) up to 48 megs make your key map then you have the kurzweil architecture to tweak your sound the patch editor is on the TB site. have a look even without the card I bought the card almost a year ago and the updates/grades have been constant It works fine with cubase (from the first day) for almost nothing you get digital in/out manual is informative Lot of FAQ on line support : never got a human reply but I found the answers on the mailback helps tip: you better install it non PnP As I'm not working for them I'll stop now Claude PS: SB yerk :=( ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 06 Oct 1997 19:32:25 +0100 From: "c.voit" To: Loopers-Delight@annihilist.com Subject: Re: GEAR INFO Message-ID: <34392EB9.97C2C20A@vtx.ch> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Leo Turtle beach pinnacle Exept the minijack plugs this card is far from crap You can load wawes in sample ram ( cheap simms) up to 48 megs make your key map then you have the kurzweil architecture to tweak your sound the patch editor is on the TB site. have a look even without the card I bought the card almost a year ago and the updates/grades have been constant It works fine with cubase (from the first day) for almost nothing you get digital in/out manual is informative Lot of FAQ on line support : never got a human reply but I found the answers on the mailback helps tip: you better install it non PnP As I'm not working for them I'll stop now Claude PS: SB yerk :=( ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 6 Oct 1997 14:11:52 -0400 From: buzzard@world.std.com (Sean T Barrett) To: Loopers-Delight@annihilist.com Subject: Re: cheaply starting out Message-Id: <199710061811.AA21298@world.std.com> People asked recently about the DFX94 from DOD, and I thought I'd comment quickly on my issues with it, as it also is relevent from the standpoint of "cheaply starting out" (a little over $100 new). Good: 4 second delay you can dynamically adjust delay time of an existing loop, speeding it up/slowing it down. This is even useful musically, not just as FX, since you can (with effort) change speed by a factor of 2, which changes the pitch by an octave supports both a delay mode (pedal turns on&off delay effect) and a "hold" model (pedal on: infinite repeat, can't layer; pedal off, decays according to feedback, you can layer), and you can switch between the two modes without losing the loop (but have to turn a knob) It also supports a mode which samples, then triggers on footpresses, but I've never even tested that it works. Bad, compared to other pedals I've used: Max feedback setting is not very high. Stuff fades out pretty quickly. And so there's lots of stuff you can't do... e.g. I used to love letting a loop fade out, then turn feedback > 100% and bringing the loop back, sounding heavily altered. Other issues: No wet/dry mix (just delay level, effectively always at least 50% dry)--I'm not sure I've ever seen a pedal that wasn't this way. Dunno whether it's really noisy; I've never tried isolating it from my other effects to see. As to how effective a looper it is, I'd say that I always had a lot of fun with it. However, I just got a JamMan, and I would have to say that even with the same loop durations, I'm creating entirely different textures due to the ability to set feedback to 100% (or just under). On the other hand with the JamMan, I'm disappointed about the tradeoff between echo and loop modes: echo is the only mode that allows feedback < 100%, but loop mode is the only way to do a "replace" (not to mention multiple loops). On the DFX I do this in infinite repeat mode by setting feedback to 0, then "punching in" and back out (feedback is ignored while the loop is holding). I guess with the JamMan if I got a MIDI footpedal I could trigger the appropriate feedback-setting-commands in echo mode at least. (Or I may be missing something, I've only had it a few days.) I also wish I could make the reset/bypass footswitch mean "select in the other direction", since as it stands I find the select footswitch useless during performance. Oops, this turned into a whine about the JamMan. Sorry. Sean Barrett ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 6 Oct 1997 15:33:23 -0400 (EDT) From: Monkici@aol.com To: Loopers-Delight@annihilist.com Subject: boomerang Message-ID: <971006152928_878539646@emout12.mail.aol.com> i keep seeing "boomerang" showing up and i'm wondering if any one has a phone number or web address for this company. thanks, ric ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 06 Oct 1997 15:19:40 -0500 From: "Mikell D. Nelson" To: Loopers-Delight@annihilist.com Subject: Re: boomerang Message-ID: <343947DC.510A@dmans.