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I don't use the EDP footpedal w/ my Echoplex(too flimsy)-I use momentarys by Boss-but my question is on the 2nd page of that D.TORN article there is a picture of his footpedal and it looks like the buttons have been replaced w/ metal or something-it looks much sturdier and if I could find out what that is I would start using mine!!...STANNER ---------- >From: Kim Flint <kflint@annihilist.com> >To: Loopers-Delight@annihilist.com >Subject: Re: broken Echoplex footpedal >Date: Mon, Dec 27, 1999, 7:29 PM > > At 8:08 AM -0800 12/27/99, Luis Angulo wrote: >>Hi there, >>I just repared my EDP Foot switcher. Is actually simple; Just buy a >couple >>of the same Chinese or better switches and weld them. They are relatively >>inexpensive. Its ashame that Oberheim built such a Powerful unit like the >>EDP with such cheap components,it gives it a bad reputation! >> >>Luis > > The echoplex pedal switches were not just chosen for price. They also are > mechanically quiet, and have a reasonably good feel so you can tap > accurately. Accuracy and feel is very important for looping controls, > otherwise you will have a lot of problems tapping the switches in rhythm > and getting the loop length right. I tried a lot of switches when we > designed it, and ended up liking these cheaper ones best, believe it or > not. Most of the heavy-duty expensive ones make loud clunking sounds when > they contact, which is completely unacceptable for a music device. They > also tend to be harder to press, which makes them hard to tap accurately. > Your loops will always end up a little bit off. > > Oh yeah, and those heavy-duty switches cost $3-5 each in volume (vs >$0.25), > which would have more than doubled the price of the control pedal, which > I'm sure would not have pleased many people. :-) We figured if anybody > really wanted those, they could go buy them and replace it themselves >since > it was so simple to do. > > When people have trouble with the switches breaking, it is often because > they are tapping them way too hard. They won't last if you stomp on them > with your motorcycle boots a lot. You have to realize that with a looping > device, you are probably tapping the buttons far more often than with >your > average pedal. So they have to endure a lot anyway. Treat them nice, they > last just fine. (Mine has worked fine for over 5 years, never even had to > open it up....) And really, there is no reason to stomp like that >anyway. > You will find that a light touch will give you much more control and > accuracy for tapping in rhythm. The natural inclination seems to be to > stomp hard to be more accurate, when the opposite is more true! > > But, if you really do need to stomp, spend $5 and get a dozen replacement > switches from mouser.com. Then don't worry about it and replace it when >you > need to. Easy to do and cheaper than guitar strings, drum sticks, sax > reeds, turntable needles, batteries, etc. :-) > > kim > > ______________________________________________________________________ > Kim Flint | Looper's Delight > kflint@annihilist.com | http://www.annihilist.com/loop/loop.html > http://www.annihilist.com/ | > > >