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Sent: Saturday, December 07, 2002 9:19 AM
Subject: Re: Advice gurus
For your application, it might be difficult to get
the results that you desire from a floor unit. Whether or not you
want independent control and mixing ability for these different loop
layers that you want to create is probably the most crucial question
here. I have both a repeater and an echoplex digital pro and I was
really obsessed with defining their different properties.
In my opinion, the echoplex digital pro has a
higher sound quality and (forgive me, you repeater fanatics) is a more "musical"
piece of hardware. However, the repeater is probably more versatile
in and of itself, because it has multiple tracks with independent control and
I/O's.
One thing that is very significant to me is that
the EDP is capable of seamless loops if it is not trying to sync to
something and the repeater is not. Let me define seamless before I
invite the wrath of the repeater crowd. Seamless here means the
ability to carry a consistent and steady tone across the loop point without an
audible artifact (pop, flutter, gap ... etc). If you are doing drums
or choppy guitar or instrustrial noise or anything that is not a steady tone,
this doesn't really matter. If you are looping a tambura, it could
be a problem.
That really taps me, as I do not own any of the
floor units. However, I have a line six echo pro in the mail
and I'll be happy to let you know how I feel about that.
Also be aware that I am relatively new around these
parts and am, in no way, an expert. However, I have a lot exposure
to various technology and know enough to ask some of the right
questions.
good luck,
lance
ps. about software, i know nothing. i
love computers, but not for realtime.
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Wednesday, December 11, 2002 3:55
PM
Subject: Advice gurus
Hi,
my name is Matteo , I'm writing you form the far and sunny Italy, because I
really need an advice from you gurus. I'm mad for your great web site and I
really trust your opinions. I'm a songwriter, I used to play in a band but now
I'd lke to play alone. My kind of music is all that kind stuff called like
"lo-fi", psycho-indie, and so on. Well, sincerly talking I'm not "all" alone I
play together with my notebook. I play guitar and sing then there's my
notebook (PC). I used to prepare some loops at home and then during live gigs
play my guitar and sing while the notebook plays those loops. Now I'm looking
for something different. I'd like to record even those loops during the live
set, "on the fly" as you say. I know you perfectly know what I mean but due to
my bad English I try to explain in any case (I don't want to be miss
understood). I'd like to start play with my guitar, for example a simple riff
or arpeggios with a pair of chords record it and while I'm starting to play
something other the device keep playing the previous loop , then add another
loop and then continuing hearing the previous two playing something else on
hit and so on (like 3, or 4 loops or maybe more if possible). I want to do it
during live gigs so I need something easy to use if possible. Well Hardware
talking I obviously prefer a pedal more than a rack/mini rack. In my budget
level I think there are these 4 (I read the reviews on the web page) : the
Akai Headrush, the Line6 (the green one), The Boss and The Boomerang. I play
alone as I told you so something in which I can connect more than an
Instrument (like guitar + voice= could be interesting.
1- What's your
advices , please write me down your favourite order (if you have one) because
since I live in Italy, maybe your absolute favourite is impossible to find
here.
2- Can you suggest even a software application to do that sort of
thing, (maybe the hrdware is better , but just to know), I think Ableton Live
is supposed to do this sort of things.
3- Does anybody knows what Joseph
Arthur (one of my favourite songwriter) use for his fantastics loops
?
Thanks a lot in advance , I'm proud to be one of the new of the
community.
Bye,
Matteo
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