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Don't trust AC power? Are you haunted by the ghost of Tesla? That said, the Repeater is a wedge that can run tabletop or rack and has an external power supply. Also, DD-20. Mark --- daniel stevenson <stillllscary@yahoo.com> wrote: > na nu na nu.steping up from my dl4 to the echo pro > seems logical,but im a dc guy/ i dont trust ac power > and i like to be able to set up anywhere so rackmont > is out. midi sync isnt import to me now but could > use midi controll for expression modulations(i like > to sweep the delay time in after i get an infinte > repeat brewin n bubblin)and in half speed time, two > minutes is more than enough for me.i think im > leaning more towards a boomerang(that volume wheel > looks cool)is the rang battery powered?my karmah > tells me its not. thanks everyone here is very > helpfull.(they were nice folks but they made a lot > of noise at night) > scary. > mech <mech@m3ch.net> wrote:At 1:27 AM -0500 8/10/05, > Jesse Kates wrote: > > > >I have a DL4. It's fine, but I am at a point where > I need two things - > > > >1. Stereo looping > >2. Longer loop time > > > >I am not that concerned re: preserving the > half-time and reverse > >function, cool as they are. I do need feedback > control or a unit > >that overdubs with a slow decay like the DL4. > > If you wish to stay on familiar ground with the Line > 6 stuff, you > might also consider upgrading to the Line 6 Echo > Pro. It has the > same feature set as the DL4, but is in an upgraded > rack-mount chassis > with extra RAM (up to 60 seconds loop time in normal > mode) and MIDI > control. You're going to run into two Achilles' > heels with the Echo > Pro, however: > > First, it won't sync to MIDI Clock. All of its major > functions can > be controlled by MIDI commands, however. > > Second, like the Jamman and the DL4, the Echo Pro > collapses the loop > itself into mono, while everything else (direct > sound, echoes) > remains in stereo. (argh! and again: argh!) This is > and always has > been my major gripe with the EP, as well as all the > Line 6 echo > modelers in general. > > One way to get around this is by using two Echo > Pro's in a "dual > mono" configuration, then have them sync to the same > set of MIDI > commands. It works passably well, and can even be > pretty interesting > on ambient pads as the left and right loops will > eventually start to > drift slightly over some minutes -- adding somewhat > to the stereo > effect. I posted an article to the list a while back > on this, so you > can have a look through the archives if you're > interested. > > Wow! I just took a look at prices, however, and it > seems as if Echo > Pro's are going up in demand. While I was able to > pick up a pair > pretty cheap during a blowout, it's starting to look > like the above > workaround is getting a bit spendy now. Used EP's > seem to be going > for about $425 apiece on Ebay, but you can > occasionally catch a "Buy > It Now" for ~$250 if you keep your eye out. If > you've gotta go full > boat, though, I'd really consider instead getting > one of the new > Repeaters when it finally ships. > > As I said, the main advantage for the Echo Pro is > that you'll be able > to expand on territory that is already well familiar > to you. The > downside is that you'll still inherit a couple of > limitations of the > DL4. Still, it's an option worth considering... > > -- m. > -- > _______ > "Now Simulcast on Crazy People's Fillings" > > > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam > protection around > http://mail.yahoo.com __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com