Re: echoplex question

["Clifford@BienAppraisers" <res0koq3@verizon.net>]

Maybe I'm going too heavy on the eye dope and not heavy enough on the
dancing- I just don't get how this process allows one to remove the bottom
layer- one more time? Thanks-

Cliff

----- Original Message -----
From: "Gary Lehmann" <healthquestrecruiter@earthlink.net>
To: <Loopers-Delight@loopers-delight.com>
Sent: Thursday, February 21, 2002 3:44 PM
Subject: RE: echoplex question


> Cliff asked politely:
>
> I don't have a midi pedal and I can't quite understand how this works-
could
> you explain it differently?
>
> Well, sure.  To do this without a MIDI pedal, perform the following (with
> mating dance in progress):
> 1)   Begin recording on the Echoplex with feedback down all the way.
> 2)   End recording with overdub, turn down feedback all the way and play
> second layer.
> 3)   End second layer with overdub (ya know, turn off overdub) and turn
> feedback up all the way.
> Easier with feedback pedal--one foot hits overdub, the other controls the
> pedal--and even easier if you are seated--this however can hinder mating
> dance.
> Gary
>
>
> > Not to be contrary (no, really) but there is an easy way to do this 
>with
a
> > MIDI pedal.  End the loop with a message containing info to turn on
> overdub
> > and turn down the feedback all the way.  Then end the second pass with 
>a
> > message containing info to turn off overdub and turn up the feedback 
>all
> the
> > way.  Purty elegant and it achieves the desired effect--great for
> recording
> > a melody, then chords, and then just chords over which to solo yer
brains
> > out (use caution: results are more interesting to the player than the
> > listening party).
> > Gary
> > PS  Have I mentioned recently that my looper can kick your looper's 
>butt
> up
> > and down the street?
> > PPS  I wanna go to San Luis Obispo
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Jonathan El-Bizri [mailto:ssrndpty@hotmail.com]
> > Sent: Thursday, February 21, 2002 11:53 AM
> > To: Loopers-Delight@loopers-delight.com
> > Subject: Re: echoplex question
> >
> >
> >
> > > i have been asking around, and i have heard that the
> > > echoplex can do this.  i searched for some information
> > > on the echoplex, but couldn't find much.  can anyone
> > > confirm that the echoplex can do this?  also, what
> > > else can the echoplex handle?  is there anywhere that
> > > i can read more about the echoplex?  and when
> > > purchasing this kind of a unit, do i need to purchase
> > > a floor board for it as well (i plan to do all of my
> > > looping in a live situation).
> >
> > The echoplex >can't< do this. It can do a lot of other cool things, but
it
> > is a single, mono track machine. You can have more than one loop, but
not
> at
> > the same time. The repeater can, however.
> >
> > bIz
> >
> > aka
> >
> > sserendipity: electronica/organica/loops
> > Next gig: March 4th @ 26mix (26th and mission) 9:30pm
> >
>
>
>