Another Effectprocessor in the Rack

["Rainer Thelonius Balthasar Straschill" <rs@moinlabs.de>]

Fellow Looping Brethren,

after years of experimenting with different setups in different musical
landscapes, I'm once again on a quest for the perfect rig. More precisely,
I'm searching for another (the last) effect processor for what will inherit
the function of my former "big rig" (which has already been partially
disassembled in favour of a better small one).

The short version: I need an effects processor, rackmount, 1 to 2 HU, which
does everything the TC FireworX, D2 and Triple-C and perhaps another cheap
effector from my collection does not do.

I reflected on the following possibilities:
Eventide Eclipse
Eventide Eclipse plus Kurzweil Mangler
Kurzweil KSP8

The long version:

Currently, my rig consists of the following sound sources and processing
parts:

Behringer MX2642A console w/ PE2200 patchbay
Electrix Repeater
TC Electronics FireworX
TC Electronics D Two
TC Electronics Triple-C
Digitech StudioQuad (the old version)
Zoom 1201
...of which I'm going to kick the StudioQuad

and
Korg KP2 Kaoss Pad
Roland V-Bass
Waldorf Q
Clavia MicroModular
Yamaha SY85
Behringer FCB1010
Line6 DL4
mikes for vocals (more for effects), saxophones and sometimes trombone

I'm playing both solo improvised experimental looping stuff (for which I
like both crazy effects and surreal reverbs and lengthy delays), and work
with my improvisational band. So, from this standpoint, it's important that
the effector performs well in a not-pre-arranged live setting.

There are a few things I'd like to see:
        * supercool pitch shifters with user-definable scales
        * weird surreal reverbs
        * strange stuff


And massive flexibility when generating my own programs (re: many
parameters, cool routing possibilities, modifier matrix etc.)

>From what I see in the market, it comes down to either the Eclipse or the
KSP8. Which one is better? Is there any alternative?

Any input will be appreciated!

                Rainer


Rainer Thelonius Balthasar Straschill
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