Re: Introduction & Headrush Question

[Jprice01@aol.com]

Kim,

I dont get no "gearis - gearus envy" in the loop area. At least not at the 
moment :-)

I got a headrush because of  #1 cost ($169 US Dollars - No tax ), 
effectiveness, size and simplicity.  Those 4 things were main factors...& 
no, 
i disagree with you because its not necessarily going back...not at all & 
i'll try to explain why. 

BTW, the jamman was also touchy in certain applications which was probably 
more to do with the particular unit i had than with the state or quality 
of 
all jammen en masse. but with the headrush, its a pretty even keel where 
im 
at and from what i was using before with some exceptions i dont really get 
to 
boo-hooed over not having but with a sorta retro tape cartridge based 
sound 
to it i feel like im 12 again but not necessarily steppin back inside the 
"way-back" machine. 

also im of the opinion that the quality of any loop is in what the player 
puts inside or leaves out along with the quality of the gear to a certain 
degree but still with the musician being the main ingredient. 

Theres no doubt that the headrush has basic but not expanded flexibility 
in 
areas of loop - time, including the basic variations such as feedback, 
level 
and HF trim plus the head gap features. 

Now the jamman on the other hand was not maxed out in terms of memory - it 
was just out of da' box and never modified so i see it sorta as a lateral 
move with the headrush but not a step down in any way at all. also i got 
the 
jamman for free; cant beat that price. It was inherited from a musician 
friend who decided that he was going to go corporate and give up music.

in regards to products coming and going, sure they all do but the demand 
for 
headrush's seems to be very high. & its very hard to find them here in 
philly 
cause they have been selling very fast it seems. also the manufacturer is 
one 
that has a product that can be supported or in the case of the headrush u 
could probably look at it in terms of price where it can be replaced 
easilly 
if necessary. if there ever is a problem with my headrush, i can count on 
finding an Akai e-1 in a pinch. also, chances are there will be lots of 
headrushes for quite while or so it seems to these eyes. & its a good fit 
for 
me.

But in terms of MIDI syncing and or having more variation and control, 
clearly u dont and will not find that with a headrush - i dont and 
logically 
cant say the headrush is the answer to all things u would ever need to 
loop 
because it isnt. I'm just saying for me it fits perfectly for what i do 
and 
really need at the moment. 

I dont look to sync my textured loops and if i do its a sample of a loop 
that 
is worked chained together and or treated in acid or the sound forge 4.5  
prg 
i have.  

for other stuff such as morphing like effects and more esoteric sounds or 
samples,  they will come from my sp202 and or a combo of the gt-3 or gr-30 
or 
ensoniq asr 10 and my trusty zoom 234 drum machine for the riddem'.

Gotta say 11.9 secs or 23 seconds loop time is plenty for me & i dig the 
limitations too and was going to point out the limitations in my original 
post but kinda let slide.

Its easy to get intuitive with the head rush and be a lot closer to making 
the loop ring - and once again the $169 price tag rings my bell and meets 
me 
smiling for what i get out of it :)  

Regards,
JP