Roland SPD-S WAS: Re: Another EDP question

["Paul Sanders" <paul_sanders@adelphia.net>]

On the subject of using the "drum machine" with the EDP, I've been parusing
the catalogs and see this new Roland SPD-S, which is like the SPD-6, but is
a sampling unit.

wondering if it can play a loop and sync to clocks, etc. Dang Roland 
doesn't
post the manuals on their site, at least not that I've been able to find.

Thanks,

Paul

----- Original Message -----
From: "Paul Sanders" <paul_sanders@adelphia.net>
To: <Loopers-Delight@loopers-delight.com>
Sent: Saturday, July 05, 2003 3:26 PM
Subject: Re: Another EDP question


> > hate it.  You might think of the much talked about drum machine as a
> > possibility.  You can record your drum pad as MIDI data and loop it
> > that way.  No audio looping required.  My E-MU XL-7 can do this and my
>
> Sounds to me like your machines are a bit more than just "drum machines"
> though.
>
> After sending this message I did recall that I still have this little
Alesis
> SR-16 drum
> machine. I guess I could get my patterns set up there and fire them off.
So
> the EDP
> will sync with the midi clock for tempo, or vice versa huh. Cool.
>
> On a slightly different note, if I have a loop going on the EDP, can I
alter
> the tempo
> of the already recorded loop? Say I layed down a guitar part to slow or
> fast. Can I
> bump the tempo up or down without re-recording the part?
>
> And one last thing (for now anyway), do most of you who use the EDP use
the
> optional floor pedal, or do you use floor midi controller? I've read
gripes
> about the light duty switches. I assume everything the floor pedal does
can
> be controlled via MIDI too, correct?
>
> Thanks a bunch!
>
> Paul "Gradually zeroing in on the EDP" Sanders
>
> > Roland MC-307 could do this.  What I'm doing is using the drum machine
> > (really more of a sequencer with on board sounds though) to get my
> > basic drum loops, then feeding other drum sounds into my looper as
> > audio.  This gives me the flexibility of doing nice layering and
> > effects that you can't do with MIDI.  The EDP or Repeater would both
> > work for this purpose.  Having a MIDI syncable looper is crucial though
> > and they're the best at doing this, though the old JamMan did an OK job
> > too.
> >
> > Hope this helps,
> >
> > Mark Sottilaro
> >
> >
>
>
>