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Re: Vocode the band

I'm going to try using my looper output as a carrier, and the
wavedrum output as the formant.  Let you know how it goes.

Mike

----- Original Message -----
From: "Tim Goodwin" <deepbass6@earthlink.net>
To: <Loopers-Delight@loopers-delight.com>
Sent: Friday, September 14, 2001 3:43 AM
Subject: RE: Vocode the band


> I didn't find the Warp Factory very useful with a stringed
instrument.  The
> synth voice effects were very 'electronic' - not very organic
(IMO).  Sure,
> I could make myself sound like Zorlon V from Planet Omega, but
that wasn't
> enough for me (of course, that's just personal taste).  And
even though my
> bass has good sustain and I can play various chord voicings,
the vocoded
> effect was weak as a bass effect - the tracking was very
choppy and
> irregular in a variety of frequency ranges.  Sustained
keyboards blended
> with certain types of vocals seemed to work the best.  If I
played keys I
> *might* see the use for one.  So I'm not sure if it would be
practical to
> hook everyone up to it - maybe just the mics and keys?
>
> It was definitely fun to play with though.
>
> --
> TG
>
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Roger Morrison [mailto:rminsd@hotmail.com]
> Sent: Thursday, September 13, 2001 11:43 PM
> To: loopers-delight@loopers-delight.com
> Subject: OT: Vocode the band
>
>
> If I may ask about a nonlooping piece of Electrix gear that is
in the rack
> of many loopers, what have been people's experiences with
using the Warp
> Factory in a live setting? I'm pondering running mics (contact
mics?) from
> other players' setups (say, the high hat, a bass or guitar
amp, or the
> vocals) into a small rack mixer and then choosing an input to
modulate
> guitar or bass (loops or nonloops). Do band mates tolerate
this kind of (a)
> wiring all over the place and (b) hijacking of signal?
>
> (Actually, I am relatively new in town [SD] and not currently
in a band, but
> the urge grows stronger daily, and my Warp Factory purchase on
ebay may well
> be the last straw.)
>
> Thanks,
>
> Roger Morrison
>
>
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