Re: delay questions

["Peter Shindler" <shindler@mediaone.net>]

My little DOD DFX 94 (probably the simplest looping hardware of all) has a
knob for adjusting the delay time (up to 4 seconds).  Turning the knob 
while
a loop is going doesn't "destroy" the loop, and in fact can create some 
wild
sounds that couldn't be obtained any other way.  How good or bad it sounds
when the delay time changes is very variable, but of course you can always
put it back to its original position if it sounds like shite.

Something I just discovered is that if you turn the delay-time knob back 
and
forth, while sustaining a note on your instrument (I don't want to use the
word "guitar" right now!), it causes insane whammy dives/leaps that'll put
Adrian Belew in his place (actually, I think he used to use this same
technique a lot).  Perhaps not the most overtly musical way to use a delay
pedal, but it sure sounds cool!


Peter

----- Original Message -----
From: Paul Sullivan <paulsull@gis.net>
To: <Loopers-Delight@annihilist.com>
Sent: Tuesday, October 26, 1999 5:31 PM
Subject: delay questions


> Some more questions for those more knowledgeable about the nature of 
>loops
and
> analog/digital delay units. Can a loop be sped up or slowed down only if
the delay
> time is adjustable with a knob? Is every delay that has knobs capable of
being
> sped up/slowed down? I assume the position of the delay time knob  (at 
>the
time of
> the loop recording) would determine the degree to which the loop could be
sped up/
> slowed down (in the middle would mean it could be raised or lowered the
same
> amount, etc.).
>
> Most digital loops seem to destruct when you try to change the delay
time-are
> there any (except the EH 16 sec delay) that are able to do this? Has
anyone
> overcome these limitations by using a pitch shifter  the loop, and if so,
which
> model (s) seem to work best for the thick texture of a multi-overdubbed
loop?
>
> Thanks for your time,
> Paul Sullivan
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