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i still use my quadraverb 2 for looping and i am happy i feed it into my MPX 1 which is cool but expensive..the quad however is cheap! love and kisses c.white ---------- >From: David Myers <dmgraph@pulsewidth.com> >To: Loopers-Delight@annihilist.com >Subject: Re: Vortex vs. MPX-100 >Date: Fri, Dec 3, 1999, 12:56 AM > >>Thanks to everybody who responded to this post so far. Dave, could you >>elaborate on the looping properties of the MPX-100? I'm assuming that >it's >>an "infinite hold" delay line (with tap-tempo) rather than a sample-type >>looper. > >I was distinctly unimpressed by the long delay on the MPX-100. The 5-sec >patch has no feedback at all, and to try long-delay type looping I had to >feed the unit back into itself via a mixer, a poor solution. Someone >correct me if I'm mistaken; I didn't own it for long. Real nice piece for >the price, though--maybe even an essential for the small studio. IMO, you >gotta have Lex reverb. > >I was searching for a good "front end" solution--as input to loops--and, >having had a Boss ME-8 which I liked but wanted a tabletop or rack piece >rather than break my back with a floor unit, was considering a used >GX-700. >Still haven't dug into it yet, but the Boss VF-1 is a great overall >effector while being very nice for all-in-one guitar effecting as well. >I'm not big on stuff like "cabinet simulation", and the preamp stages kick >up too much noise for me, but comments from "real" guitar players I've >seen >have been very positive. Now, a VF-1 at $360 or used Vortex plus MPX-100 >for maybe $400? Different beasts, but the latter is sweet. Really, I >think all three would be spectacular. Then you gotta loop, though.... > >Things are pretty good. You could get all three items mentioned plus a >Headrush and DL4--and throw in a couple of Zoom 2100's and Mackie >1202--for >less than the price of a PCM80! Of course you could get a used car for >that too, but I'm happy walking.... > >David Myers > >