Re: How to handle multiple loopers

[George McConnell <gcm22@drexel.edu>]

>     This is what really got me hooked on Looping devices, along with
seeing Andy Summers playing a Roland GR-707 and ridiculous effects by
himself on stage...

Did Andy ever put any solo looping stuff on CD?


----- Original Message -----
From: Robert van der Kamp <robnet@wxs.nl>
To: <Loopers-Delight@annihilist.com>
Sent: Monday, January 24, 2000 4:58 AM
Subject: Re: How to handle multiple loopers


> Phaedebk@aol.com wrote:
>
> > Robert,
> >
> >     Totally matters upon what you are trying to do with the Loopers in
> > question...  Really liked what Gary Lucas (of Capt. Beefheart) did with
> > several tape echoplexi, wherein he would create a drone or three on 
>one,
some
> > form of rhythmic effect on the second and then a chord progression on
the
> > third, or would give a second rhythm or drone.  Then again, he was
typically
> > doing this as a one man band, and he was using a rather extensive set 
>of
> > switch boxes, roughly 5 if my memory serves, along with a pair of 
>volume
> > pedals, a distortion pedal, and then there was a small rack which he
would
> > fiddle with from time to time...
>
> Wow. *That's* a nice setup. Like a band of players. Must be terrible to
move
> though, all these cables... I was thinking of maybe using a SwitchBlade
(if that's
> the name), a device that allows one to patch stuff together in a
programmable
> fashion. I see now how easy it is to *need* several loopers. Couple of
drones,
> etc.
>
> >
> >     This is what really got me hooked on Looping devices, along with
seeing
> > Andy Summers playing a Roland GR-707 and ridiculous effects by himself
on
> > stage...
>
> I can easily believe that.
>
> >
> >
> >     Been using a Boomerang and a Zoom 2100 with Expression pedal and
been
> > really happy thus far, though I'd honestly like to give a DL-4 and/or
the
> > Echoplex a shot with my current setup.
>
> I just ordered the MPX-G2 with a 20 secs simple JamMan. As an alternative
> I can use the dual delay, which gives me 2 independent 10 second mono
delays.
> Both the JamMan and mono delays in tge G2 have awsome sound quality.
> When the DL-4 audio spec is okay, I might add a DL-4, but I can't get my
hands
> on that spec. :-(
>
> Thanks for the info. Very inspiring.
>
> Robert
>
> >
> >
> >     Tchus,
> >
> >         Lee-ohki.
> >
> > PS.  On a different note, you may want to check out the sound track for
> > "Serial Experiments Lain (Cyberia Mix)"  Released by Pioneer Stereo 
>PICA
1179
> >  (ISBN: 4-988102170127)  Really good music (mostly techno, but all in
all a
> > great disc.
> >
> >         L.
>
>
>