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit > i keep seeing "boomerang" showing up and i'm wondering if any one has a phone > number or web address for this company. Hi Ric, Here's the schtick, and thanks for your interest in the Boomerang Phrase Sampler. Boomerang Musical Products PO Box 541595 Dallas, TX 75354-1595 Tel 800-530-4699 Fax 214-343-1038 email mnelson@dmans.com web page http://www.boomerangmusic.com Mike Nelson, co-owner ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 07 Jul 1997 00:28:13 +0100 From: "nicomonguzzi" To: Loopers-Delight@annihilist.com Subject: jamman upgrade Message-ID: <33C02A07.E33FAA7D@vtx.ch> Content-Type: text/plain ciao a tutti, hello everybody, i just discovered the looper's delight and � nice work folks i'm a drummer/percussionist and play with a guitarist, we use two jamman synchronised, after a few problems we finally found the way. any news about the upgrade? it will be available in europe (switzerland)? sorry for my english bye nicos :-) ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 06 Oct 1997 20:00:59 -0500 From: Grover Sheffield To: Loopers-Delight@annihilist.com Subject: Re: boomerang Message-Id: <1.5.4.32.19971007010059.0067f030@pop.mindspring.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" At 03:33 PM 10/6/97 -0400, you wrote: >i keep seeing "boomerang" showing up and i'm wondering if any one has a phone >number or web address for this company. > >thanks, ric > Ric, Boomerang Musical Products 1-800-530-4699 PO Box 54595 Dallas, TX 75354-1595> web page Boomerangmusic.com Grover ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 06 Oct 1997 22:14:51 -0500 From: mark sottilaro To: Loopers-Delight@annihilist.com Subject: Re: seasons & music Message-ID: <3439A92A.92540977@mailbox.syr.edu> Content-Type: text/plain; x-mac-type="54455854"; x-mac-creator="4D4F5353" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit A little thought on this subject again, now that we've had a few chilly days here in upstate NY. I find that I do listen to more ambient music in the winter. It is probably due to the increased reading that I have to do for school. I find it hard to concentrate on difficult material when I'm listening to music with lyrics or strong themes. Ambient is perfect for setting that sonic environment for studying. -- -- Mark @ �??? IAMNOTHERE c ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 7 Oct 1997 07:51:55 -0400 From: Mark@asisoftware.com (Mark Kata) To: 'Loopers Delight' Subject: Multi-effects Unit Message-ID: <01BCD2F5.E2D28840@mark.asisoftware.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" I'm thinking about getting a new multi-effects unit to patch into my SansAmp PSA-1 preamp and the rest of my looping rig. I'm currently using a Peavey ProFex Mark 1. Any suggestions in the low, medium and high price ranges? Thanks, Mark Kata Mark@asisoftware.com ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 7 Oct 1997 08:19:33 -0700 From: "Julia & Dave" To: Subject: Re: Multi-effects Unit Message-Id: <199710071219.IAA19967@mail.colba.net> Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit In the lower price range I'd recommend the Zoom Studio 1204. It has I think about 512 presets, you can tweak and store the effects you create, the tweaking done with knobs, and there is a nice 10 band vocoder in there as well with a 1/4 input at the front of the unit (full 1U rackmount). I don't work for Zoom, but I sure like their price/performance ratio. Oh, and this I think sells for under $200 US. later, D 4 V 1 D K R 1 5 T 1 4 N "Echo is Instant Nostalgia" jndk@colba.net http://www.total.net/~alien8/Kristian.html ---------- From: Mark Kata To: 'Loopers Delight' Subject: Multi-effects Unit Date: Tuesday, October 07, 1997 4:51 AM I'm thinking about getting a new multi-effects unit to patch into my SansAmp PSA-1 preamp and the rest of my looping rig. I'm currently using a Peavey ProFex Mark 1. Any suggestions in the low, medium and high price ranges? Thanks, Mark Kata Mark@asisoftware.com ---------- ------------------------------ Date: 7 Oct 1997 13:45:35 -0000 From: floyd@voicenet.com To: Loopers-Delight@annihilist.com Subject: Re: Multi-effects Unit Message-ID: <19971007134535.22804.qmail@omni1.voicenet.com> Mark@asisoftware.com (Mark Kata) asked: > I'm thinking about getting a new multi-effects unit to patch into my = > SansAmp PSA-1 preamp and the rest of my looping rig. I'm currently = > using a Peavey ProFex Mark 1. > > Any suggestions in the low, medium and high price ranges? I love my Dynacord DRP-15 (distributed by electrovoice). It's not cheap but it's algorithms and sound quality are wonderful. And of course there's the effervescent Lexicon LXP-5. Maybe it's getting a little long in the tooth but it's a great unit if you can still find them. It has nice echo, delay, and pitch special effects programs. The user interface is simple for making quick changes. - Floyd Miller ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 7 Oct 1997 09:52:30 -0400 (EDT) From: Dpcoffin@aol.com To: Loopers-Delight@annihilist.com Subject: Re: Multi-effects