Re: Sound Art Chameleon - as LoopIV platform

[<smaug@servidor.unam.mx>]

  buy a line 6 DL4!! ;-D




On Wed, 10 Mar 2004, Eric Williamson wrote:

> Quoting Matthias Grob:
> > we are actually working on a adaption of the EDP soft for Chameleon
> 
> i am very glad to hear that, and if you make it available for purchase 
>at a
> reasonable price (which i assume you would) i would be happy to buy it.
> 
> however
> 
> i need/want something FAR simpler than an EDP. the primary drawback to 
>the EDP
> for me is a lack of pre-defined loop lengths and a "dump" control which 
>doesn't
> require me to hit "record" and re-define the loop length.
> 
> i have both of these things with my PCM-80 in a very hi fidelity 
>enviornment.
> 
> i have no use for multiple loops. multiply, reverse, half-speed, and the
> ever-mighty quantise function (which makes those things useable) are 
>great
> though.
> 
> what i was wanting out of a looper was very very simple:
> 
> 1. stereo
> 
> 2. a knob to set loop length in bars or seconds with a shift-button to 
>change
> the metre (in bars mode) or add milliseconds (in seconds mode).
> 
> 3. a percentage knob, 50%-200%, to change the delay time with 
>interpolation so
> the pitch changes as well.
> 
> 4. a "clear delay memory" control.
> 
> i don't even care about feedback, because when i'm using two loopers i 
>always
> dump one anyway to start over. reverse would be great, but i could live 
>without
> it.
> 
> being able to set the length of the loop ahead of time in bars or 
>seconds is THE
> MOST IMPORTANT THING for me. having a "dump" button is almost as 
>important.
> 
> these things don't fit within your established LoopDelay paradigm, but 
>if you
> were to accomodate them somehow it would give me a reason to buy two 
>chameleons
> and relegate my Echo Pro and PCM-80 to tasks they perform better, like 
>delay
> and reverb.
> ---
> Eric Williamson
> www.suitandtieguy.com
> 
>