Re: [looper's] cheap n' dirty

[sine@zerocrossing.net]

Actually, I was just about to sell my Yamaha 4 track tape deck.  It's the
MTX3 model (http://www.yamaha.com/ycaservice/mp4model/mt3x.htm) and it's a
really nice one.  I keep it around because it's a good quality tape deck,
but I just *never* use it.  If I get a decent offer (the last one went for
$125 on ebay, I'd let it go for a hundred plus shipping), I'd be happy to
give it up to a good looping home.

Mark Sottilaro

> I've just had a wonderful afternoon with a Tascam Portastudio I got for
> $20 and an endless answering machine tape.  The classic lo-fi four-track
> 30-second looper.  I left the patch cord from my normal rig in track 1
> and used a footswitch to punch in and out, switching the record buss to
> a new track when I got 30 really great seconds going.  I generally used
> the "tape cue" section to mix the tracks out to the phones jack; using
> the mix section sends all the actively playing tracks to the currently
> recording track, which can be a fun way to pile up tracks too.
>
> I'm sure this has been done many, many times by folks on the list, but I
> highly recommend revisiting it for those of you who don't have Repeaters
> (or even those who do) - it's a wonderful feeling of control to have
> four tracks, each with a VU level meter, EQ (when in mix) and a fader,
> and to be able to re-record a few seconds on the fly anywhere in the
> loop.  for cheap! and with that lovable cassette sound (overdrive at
> will).
>
> whee,
>
> Daryl Shawn
> highhorse@mhorse.com