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--- Mark Sottilaro <sine@zerocrossing.net> wrote: > The vocalist I work with was looking for a cool > little effects box and > I almost recommended this... but then I realized > it's line level only. > ... > She could hook it up into the effects loop of her >little Behringer mixer, but > she's kind of a newbie to electronics so I'm > guessing the simpler the better. I'm in a similar situation: the vocalist for whom I've been building a rack wants to have her cake and be munching on it at the same time as far as 1) simplicity/ease of use and setup/not having to program anything AND 2) having *lots* of different sounds and functionality at her finger- and foot-tips. So, her setup has been evolving over the past few weeks. Right now her signal chain goes thusly: Shure SM-58 -> Behringer Shark feedback suppressor/compressor -> Digitech Vocalist II harmonizer -> Fostex DE-1 (used as two separate mono fx; pitchshifter into pre-looper reverb) -> Behringer KX-1200 keyboard amp -> [fx send] Bespeco volume pedal -> DOD DFX-94 for short loops -> Line 6 Echo Pro for longer loops -> Alesis MidiVerb II (for post-looper reverb) -> [fx return]. The EchoPro is controlled by a MidiBuddy, the Vocalist by an FS300. The keyboard amp (120 watts, 3-way) serves as her monitor, and has a line out so the house feed has exactly the loop/fx balance she's hearing. It also has 3 other channels (all of which have an fx send) so she can plug in and loop her tanpura, electric autoharp, field recordings, etc. if she so desires. She's rapidly getting the hang of the system and having a lot of fun. Now she's even talking about commandeering my SR-16 drum machine that I don't use and teaching herself to program it in all of the odd time signatures that she likes. But anyway, the reason I've mentioned all this in reply to your observation about the Ineko being line level is because as long as there's something at the beginning of the chain that will convert your vocalist's signal to line level, you can use a line level device. I know *you* know that, Mark. But two weeks ago, my vocalist, like yours, didn't *want* to know about any sort of complicated signal path, and now look at her go! I've created a monster! It's a beautiful thing... -t- __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! SiteBuilder - Free, easy-to-use web site design software http://sitebuilder.yahoo.com