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Re: DD-20 (was Re: Boomerang 3)
> On Nov 1, 2010, at 7:56 PM, Jeff Duke wrote:
>
> ah, stiff! ok, I'll try...... Sorry ahead of time from the
>future. (I have read what I wrote now).
Are you using a delay that repeats what you going to play rather
than what you have played?
> When using a long delay for looping such as the Boss DD
>20.... I will focus on what it can do that
> a phrase sampler such as the 2880/M9 and Boomer + can't.
Let me see if I can list the features you'd like to add to a
traditional looper. Please correct this list.
1) Loops can fade in and out independently of one another.
2) Stacking (overdub) can be active during fades
3) Each loop can have a unique decay setting
4) A loop's decay setting can be changed at any time
5) Loops can be shortened or extended while playing
6) ?
> I can set the loop length before I press the effect on
>button by tapping the external momentary
> button. Or I can have it recording and set it on the fly. I
>do it both ways.
>
> With it off I can tap the loop length up to 23 sec then
>press the on button to begin
> playing/recording. Feedback is already on at whatever I have
>set it for. I can re tap the loop
> length shorter with one tap before I reach the max that is
>set or twice to set a longer loop (this
> is hard to explain but easy to do). This makes it very easy
>to zero in or correct the loop length
> in an improv situation. Re triggering the loop length is
>very important to me.
>
> Also the feedback knob may be adjusted at any time. Or I can
>get a riff or phrase going, turn the
> FB knob all the way up for infinite repeats. Press the
>effect off button and play over the top.
> Backing off a bit on the fb knob so it begins to fade I can
>press the advance preset and go to the
> next slot with it's own FB, loop level, loop length already
>set and ready to tweak the same way.
> In the meantime loop 1 is still fading out at whatever I
>have left it set at. And so on through
> the 5 preset locations.The caveat is that after more than
>one advance it cuts off the first one
> and you can't go back to an earlier one to tweak again. Not
>really an issue for me.
>
> I rarely get clicks from re triggering it this way, I get
>smooth drones always. It is a very free,
> expressive way to loop for me being an all improv hard
>ambient guy. Being able to leave one loop
> fading out while bringing in another is free and not stiff.
>
> I use it before the 2880 and after the M9 looper for the
>best of both worlds sort of :) The thing
> is that delays can't or haven't been made that can do the
>octave/reverse/stutter thing. Only
> phrase samplers can do that (so far).
>
> Sorry for the ramble. I guess stiff for me means being
>locked into a looped phrase with no way out
> except to let it fade if I'm lucky enough to have some kind
>of feedback control or just stop it
> cold. No way to adjust the length/feedback on the fly.
>
> I do see that the Boomerang III with the expression pedal
>could be the perfect replacement for
> my 2880 which is what I had started this thread about oh so
>long ago, lol. The 2880 lacks
> headroom!!! I still need a good phrase sampler for the
>reverse/octave on the fly stuff.
--
Mike Nelson
Secretary/Treasurer, Boomerang Management, Inc.
General Partner of Boomerang Musical Products, Ltd.
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