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Thank you guys! (Kim the link didn work unfortunately) L.a --- max valentino <ekstasis1@hotmail.com> wrote: > > I guess I have become somewhat of the list's > resident JamBoy expert...I have > been using the upgrade chip for about a year now, > and gave a detailed clinic > on it's uses at the recent Loopstck. > > So, what does it do? Most importantly it allows for > simultaneous PARALLEL > loops to run. The total loop time is still governed > by the 32 sec. memory > limit, but each loop now has it's own mute, replace, > layer, and FADE (yes > FADE..both volatile and non-volaitle varieties), as > well as these functions > being global. > and loops can be paused...not just muted, so that > another click of thepedal, > regardless of where in the "loop series" one is, > will start the loop from > its begining........ > The Fades, whether on the mix or on individual > channels, can be reversed, > also, so that a loop which has been faded out can be > faded back in. > > The loop "channels" are now placed in a stereo field > (not seteo looping, but > the playback is "stereoized") and a pannable across > a 180 degree > spread...very cool. > There is also a metronome click, not recorded by the > loop but audible...and > a programmable pre-loop delay (a'la Line6 DL4) > > The hippest thing tho, is that any of the parallel > loops can be toggled into > delay mode WHILE THE LOOPS ARE RUNNING, thus > allowing you to "fade and > replace" looped audio at a rate dependent upon the > feedback level (who's > parameters have also been enhanced). Feedback, > along with all other > parameters are accesible via MIDI pgm change and CC > commands (much improved > over the original layout), and these commands are > mappable! > > Yes there is also a smaple playback via MIDI > function (which is tunable) and > a mellotron mode, much like the Repeater. > > Overall, besides a few bugs still in the software > (the reverse function > operates as a oneshot, then kills the loop), it > greatly enhances the > "interactive playability" of the JamDude. The > parallel loop ability makes > it seems as tho you have four (or more) "standard" > JamBoys running > simultaneously, the fade out/fade in function allows > for segues between loop > sections..and the ability to toggle 'tween loop and > delay modes (with r/t > MIDI CC control over feedback) makes playing "with" > (as opposed to "to") the > loop a real gas. > > Oh yes, with the addition of another EEPROM (about > $90) the unit will > remember "setups" (MIDI channels, pan positions, > feedback lvls.echo divde, > pre-delay time, mix vol. threshold etc) and there > are 16 "pages" of these > memory slots to recall (via MIDI of course). > > ANd....all the functions can be accessed sans MIDI > with two three button > footswitches such as the Digitech FS300. > > Pretty gosh darn cool.......... > > Max > > > > >At 12:26 PM 5/8/2003, Louie Angulo wrote: > >>Just curious what exactly does the Jamman upgrade > do? > >>L.a > > > >Bob Sellon's web site: > >http://www.stecrecords.com/gear/jamman/index.html > > > >kim > > > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > MSN 8 helps eliminate e-mail viruses. Get 2 months > FREE*. > http://join.msn.com/?page=features/virus > ===== www.labalou.com __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? The New Yahoo! Search - Faster. Easier. Bingo. http://search.yahoo.com