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Simon wrote: > That would be $259US, the Akaipro web site is in the US, and the NAMM >show > is as well. hee hee.. i realised this after i looked at the second site there.. i saw the first site with the juicy picture and got a "headrush" so to speak. i guess they'll retail here at about $500-600... erg > I've been lurking here for a while trying to get some information about >old > tape echos like the Roland RE201/301 and the Maestro Echoplexes, but >havn't > had much luck. I need some information on what model Echoplexes to look >for! > can't really help you there... i've seen a couple of ye-olde roland tape deals around second hand shops etc, but they always seem overpriced (to me anyway)... i think music box in melbourne has one at the moment... i dont know if they would ship to canberra though... http://www.musicbox.com.au (ignore the always outdated stock list) > > My interest in them has been mainly for effects in recording my ever > growing collection of synths/drum machines and for use when recording >demos > etc for friends, but I think I might try this looping/improvisation stuff > when I track one down or get something new like this Akai pedal. > > How do you use the loopers in a live situation? do you start with a beat >or > something, and set the looper to the length of the beat so it loops in > time, then layer other sounds over the top of that loop? i very rarely start with a rhythm... just a length or phrase... it's almost impossible to syncronise a non-midi looper (which it looks like the akai is) to a beat--it'll drift after a few repititions depending on how long the loop is etc... i guess you could do the sync thing with an edp (if you want to fork out aus$3000) live my stuff is usually non-rhythmic.... lots of layers... just a guitar with tons of effects... if a rhythm emerges and it works, then cool.. if not, then cool... i find that starting from a fairly short loop is usually best for the "emerging rhythm" phenomenon... letting the loop dictate the beat can be killer.. but if your rhythm is "set" with a drum machine or whatever you'll eventually have to think of the loop as being independent-- which can be just as killer. as they say, you'll never know till you try... (trying to buy a looper in oz is another story though.. maybe this akai thing will be the only one reasonably available here) > > What other effects and things do you do with the looper, when using it in > this sort of live lopping situation? > just about anything i can get my hands on or around or up... hmmm having dreams of pumping those four tape echo outputs into a digitech quad-4 ... which by the way seems to have a nice little 5sec looper lurking in it... the manual is online(!) at http://www.digitech.com/quad/index.htm anyone spare a few grand? brad