Re: "hold" note uninterrupted feature

["doug @ jump/cut" <looper@jumpcut.net>]

the guitar player in my band uses the roland gr-30 exactly this way all the
time to create drones and ambient pads. it looks pretty simple to do with
this unit. he can then use  volume pedal to create swells and effects post
processing ... very cool.

although, the signal he's "holding" is the synth voice from the midi side,
not the analog signal from the guitar ... i think.


----- Original Message -----
From: "Matthew Wiley" <matthewf5@hotmail.com>
To: <Loopers-Delight@loopers-delight.com>
Sent: Monday, February 03, 2003 4:20 PM
Subject: Re: "hold" note uninterrupted feature


> jesse,
> roland synth units such as the GR-30 and GR-33 have a hold function that
> would do what you want, but that is an expensive unit for what you are
> wanting.  with a loop you can fade the note in to avoid the fundamental
> attack of the note, but it seems it may not be what you want.  line 6 dl4
> and boomerang phrase sampler would be a good looping avenue to take.
> matt
>
>
>
> >From: Sorceror777@aol.com
> >Reply-To: Loopers-Delight@loopers-delight.com
> >To: Loopers-Delight@loopers-delight.com
> >Subject: "hold" note uninterrupted feature
> >Date: Mon, 3 Feb 2003 18:56:16 EST
> >
> >Im looking for a unit that will allow me to play one note, hit a button
on
> >the floor once, and it will sample and hold that note continuously and
> >uninterrupted without any hint of decay or repeated attacks. Something
like
> >a
> >digital sustain pedal (for a guitar rig), that does not repeat the
initial
> >attack like a looper does, but will hold a continuous drone of the note 
>I
> >play when I activate the unit.
> >
> >Also I do not want to have to hold the pedal down to keep the note
> >sounding,
> >I want to be able to hit the button once, which makes the note sound
> >uninterrupted for as long as I want, play whatever I want unaffected
> >(echo-free), and then when Im sick of the background droning note, I hit
> >the
> >button once again to deactivate the unit.
> >
> >The unit may be a simple stompbox or a rackmount, as long as I can
control
> >the feature via footswitch.
> >
> >Anyone know of ANYTHING of this sort,
> >thanks
> >Jesse Malone