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spg, so, still in some relation to the *original* thread, i said: >> so, then you do count yourself as one of those who uses >> 'soundscapes/frippertronics' as your model, right? >My 'model'? Not in the least. I'm more influenced by Eno with respect >to this - >though for me the Eno/Fripp duo is a kind of yin/yang relationship, >and I'll always look forward to the results of their work together. I >think >it's much more accurate to say that I count both Eno and Fripp (and others >of course) as influences. My finding of the DDS 7.6 was something I'd >just >figured out after having banged my head on the question of "How the @#$% >do >you get a tape loop effect of longer than 1.5 seconds without (1) spending >nearly $1000 at the time, or (2) dealing with all the troubles associated >with actual tape looping?" I thank my lucky stars (if I have any) that >I >didn't sink into a vintage tool like the Space Echo or the Echoplex. My >DDS >7.6 was used when I bought it in 1992, and it's still chugging along. >I >don't let it stay on for several days at a time anymore though. :) >In any event I was looking for something that *I* could get my own >distinct >sound out of, as opposed to attempting to replicate the work of either >Fripp >or Eno. nice. >I threw out or erased more material I'd composed just because >it sounded like someone else's stuff good self-critical faculties, eh? best, dt / s-c