Re: strymon el capistan delay pedal-(sound on sound loop mode like atape loop)

[Per Boysen <perboysen@gmail.com>]

Wow Scott, that's an insanely cool looper! Like having the Augustus
Loop plugin inside a box. I would buy this looper if laptops would not
be available. These kind of "warble/wobble/flutter" processings are my
fav and I always keep "tape speed tilt" on a foot pedal.

Greetings from Sweden

Per Boysen
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On Mon, Jan 17, 2011 at 2:33 AM, Scott Hansen <evanpeewee@gmail.com> wrote:
> from folks posting stuff about namm, i saw this on the strymon site:
>
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_n29OncKKC8&feature=player_embedded
>
> i know there had been lots of talk about this pedal on The Gear Page, 
>but i
> never read it.
> the video looks very interesting.
>
> here's what their webpage says about this:
> Sound on Sound
> Just like one of our favorite moving head tape echo machines, El Capistan
> gives you a Sound on Sound mode, but with some cool new features. When 
>you
> enter the mode (Single Tape Head, Mode C), the machine is already 
>recording,
> just like a traditional tape echo machine. We go several steps further by
> giving you instant tape splice and bulk erase functions. It's like 
>having a
> built-in tape-style looper!
>
> To set the length of your tape, press Tap once to set your splice 'in'
> point, and press Tap again to set your splice 'out' point. All of the 
>tone
> shaping knobs are active and affect your loop as it plays back and
> re-records. Press Tap a third time to completely erase the tape. You get 
>20
> seconds of tape in slow speed, 10 seconds in fast speed. Check out our 
>video
> demo below.
>
> if this is a repeat, please forgive...looks interesting for short loop
> options.
> s---