Unit Message-ID: <971007095212_-1628101252@emout13.mail.aol.com> <> My opinions, with emphasis on outside rather than meat'n'potatoes: Low end ($100-something): MANY choices....check out the Zoom 1201 Mid (under $1K): Again, MANY options....I'd check Alesis Quad GT, Ensoniq DP2, Boss GT-5 (my pick...in addition to the COSM preamps, a SERIOUS fx noise-maker, with ring mod, acoustic emulation, monosynths, an fx loop, and very cool delay looping -- under 2 sec, of course...more details upon application) High-mid (under $2K): Lex MPX-1 (sounds great, fantastic control options, but slow to change patches, and underpowered if you like long stereo fx chains), TC G-Force (ditto for the MPX pluses but neither of the minuses; the price-performance leader--and an audio knock-out!) High End (over $2K)...well, there's nothing in the same class with the $3500 Eventide GTR4000. ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 7 Oct 1997 10:24:06 -0400 From: "Hogan, Greg" To: Loopers-Delight@annihilist.com Subject: RE: Lexicon address Message-Id: <215C1D5A0FFDD011B3CC00805FC18C29119093@NTSRV2.LEXICON.COM> Content-Type: text/plain Randy kindly informed the list of our contact information being: > Lexicon Inc. > 100 Beaver Street :-) > Waltham MA 02154 > Tele 617-736-0300 > Fax 617-891-0340 > We moved in November our current contact inormation is: Lexicon, Inc 3 Oak Park Bedford MA 01730 Tele 781-280-0300 FAX 781-280-0499 ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 07 Oct 1997 12:12:01 -0500 From: "Mikell D. Nelson" To: Loopers-Delight@annihilist.com Subject: Re: Multi-effects Unit Message-ID: <343A6D61.440C@dmans.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit I use a Yamaha G10 pedal; it's discontinued, but can be found for around $250 used. Pros: very transparent to the through signal (adds no color), small, has an assignable expression pedal, good chorus & digital delay, ok flange, ok compression, ok wah wah (programmable), can function as volume pedal, easy to program. Cons: pitch shift is cheesy, has no reverbs, pedal cannot be assigned to delay time or chorus depth (only mix or level). The unit also has distortions, amp simulator, and EQ, which I don't use. I put it in the effects loop of my amp and it sounds great. When I've shopped for effects gear I try out many products, but always seem to gravitate to Yamaha for value: good sound & reliabilty for a reasonable price. On the other hand Digitech and Art stuff always seems to disappoint me. I bought 3 Digitech RP6's and they never could get me one that worked; sounded cheesy anyway. This is the third different Yamaha product I've had. > I'm thinking about getting a new multi-effects unit to patch into my SansAmp PSA-1 preamp and the rest of my looping rig. I'm currently using a Peavey ProFex Mark 1. > > Any suggestions in the low, medium and high price ranges? ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 7 Oct 1997 11:30:02 -0700 (PDT) From: Paolo Valladolid To: Loopers-Delight@annihilist.com Subject: Re: Multi-effects Unit Message-Id: <199710071830.LAA21757@waynesworld.ucsd.edu> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit > I'm thinking about getting a new multi-effects unit to patch into my = > SansAmp PSA-1 preamp and the rest of my looping rig. I'm currently = > using a Peavey ProFex Mark 1. > > Any suggestions in the low, medium and high price ranges? > > Thanks, > Mark Kata > Mark@asisoftware.com As far as the high end goes, the Eventide Harmonizer 3000 and 4000 series are the most powerful processors of which I have heard. They let you construct your own effects out of building blocks such as summers, multipliers, etc. They also allow a lot of realtime control via MIDI. I think some of them also support the control of effects parameters by input dynamics - that is, how loud/soft you play your instrument. Comparable in power might be the Kyma/Capybara system but this is not as compact or as portable as a single Eventide box because it requires a desktop computer. The VG8 is also a powerful unit, but in a different fashion. Links to websites describing the above can be found at the Digital Guitar Links page: http://waynesworld.ucsd.edu/DigitalGuitar/links.html 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 \| ----------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 7 Oct 1997 16:26:35 -0400 (EDT) From: Marzzz@aol.com To: Loopers-Delight@annihilist.com Subject: Re: Re: Multi-effects Unit Message-ID: <971007162343_-1865032826@emout20.mail.aol.com> In a message dated 10/7/97 1:34:05 PM, pvallado@waynesworld.ucsd.edu wrote: >Comparable in power might be the Kyma/Capybara system but this is not >as compact or as portable as a single Eventide box because it requires >a desktop computer. The Kyma System will now work with a PC Card in a laptop. Still a bit expensive, but immensely powerful..... Marshall --------------------------------