Re: Digitech Jam Man

[Dennis Moser <sinsofmachaut@gmail.com>]

Well, I've read through everything I could find in the archives
(searching both "Jamman" and "Jam Man"), but nothing to indicate that
anyone has looked at what I am trying to research on this box.

The discussion about the perceived market for this device are
revealing: the traditional loopers tools are, by comparison, pricey, a
little antiquated, and have limited storage capacity, due to the
existing technology (now, don't jump on me...I own a Lexicon Vortex
and have two more coming). One area where this box seems to be able to
do a good job is allowing a performer to load up looops in advance,
take them in to a performance and play "against" them.

And therein lie my questions: has anyone tried hacking the XML files
that the box generates with each WAV file that together comprise your
loop? The XML files contain parameters such as rhythm and time...and
since these can be edited with a text editor such as BBEdit, I'm
trying to understand if I can perform a kind of "post-loooping" hack
on them. I have, in the first 24 hours with this box, already done
this with the WAV file, taking a simple guitar riff, running it
through a bit of software to reverse it, saved it back as a
now-reversed loop and had it run just fine on the box. (Actually did
it in the first 15 minutes with it out of the box!)

And as I sit here, listening to Steve Roach's "Structures from
Silence", I'm sure I'm asking for trouble from this sage group!

Dennis Moser

The next goal is to see if I can now control other parameters stored
inthe XML files...

On 10/30/05, Per Boysen <per@boysen.se> wrote:
> On Oct 30, 2005, at 3:27, Dennis Moser wrote:
>
> > Just checked the archives of the list and the last discussion about
> > this box was in July...has anyone bought one of these yet and had a
> > chance to experiment with it?
> >
> > Thanks!
> >
> > Dennis Moser
>
>
> I have one by me fore while to test it for reviewing in a mag. I just
> briefly plugged in an hour yesterday and need more time with the
> device before I can judge it. I will get that time in exactly one
> week from today. But the first impression I got is that the Jam Man
> is not addressing people that want to PLAY looping music as much as
> it addresses people that want to rehearse technical playing skills
> over a background.
>
> ings from Sweden
>
> Per Boysen
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